DevOps Engineer

We Need You...

Join Our Talent Community:

Leidos UK & EUROPE are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our company and would love to hear from you.

If you cannot see a vacancy on our careers page that matches your current requirements please register your interest in Leidos UK & EUROPE by submitting an application via Join Our Talent Community on the UK careers page and we will be in touch as soon as a role matching your skill set becomes available.

The Role:

Due to growth within UK programmes we will need talented DevOps Engineers throughout the course of 2026

Duties include participating in daily scrums performing software requirements analysis risk identification risk mitigation and collaboration across Agile teams. Flexible cross-training to also provide systems engineering software development training security and testing is also desired.

Location:

Future vacancies could be available in Bristol Farnborough or Whiteley (Hampshire).

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs creates and maintains databases in a client/server environment.
• Plan and execute migration of database and associated date from physical/IaaS to virtual AWS instances
• Configures database for optimal performance/resilience/replication/reporting/administration and data backup/archiving regime
• Designs implements and maintains complex databases with respect to SQL access methods access time device allocation validation checks organization protection and security documentation and statistical methods.
• Applies knowledge and experience with database technologies development methodologies and front-end (e.g. COGNOS)/back-end programming languages (e.g. SQL). Performs database programming and supports systems design.
• Contribute to runbooks for maintenance of database dictionaries overall monitoring of standards and procedures file design and storage and integration of systems through database design.
• Align with existing Leidos delivery standards and identify/craft/suggest improvements thereon

What does Leidos need from me:

• Software engineering experience
• Considerable experience with developing software code in AWS Services Jira Confluence TestRail SonarQube Robot Python Bitbucket Jenkins TerraForm Ansible Unix bash scripting IaC and an appreciation for the SDLC
• Considerable experience in translating user stories into engineering deliverables and associated documentation.
• Perform systems software development including deployment of build artifacts across different environments leverage GitFlow constructs
• Considerable experience of with automated build/test/deploy
• Considerable experience of AWS SME (Wintel / Unix / Virtualised Networking / Monitoring / Security)
• Experience of SAFe
• Collaborator self-starter
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and deliver results key milestones targets
• Align with existing Leidos delivery standards and identify/craft/suggest improvements thereon
• Excellent English written and interpersonal communication skills
• Must be a UK Citizen and based in UK for the duration
• Must have or be able to obtain a UK SC Clearance

Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start BPSS
• Clearance for Role SC
• You must be willing to undergo SC or DV clearance dependent upon the security requirements for the role

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What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers a collaborative culture and support for your career goals all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance health schemes gym memberships annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging welcoming all perspectives and contributions and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE we work to make the worldsaferhealthier andmore efficient through technology engineering andscience.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence healthcare government safety and security and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning AI cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home the office or on customer sites we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos we invest in technical academies career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1