DevOps Engineer

BAE Systems; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Preston is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to design CI/CD pipelines and manage Azure-based cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience in deploying containerized services and building Docker images, along with a strong understanding of secure coding principles. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of flexible working arrangements, along with benefits like employee share plans and health discounts.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Responsibilities

• Design and implement GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines for deploying containerised services.
• Build and maintain Dockerfiles and container image workflows.
• Define and manage AKS cluster configurations.
• Write and maintain Terraform modules for provisioning cloud infrastructure.
• Manage secrets and access using Azure Key Vault and Azure AD.
• Collaborate with MLOps and Data Engineers.

Skills

Writing and debugging CI/CD pipelines

Building container images using Docker

Managing infrastructure lifecycle in Azure using IaC

Collaborating across technical and non-technical teams

Understanding and applying secure coding principles

Troubleshooting system and deployment issues

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Preston - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £52,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Design and implement GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines for deploying containerised services to AKS
• Build and maintain Dockerfiles and container image workflows, pushing to internal container registries
• Define and manage AKS cluster configurations, ensuring secure and scalable workloads
• Write and maintain Terraform modules for provisioning cloud infrastructure in line with Azure Landing Zone standards
• Manage secrets, configuration, and access using Azure Key Vault and Azure AD
• Ensure connectivity between on‑prem services and Azure cloud infrastructure using GreenLink and hybrid networking
• Collaborate with MLOps and Data Engineers to ensure reproducible, reliable, and auditable infrastructure across environments
• Monitor system health, logging, and metrics using platform observability tools (e.g. Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana where applicable)

Your skills and experiences:

• Writing and debugging CI/CD pipelines
• Building container images using Docker
• Managing infrastructure lifecycle in Azure using IaC
• Collaborating across technical and non-technical teams
• Understanding and applying secure coding and deployment principles
• Troubleshooting system and deployment issues at infrastructure level

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Shared Services Data & Analytics team:

The Shared Services Data & Analytics Team is at the heart of our company data landscape, bringing together data from our global operations and generating a broad range of insights to inform key business decisions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

6th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.