DevOps / Platform Engineer Before you apply -Don't miss out on the jobs you're really looking for.

DevOps/Platform Engineer

Employer: MBDA UK Ltd

Location: United Kingdom-Bristol

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 25 May 2025

Clearance Level: DV, SC, None / Undisclosed

Sector: Defence, Engineering, Information Technology

Job Type: Permanent

Job Details

Bristol

An exciting opportunity for a passionate Linux DevOps enthusiast to join a unique, multi-national Information Management function. Ideal candidates should be committed to the future of DevOps, CAAS technologies and have the dedication in supporting our engineering community in a dynamic, fast paced development environment.

Salary: Circa £80,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1-2 days per week on-site.

Security Clearance: British Citizen

This role will require DV Clearance. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

The opportunity:

We are looking for a Kubernetes specialist who is able to deploy, secure, support and improve our containerised solutions. In a developing structure you will have responsibility to guide our internal customers regarding their discovery and usage of Docker and Kubernetes and how best to use it and to create reusable containerised solutions that can be exploited by the wider MBDA.

The role will manage the Kubernetes environment and ensure the health, performance of the environment and future capacity planning. The role will work closely with our group IM functions and engineering teams to provide help and support of containers for rapid application development and testing. The role will also be able to support wider automation activities to support IT service.

• Become part of a unique, well respected team of dedicated people that have been recognised within our company for its professionalism, dedication and flexibility.
• Having the opportunity to work both nationally and internationally, broaden your horizons by embracing the rich cultural diversity of our company.
• Having the opportunity to bring innovation and shape the future of software defined data centre and automation technologies adopted within MBDA.
• Be part of an organisation with a values-led culture that is committed to investing in its workforce with a personal development programme.

What we're looking for from you:

• Strong understanding of technologies such as Docker / Kubernetes / Rancher / Harbor / Helm / Nexus / Artifactory / Python / Gitlab and Ansible.
• Highly proficient with Linux OS and strong skills in using command line tools and scripting (bash, python) for automation tasks particularly with RHEL.
• Strong understanding of automation tools like Ansible to automate deployment and configuration tasks.
• Good understanding of monitoring and logging tools to ensure continuity of service and expertise in security best practices for configuring and maintaining the Kubernetes platform and the running containers.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to analyse complex problems and devise effective solutions.
• Excellent customer service, teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
• Organise and conduct workshops to educate colleagues on the use of the Kubernetes platforms and container creation.
• Support internal colleagues to define containerised architectures, deploy, debug and optimise across MBDA group.
• Knowledge of Open Shift and CI / CD will be a plus.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Company

Together. For the future of defence.

We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years.

Whether it's designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.

• Strong understanding of technologies such as Docker / Kubernetes / Rancher / Harbor / Helm / Nexus / Artifactory / Python / Gitlab and Ansible.
• Highly proficient with Linux OS and strong skills in using command line tools and scripting (bash, python) for automation tasks particularly with RHEL.
• Strong understanding of automation tools like Ansible to automate deployment and configuration tasks
• Good understanding of monitoring and logging tools to ensure continuity of service and expertise in security best practices for configuring and maintaining the Kubernetes platform and the running containers..
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to analyse complex problems and devise effective solutions.
• Excellent customer service, teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
• Organise and conduct workshops to educate colleagues on the use of the Kubernetes platforms and container creation.
• Support internal colleagues to define containerised architectures, deploy, debug and optimise across MBDA group
• Knowledge of Open Shift and CI / CD will be a plus.
  
  This role will require DV Clearance. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities
The opportunity: We are looking for a Kubernetes specialist who is able to deploy, secure, support and improve our containerised solutions. In a developing structure you will have responsibility to guide our internal customers regarding their discovery and usage of Docker and Kubernetes and how best to use it and to create reusable containerised solutions that can be exploited by the wider MBDA. The role will manage the Kubernetes environment and ensure the health, performance of the environment and future capacity planning. The role will work closely with our group IM functions and engineering teams to provide help and support of containers for rapid application development and testing. The role will also be able to support wider automation activities to support IT service.
• Become part of a unique, well respected team of dedicated people that have been recognised within our company for its professionalism, dedication and flexibility.
• Having the opportunity to work both nationally and internationally, broaden your horizons by embracing the rich cultural diversity of our company.
• Having the opportunity to bring innovation and shape the future of software defined data centre and automation technologies adopted within MBDA.
• Be part of an organisation with a values-led culture that is committed to investing in its workforce with a personal development programme., MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more... We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information., Together. For the future of defence. We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years. Whether it's designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.