Presales DevOps Architect in Aberdeen

Atos is the Atos Group brand dedicated to AI-powered, secure, end-to-end digital services. Atos designs, develops, and operates critical digital environments that drive performance, resilience and sovereignty, helping public and private organizations worldwide retain control over their data and infrastructures, while meeting regulatory requirements.

With more than 52,000 employees serving over 4,500 clients across 54 countries, Atos helps modernize core IT systems, accelerate cloud and data transformation, strengthen cybersecurity, and deliver secure digital workplace environments to support its clients, its employees and society.

As a Presales DevOps / DevSecOps Platform Architect, you will lead the design of enterprise engineering platforms that enable rapid, secure, and compliant software delivery. Working across solution, cloud, security, and application architecture teams, you will help customers establish modern platform engineering capabilities, automated delivery pipelines, cloud-native environments, and integrated security practices. This is a senior, customer-facing role requiring deep technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to translate complex business and engineering requirements into scalable platform solutions.

High-impact, influential role with the ability to shape market-facing solutions, providing strategic input that directly drives business outcomes. You will have the opportunity to lead initiatives, influence decision-making, and deliver solutions that leave a tangible mark on both clients and the organization. Engage with a diverse range of customers across multiple industries, working on complex infrastructure challenges and gaining exposure to a wide variety of technologies, environments, and skillsets. This variety ensures continuous learning and the opportunity to apply expertise in innovative ways. Flexible, remote-first working arrangement with occasional travel, offering the freedom to manage your own schedule while maintaining strong client and team collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture of enterprise DevOps, DevSecOps, and Platform Engineering solutions.
• Design engineering platforms supporting cloud-native and hybrid delivery models.
• Define end-to-end CI/CD pipelines covering automated build, testing, security validation, deployment, and observability.
• Embed security, governance, and compliance controls throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Design Internal Developer Platforms that improve standardisation, automation, and developer productivity.
• Define Infrastructure as Code strategies using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, Pulumi, or equivalent technologies.
• Architect container platforms using Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE, or similar technologies.
• Lead customer workshops and contribute to technical bids, proposals, cost models, and executive presentations.
• Support the development of Atos DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud-Native offerings and accelerators.

Skills and Experience

• At least seven years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Solution Architecture roles.
• Strong experience designing enterprise CI/CD platforms using Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, Jenkins, Argo CD, or equivalent technologies.
• Proven experience architecting secure DevSecOps pipelines and automated compliance frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and platform automation.
• Experience designing Kubernetes-based container platforms.
• Experience with observability technologies such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or Elastic.
• Experience supporting complex presales engagements and explaining technical solutions to senior business and technology stakeholders.

Benefits:

• Pension Scheme - contributions matched up to 10%
• Private medical cover
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• 25 days paid leave + National Holidays
• Flex benefits program

This role is UK-based and offers a remote working opportunity, with occasional UK domestic travel as required. The successful candidate should hold or be capable of obtaining Security Clearance to work with UK public sector organisations.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Here at Atos, diversity and inclusion are embedded in our DNA. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from all applicants, especially, differently abled applicants. We aim to ensure that those who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. We are committed and willing to making reasonable adjustments to the application and assessment process to accommodate your needs.