NNCC Platform Engineer/DevOps in Guildford

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa: Guildford || Frimley

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

We are looking for experienced Platform Engineers to join our team following continuous growth and success in the NNCC (National Network Cyber Centre) team. Our people are what differentiates us – they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions.

• Kubernetes: Hands‑on experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting workloads in Kubernetes environments.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Working knowledge of Ansible, Helm, Terraform – used to manage infrastructure repeatably and reliably.
• Containerisation: Solid understanding of Docker, with experience building, deploying, and managing containerised applications.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Experience designing or maintaining build and release pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
• Operating Systems: Proficiency in Linux environments, including scripting in Bash and/or Python for automation and tooling.
• Open Source Technologies: Familiarity with tools like Kafka, Elasticsearch, Grafana, or Prometheus for logging, monitoring, and streaming use cases.
• Version Control: Proficient in using Git for source code management, including branching strategies and code reviews.

• Cloud Platforms: Practical use of cloud services, particularly AWS, with exposure to services like EC2, S3, IAM, EKS, etc.
• Virtualisation: Exposure to virtualisation platforms such as Proxmox or VMware in lab or production environments.
• Agile Environments: Comfortable working as part of a team using agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean).

Work‑life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part‑time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office. You’ll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before. Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle‑to‑work scheme, taste cards and more. You’ll be part of our company bonus scheme. You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups covering everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.

Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us.

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well‑being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting