DevOps Software Engineer

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world‑leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.

Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

This role will be part of our Blue Bear Business in Bedfordshire.

Blue Bear – A Saab Company is a leading autonomy and unmanned systems company. We are continuously innovating within the core area of Autonomy and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS/UAV) such as autopilots, navigation solutions, mission systems and ground control stations.

We are seeking a Dev Ops Engineer to support the continued evolution of our development and delivery capability across the software team delivering desktop and embedded applications. This role will be instrumental in administering and improving our core engineering tooling, as well as designing and implementing robust CI/CD pipelines that enable efficient, high‑quality software delivery.

• Administer, maintain and improve software development tools including Git Lab, Jira/You Track, Bookstack, etc.
• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Team City, and be willing to suggest new or improved tools and techniques.
• Integrate Artifactory with CI/CD pipelines to manage build artifacts and versioned releases.
• Ensure build, test and deployment pipelines are scalable, reliable, and secure.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management processes.
• Manage integrations between tooling systems to enable seamless developer workflows.
• Support software teams in onboarding, troubleshooting and optimising their development environments.
• Monitor, maintain and optimise build infrastructure performance and availability.
• Implement best practices in version control, branching strategies and release management.
• Ensure systems meet security, reliability and compliance requirements.
• Proactively engage with engineering teams to identify and resolve bottlenecks in the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Dev Ops practices across the business.
• Document tooling, processes and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing across teams.

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Team City.
• Experience with artifact repository management (e.g., JFrog Artifactory) and dependency management strategies.
• Working knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Strong understanding of mixed Windows and Linux environments and system administration.
• Experience with scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, or similar) for automation.
• Understanding of software development life cycles and Dev Ops best practices.
• Experience with containerisation (e.g., Docker) and/or orchestration concepts.
• Strong track record in automating workflows, maintaining developer platforms, and building resilient build and release pipelines.
• Familiarity with networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP) and system integration.
• Development experience in Java and/or C++.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a proactive approach to improving systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience mentoring or supporting engineering teams.
• Understanding of software quality practices (testing, automation, release gating).
• Existing SC Clearance would be desirable but not a requirement.

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to:
Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and, in all circumstances, preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.

Regardless of whether you value cutting edge technology, creativity or an innovative environment, everyone at Saab contributes to keeping people and society safe.