Lead DevOps Engineer

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic Lead Dev Ops Engineer within our Digital Services team. This role drives the deployment, infrastructure, and continuous improvement of our agency’s line of business applications.

• Act as subject‑matter expert for all Dev Ops responsibilities.
• Lead the Dev Ops team, providing technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
• Maintain production and non‑production environments, ensuring timely and secure deployments.
• Define standards and contribute to the overall improvement of the application technology stack.
• Support development and operations teams, raise change requests, and attend CAB.
• Update and build deployment pipelines aligned with the build and deployment model.
• Participate in priority incident bridge calls and root‑cause analysis.
• Provide estimates for upcoming Dev Ops activities related to the delivery roadmap.
• Document standards and keep documentation up‑to‑date.

• Strong experience in Dev Ops practices, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud platforms.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to guide cross‑functional teams.
• Experience defining technical strategy, standards, and best practices.
• Scalable pipeline design and deployment automation.
• SC security clearance is essential; support will be provided for conditional offers.

• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

UK nationals, EU/EEA nationals with settled or pre‑settled status, Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK, and Irish nationals are eligible. Others may apply if they meet the civil service visa criteria.

Full‑time (Monday‑Friday, 9am‑5pm) with flexible working arrangements and remote options available.

Competitive salary, pension scheme, paid leave, cycle‑to‑work scheme, employee assistance programme, and opportunities for continuous learning.