Lead DevOps Engineer

Salary: £66,000 - 74,000 per year

• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience in a DevOps or iterative development culture
• Proven experience with CI/CD processes and tools, including pipeline design and administration; Azure DevOps Pipelines is preferred
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code; OpenTofu or Terraform is preferred
• Experience deploying to and managing resources on cloud platforms; Microsoft Azure is preferred
• Proficiency in Python, .NET Core/C#, Next.js/Node frontend, and scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with containerisation technologies and platforms such as Docker and AKS
• Excellent communication skills and experience in mentoring and knowledge sharing

• Provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding and mentoring DevOps engineers
• Lead knowledge sharing and promote good practice within the team
• Act as a technical product owner when applicable and develop strategies for product lines
• Manage line duties for 3–4 DevOps engineers and lead project teams
• Produce and assure DevOps technical designs, providing justifications for technical decisions
• Provide deep DevOps expertise across the software delivery lifecycle
• Contribute to our DevOps Community of Practice and share expertise to enhance team capabilities
• Analyse the impact of technical choices on business processes and ensure alignment with departmental strategies
• Support engineers professional development and guide critical decision-making
• Develop, implement, and manage technical DevOps practices, ensuring alignment across the department

• Azure
• Bash
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• Frontend
• Support
• PowerShell
• Product Owner
• Python
• Terraform
• ASP.NET
• NodeJS
• NextJS

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We are a growing business within the civil service, and this role joins our leading Platform Engineering group during our digital transformation. The position is based in Newport and offers hybrid working, with onsite attendance every Wednesday and the last Tuesday of each month, alongside flexible hours. The annual salary is up to £74,000, depending on experience. Benefits include a defined benefit pension scheme with a 28% employer contribution, unlimited Pluralsight access, Microsofts ESI training suite, support for career progression, 25 days of annual leave increasing to 30 days, eight public holidays, and one privilege day. Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience and interest in the role.

last updated 41 week of 2026