Lead DevOps Engineer
Summary
Lead DevOps Engineer in London architecting, deploying and optimising secure Azure cloud platforms for UK Defence and Government programmes. Day to day: leading DevOps/platform teams, driving CI/CD automation and IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM), with AKS, Docker and PowerShell; active SC clearance is required.
In this Lead DevOps role, you will architect, deploy and optimise Azure-based cloud platforms to support high-security Defence and Government programmes. You’ll steer DevOps and platform teams, drive automation and reliability, and embed secure practices across a hybrid London environment. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver secure Azure cloud capabilities at scale. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape resilient, compliant cloud solutions for critical UK customers.
Responsibilities- Design, deploy and optimise cloud platforms in secure environments
- Lead DevOps and platform engineering teams
- Drive automation, CI/CD and reliable operations
- Implement IaC and secure deployment practices
- Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure Azure capabilities
- Active SC Clearance with expiry after 2030
- Azure cloud engineering and architecture expertise
- Experience leading DevOps and platform engineering teams
- Hands-on with Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, and Azure Deployments
- Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
- CI/CD pipeline design and automation
- Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Git, PowerShell and scripting
- Experience delivering solutions within Defence, Government, or other secure environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement
- Technical leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Pipelines
- Azure Deployments