Summary: The role of Lead DevOps Engineer involves leading a team of engineers while managing AWS platform DevOps and infrastructure automation. The position is a 5-month contract with a high likelihood of extension, requiring immediate availability and current SC clearance. The role is based in London, with a requirement for in-person attendance twice a month.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 4+ engineers and act as the technical owner.
• Manage AWS platform DevOps, infrastructure automation, and deployment.
• Automate operations tasks using scripting languages.
• Create and maintain production software delivery pipelines using CI/CD tools.
• Work with AWS and potentially Azure/GCP.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Apply cloud security principles such as IAM and KMS.
• Mentor and manage junior engineers.

Key Skills:

• Experience in leading engineering teams.
• Proficiency in AWS platform DevOps.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and deployment.
• Experience with CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code.
• Understanding of cloud security principles.
• Mentoring and management skills.
• Desirable: Configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible), data transformation tools, and Python coding skills.

Salary (Rate): 550

City: London

Country: England

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT