Summary: The role of Lead DevOps Engineer involves leading a team of engineers while serving as the technical owner for 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 includes a hybrid working arrangement with two days per month in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 4+ engineers and act as the technical owner.
• Manage AWS Platform DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, and Deployment tasks.
• 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 in operations.
• Mentor and manage junior engineers.

Key Skills:

• Experience in leading engineering teams.
• Proficiency in AWS Platform DevOps and Infrastructure Automation.
• Automation skills with scripting languages.
• Experience with CI/CD tools for software delivery.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of cloud security principles.
• Mentoring and management experience.
• Desirable: Configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible), Data Transformation tools, Python coding skills.

Salary (Rate): 550

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT