Summary: The Lead DevOps Engineer role involves leading project teams and contributing to strategic direction within a Central Government client. This position requires the development of medium to long-term strategies for product lines while providing technical leadership through coaching and mentoring. The role is offered on a fixed-term contract basis for an initial 18 months with hybrid working arrangements. Active security clearance is a must for applicants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead one or a small number of related project teams.
• Contribute to the development of strategic direction for product lines.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance through coaching and mentoring.
• Design systems with medium levels of risk and complexity.
• Select and apply appropriate design standards, methods, and tools.
• Review system designs to ensure appropriate technology selection and resource efficiency.
• Establish standards and procedures across the service product life cycle.
• Collaborate with others to review specifications.
• Design, code, test, and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity.
• Identify process optimization opportunities and contribute to the implementation of solutions.

Key Skills:

• Active Security Clearance.
• Experience in designing systems with medium risk and complexity.
• Ability to select and apply design standards and tools effectively.
• Strong review and evaluation skills for system designs.
• Capability to establish and enforce standards across product life cycles.
• Collaboration skills for reviewing specifications.
• Proficiency in designing, coding, testing, and documenting complex programs.
• Process optimization identification skills.
• Technical leadership and mentoring abilities.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Greater London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT