Lead DevOps Engineer

Job summary Lead Dev Ops Engineer (Dev Ops Specialist Lead) Are you passionate about collaborative working and problem solving? Do you enjoy using your technical skills to help teams work more effectively, and get software into the hands of users with speed and stability? Are you looking for a new role in an organisation that treats you as an individual and supports you on your professional and career development journey?

Then this is the role for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Dev Ops Engineer, within the Platform Engineering group, during the IPO digital transformation journey. Working within an established team, this role provides an opportunity to turn innovative ideas into customer value using a range of technologies and delivery platforms. Key Tech:
Azure Dev Ops YAML Pipelines CICD, Azure, Open Tofu / Terraform, AKS, scripting, deploying to Azure, and a wide variety of workloads we deploy within Azure such as Azure ML and much more Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices.

The successful candidate must attend office every Wednesday, and the last Tuesday monthly. This role is based in our Newport Office. The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however;

this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application. Job description The Lead Dev Ops Engineer role can be divided into three distinct responsibilities: provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance through coaching and mentoring lead the sharing of knowledge and good practice if applicable, act as a technical product owner, developing medium to long term strategies for product lines Managing:
Line management duties for 3-4 Dev Ops engineers. A lead Dev Ops engineer leads one or a small number of related project teams and contributes to the development of the strategic direction. Main duties consist of but are not limited to:
Work in one or many cross-functional teams to lead Dev Ops expertise and decision making across the whole software delivery lifecycle Produce and assure Dev Ops technical designs based on business needs and providing justification for decision-making in chosen technical design. Providing deep Dev Ops technical expertise and Dev Ops technical leadership to project delivery teams, identifying and selecting appropriate Dev Ops technical solutions based on user needs and business requirements Play an integral part in the Dev Ops Community of Practice sharing expertise to build the overall capability of the team Analyse the impact of Dev Ops technical choices on business processes Enable the reuse of patterns, tools, and components across the Dev Ops profession Provides Dev Ops technical leadership, guidance, and support for the broader Dev Ops community.

Assure that Dev Ops technical solutions follow all agreed processes and best practises, particularly around security and governance Mentor one or more Dev Ops Engineers supporting them in their professional development as well as using your expertise to guide them in key and critical decision making. When needed light line management duties for Dev Ops engineers. Lead on developing, implementing, enhancing and managing technical Dev Ops practices into the Dev Ops and Engineering profession Leading on alignment of Dev Ops approaches across the department Collaborate with the broader Dev Ops and Architecture community to ensure that solutions align with target architectures and technology roadmaps Contribute to the overall technology strategy and roadmap for both individual projects and IT Collaborate with stakeholders, providing direction and challenge to proposals impacting Dev Ops principles.

Contributing to decisions and directions in a collaborative team environment, including but not limited to estimations, product planning, user stories (requirement) creation Applying a continuous improvement mindset to identify and explore opportunities to improve processes and ways of working Engage with Leads across IT, to drive the department strategic vision and collaborate…