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Lead DevOps Engineer (Azure)
Dep*** · Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom75,026-92,522 GBP/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
Civil Service Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution; a temporary, non-pensionable Digital Allowance of up to £12,255 may be available for exceptional candidates.
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
Lead DevOps engineering across multiple teams, establishing engineering standards and practices, building organisational capability, and managing and mentoring DevOps engineers. Support agile teams delivering Azure-based Debt Management and Compensation Recovery services, which recover approximately £3 billion annually. The platforms use GitLab, Terraform, Argo, Helm, Azure Service Bus, Azure Kubernetes Service, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, with microservices built in Java and Node.js.
Benefits
Civil Service Pension with 28.97% employer contributionAt least 25 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 30 days, plus 9 public andInterest-free season ticket loansCycle to work schemeEmployee discount schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeEnhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after one year of continuous seFunded learning and developmentCoaching, mentoring, and talent development programmes
Qualifications
- Significant experience defining DevOps standards and driving best-practice adoption across multiple teams.
- Experience line-managing, mentoring, and supporting DevOps engineers in agile multidisciplinary teams.
- Significant experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines, such as GitLab CI or Jenkins.
- Significant experience with infrastructure as code and cloud provider configuration.
- Experience with containerisation and container orchestration.
- Experience with multiple scripting or programming languages, such as Bash and Python.
- Significant experience across the lifecycle of Azure cloud platforms and applications, from design and deployment to production, test, and development operations.
Responsibilities
- Define and refine engineering standards across multiple teams.
- Promote engineering ownership of infrastructure alongside software development.
- Build organisational capability through training, pastoral care, and aligned practices.
- Ensure digital services meet standards and best practices.
- Recruit within the DevOps community and help shape teams for strategic needs.
- Manage, mentor, and support DevOps engineers and trainees.
Skills
AzureKubernetesTerraformJenkinsGitLabPythonAzure Service BusBashGitGitLab CIHelmJavaMongoDBNode.jsPostgreSQL
Languages
JavaNode.jsBashPython
Work schedule
Flexible workingFull-timePart-timeJob share
Travel
Regular travel to other digital hubs may be required.
Industry
GovernmentPublic servicesDebt management and compensation recovery
Security clearance
Security Check clearance required.Must have resided continuously in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years, inc
Relocation
No