Digital Dev Ops Lead - SC

Aspect Resources; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 104,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Resources seeks a Digital Dev Ops Lead to own and evolve the DevOps strategy across multiple product lines. The role focuses on stability, availability and quality, leading a small DevOps team and partnering with Engineering and Architecture leads to shape long-term roadmaps.

The position is hybrid with on-site requirements across Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Sheffield or Birmingham (3 days/week on site). SC clearance and strong cloud experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS or Azure.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Stakeholder experience and ability to lead.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall DevOps process and set strategy for products and communities.
• Provide leadership to DevOps Engineers and oversee product/services development.
• Lead DevOps team with coaching, mentoring and decision-making responsibility.
• Communicate with internal and external organisations to set strategic direction.

Tools

AWS

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

GitLab

Job description

Job Title: Digital Dev Ops Lead - SC
Location: Hybrid - Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Sheffield or Birmingham (3 days/week on site)
Daily Rate: £650/day (Umbrella - Maximum)
Duration: 12 Months
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC

Essential:

• AWS Or Azure exp
• Experience Microsoft fabric
• Stakeholder experience

Desirable:

• Networking experience
• GIT LAB exp

Own the overall DevOps process along with setting the strategies for products and the wider community. Contribute to the Engineering and Architecture Leads that will help ensure the systems are fit for purpose. With a focus on stability, availability and quality you will be accountable/responsible for the code and services your teams produce and administer.

Provide support and technical leadership to a small team of DevOps Engineers along with providing oversight to the products and services they develop.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for contributing to providing advice and guidance to others in the organisation.
• Responsible for large blocks of work, employees in varied disciplines and with a wide span of leadership, breaking down user stories into tasks.
• Design and manage the tactics for building reusable libraries, templates and services and own the development of medium-long term strategies for product lines within your Functional and Professional Communities
• Lead a DevOps Engineering team providing support, technical leadership and guidance, creating a DevOps culture and implementing automation best practices. This will include coaching, mentoring and supporting your team, taking responsibility for their decision-making and their professional development.
• Communicate on a regular basis with a wide range of organisations and contacts internally and or externally, contributing to set strategic direction for DevOps teams and wider Engineering community
• Lead the sharing of knowledge, documentation and good practice with the wider Engineering community
• Work closely with senior officers, providing advice and suggesting courses of action, provide coaching, mentoring and support to Software and DevOps Engineer colleagues and peers
• Interdepartmental discussions and meetings with a wide variety of external bodies and organisations on a local, regional, national or international basis, leading community discussions about DevOps best practice within Engineering.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, CLIENT encourages applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, CLIENT welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.