Engineering Lead

CBS Butler; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT Systems Integrator in the UK is looking for an Engineering Lead to oversee engineering processes and strategies within the defence sector. This role involves managing the engineering function, working across suppliers to ensure quality, and implementing Agile and DevOps practices. The compensation package includes a salary of £78k plus benefits, with the potential total package up to £99,600.

Benefits

26 Days annual leave plus public holidays

Double matching pension contributions

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

Virtual GP services

Role dependent benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience working within Agile frameworks.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and culture.
• Experience implementing or supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Hands-on experience designing, maintaining, or optimizing CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering processes, standards and guidance.
• Enable engineering governance across multiple suppliers.
• Define engineering and automation tooling requirements.
• Ensure the engineering function delivers value to business.
• Manage the Engineering Community of Practise.

Skills

Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

DevOps principles and culture

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Bamboo

GitHub Actions

Job description

Engineering Lead

Basingstoke

£78k plus 10% bonus, 10% DV allowance and £6k car allowance

Total package: up to £99,600

Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through DV security clearance for this role

Role Overview

I am looking for an Engineering Lead for a client of mine who are a leading IT Systems Integrator operating within the UK defence sector. You will be part of their customers Design Authority, taking responsibility for all aspects of engineering process, governance, technology and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering processes, standards and guidance covering the end-to-end life cycle of a variety of components (software, infrastructure, service management etc.), enabling the repeatable delivery of governed and assured products
• Enable engineering governance, working across multiple suppliers to ensure quality artefacts are produced to standards consistently
• Define engineering and automation tooling requirements and architecture, and support teams in the delivery of this technology and the supporting processes
• Ensure the engineering function is delivering value to the customers business, achieving their strategic goals through delivery of engineering concepts, guidance and artefacts
• Manage the Engineering Community of Practise, leading a team of engineering focussed people to deliver the wider engineering function

Skills required

• Proven experience working within Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar), with the ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams, participate in sprint planning and retrospectives, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and culture, including automation, collaboration between development and operations teams, and continuous improvement.
• Experience implementing or supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC), monitoring, and deployment automation.
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment): Hands‑on experience designing, maintaining, or optimizing CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient, reliable, and repeatable software builds, testing, and releases. Familiarity with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, or GitHub Actions.

Perks & Benefits

• Support teams on the programme to adopt engineering processes and tooling
• 26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/travel/dental critical illness and more)
• Perks at work - employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme/virtual GP
• Role dependent benefits: Private medical/company car or car allowance