Lead DevOps Engineer - HM Land Registry - SEO

Manchester Digital; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to join their Transformation & Technology Directorate. This role involves providing technical leadership for the DevOps team, working with development teams to deliver new services, and championing DevOps methodologies. Candidates should have extensive experience in Kubernetes and AWS, as well as a Degree Level qualification in Information Technology or equivalent. This position offers a competitive salary and is based in Plymouth, South West England.

Qualifications

• Experience of technical leadership on DevOps platforms and technologies.
• Proven in depth technical expertise in Kubernetes and AWS.
• Experience of planning and leading significant technical change to devops platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical engineering capability for the DevOps team.
• Take lead on platforms and manage roadmaps.
• Champion DevOps methodologies and tooling.

Skills

Technical leadership

Kubernetes

AWS

Infrastructure-as-code scripting

Effective communication

Education

Degree Level qualification in Information Technology or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineer - HM Land Registry - SEO

£57,000 up to £70,900 with additional allowance.
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Full-time (Permanent) £57,000 up to £70,900 with additional allowance.
Published on 7 November 2025 Deadline 26 November 2025

Location

Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS

About the job

Job summary

It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry (HMLR) as we continue on a major transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.We are now looking for 2 Lead DevOps Engineers to join our Transformation & Technology Directorate.

If you would like to find out more about the role and what it’s like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via Teams on Tuesday 18th of November at 12:30pm. Please register your interest here:

Check out the video below to find out what it is like working in our Transformation and Technology Directorate.

The IT Operations Practice sits within the Transformation & Technology directorate and is responsible for the performance and delivery of all technical infrastructure which underpins and supports the organisation. It consists of a number of specialist technical teams which provide support, monitor and operate technical solutions.

This role is to provide technical engineering capability for the DevOps team, taking a lead on platforms, managing roadmaps, working with development teams to deliver new services and champion DevOps methodologies processes & tooling. The Lead DevOps Engineer will be embedded in the DevOps teams, providing provide technical leadership and coaching to DevOps Engineers.

The role holder will take forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians throughout the IT Operations Practice and wider, whilst also working across T&T to support and deliver solutions in line with the Technology and Business Strategies.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will holda qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree Level or equivalent) or have experience in an IT field.

You will also need experience of the following:

• Experience of technical leadership on DevOps platforms and technologies.
• Proven in depth technical expertise in Kubernetes and AWS.
• Experience of planning and leading on the delivery of significant technical change todevopsplatforms.
• Infrastructure-as-code scripting using terraform or similar tooling.
• Experience of managing technical risk and leading the implementation of appropriate mitigations.
• Proven ability to learn and understand new technology.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders.

For more information about the role, and the full job description please see the attached Candidate Pack.

Security clearance:This post will require Security Clearance and is subject to further background checks. You will require a minimum of 5 years residence in the UK.Further details of the process and checks can be found here:

Holds a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree Level or equivalent) or experience in an IT field.