Senior DevOps Engineer – Automation & Delivery Leader

Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to drive automated toolchains and deployment strategies across government digital services. You will support delivery teams, optimize infrastructure, and lead automation efforts while reporting to the Lead Application Operations Engineer in a fast-moving, reform-focused environment.

This short-term role (up to 1 year) offers the opportunity to shape how DCMS delivers priority digital outcomes, with a focus on scalable,

Qualifications

• Experience in DevOps tooling and automation.

Responsibilities

• Transform complex technical requirements into an automated DevOps toolchain for seamless product delivery.
• Provide strategic technical support to delivery teams with deep operational knowledge.
• Design and implement repeatable, scalable deployment strategies for digital products.
• Lead automation of systems and maintenance of development standards across the organisation.

Skills

DevOps

Automation

Toolchain

IaC

Job description

Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to drive automated toolchains and deployment strategies across government digital services. You will support delivery teams, optimize infrastructure, and lead automation efforts while reporting to the Lead Application Operations Engineer in a fast-moving, reform-focused environment.

This short-term role (up to 1 year) offers the opportunity to shape how DCMS delivers priority digital outcomes, with a focus on scalable,