Senior DevOps Team Lead & Security Architect

Sopra Steria; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5,400 car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Flexible benefits fund

Job summary

A leading technology provider in the UK seeks a hands-on Team Lead to guide technical teams within its Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. This role involves leading DevOps delivery and providing expert technical direction. Candidates should have strong experience in technical leadership, system architectures, and modern delivery practices. The position offers a salary of £75,000 – £85,000, along with benefits including a car allowance, 25 days annual leave, and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams and inspiring people to deliver strong business outcomes.
• Strong understanding of system and application architectures across complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Leading DevOps delivery and associated project work across the delivery team.
• Guiding the team by prioritising work and providing expert technical direction.
• Owning and maintaining low-level technical understanding and documentation of system configurations.

Skills

Technical team leadership

DevOps practices

System architecture

Cloud platforms

Containerisation

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Unix

Job description

A leading technology provider in the UK seeks a hands-on Team Lead to guide technical teams within its Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. This role involves leading DevOps delivery and providing expert technical direction. Candidates should have strong experience in technical leadership, system architectures, and modern delivery practices. The position offers a salary of £75,000 – £85,000, along with benefits including a car allowance, 25 days annual leave, and private medical insurance.