DevOps Lead (Team Management)

DevOps Lead (Team Management)

Permanent

Theale/Home – 3 days a week in the office/2 from home

We are a leading UK digital infrastructure organisation managing large-scale, mission-critical mobile and digital services across thousands of sites. Our mission is to deliver excellence in everything we do, driven by innovation, people, and customers at the centre.

We’re looking for a DevOps Lead to own and develop our internal software engineering capability, leading a high-performing agile team while remaining hands-on in delivery.

You’ll define technical direction, own the roadmap, and drive the development of cloud-based applications across the full stack. This is a leadership role with real engineering depth, ideal for someone who enjoys coding as well as leading teams.

A key focus of the role is AI-enabled software engineering. You’ll champion the use of AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Cursor, code generation, test automation) to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and embed modern engineering practices across the team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a DevOps / software engineering team in an Agile environment
• Owning end-to-end technical architecture and delivery
• Building and maintaining cloud-native applications (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Driving CI/CD, automation, and DevOps best practices
• Embedding AI-assisted development across the software delivery lifecycle
• Ensuring security, scalability, and operational resilience

What we’re looking for:

• Experience leading software or DevOps engineering teams
• Strong full-stack development and cloud experience
• CI/CD, Git, and Agile delivery expertise
• Hands-on engineering capability (this is a working leadership role)
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools is highly desirable

If you’re passionate about combining hands-on engineering, leadership, and AI-driven transformation, this is a chance to shape how modern software is built at scale.