Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer (Contract) | Outside IR35 | £650/day

A major UK government‑backed scientific organisation is kicking off a major modernisation of its digital & engineering estate – and we’re looking for a hands‑on Lead DevOps Engineer who has led teams, owned platforms, and driven technical direction in secure, complex environments.

If you’ve built high‑assurance cloud/on‑prem platforms, shaped DevOps strategy, and enjoy leading other engineers… this is the role.

✅ What You’ll Lead

• Driving modern DevOps practices across secure AWS/on‑prem platforms
• Defining IaC, CI/CD, and platform automation standards
• Mentoring DevOps/SRE engineers and providing technical leadership
• Improving reliability, observability, and delivery pipelines
• Working with security, research, and engineering teams on high‑impact infrastructure

✅ Why This Role?

• Long extensions common (12–18 months)
• Modernisation at national scale
• Real engineering leadership, not maintenance
• Work that actually matters in UK science & innovation

If you’re a Lead/Principal DevOps Engineer who’s led teams and wants a high‑impact contract, drop me a message.

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