Lead DevOps Engineer

Currently, delivery teams seeking to build or procure digital products within the Cabinet Office must navigate a highly complex and fragmented assurance landscape. Critical compliance rules and policies are often hidden or difficult to locate, and the manual nature of the process frequently traps teams in frustrating administrative bottlenecks and dependency loops.

To address this, we are developing a "Digital Assurance Navigator" platform that translates these complex policies into an automated, machine-readable rules engine. Because we are currently in the Alpha phase, we are prototyping an intelligent, AI-driven interface that interviews users about their project and dynamically generates a tailored, step-by-step checklist of exactly what is required to achieve compliance.

We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to help us map this complex ecosystem and design an intuitive, user-centred journey that removes friction and guides teams safely from inception to deployment

Deliverables

. Prototypes that will be tested and iterated with end users . New design patterns and components for AI-driven interactions, to be integrated into the product . Accessibility and inclusion requirements documentation, ensuring all designs meet legal requirements . Stakeholder presentation materials and decision logs to negotiate and document key design choices, The Lead DevOps Engineer will contribute to and lead activities related to building on our AWS platforms. This includes building new products, and re-platforming workloads to cloud-native architectures. They will design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS solutions using modern engineering patterns such as containerisation, serverless computing, automated IaC deployments, and improved observability.

You will work closely with a product, UCD, and engineering team to ensure the adoption of modern platforms and tooling while embedding best practice approaches for resilience, automation, and operational readiness across services.

Tools and Technologies

We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies. We have a large range in the Cabinet Office including:

. Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power Platform . Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular . Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Neo4J, Amazon Athena, RDF . DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Dynatrace . AI: Python, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Anthropic, Supporting the team in mapping their stories to available platforms, ensuring effective and secure service deployment. . Developing and maintaining hardened base containers, undertaking skilled platform build and support activities. . Identifying gaps in best practices, advising teams on delivery risks and recommending improvements.", "industry": "IT", "baseSalary": {"@type": "MonetaryAmount", "currency": "GBP", "value": {"@type": "QuantitativeValue", "value": ""}}, "identifier": {"@type": "PropertyValue", "name": "[[BRANDNAME]]", "value": "[[IDENTIFIER]]"}, "datePosted": "2026-04-23T08:26+00:00", "validThrough": "2026-05-07T08:26+00:00", "hiringOrganization": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Alexander Mann Solutions - Public Sector Resourcing", "logo": "https://cjassets-fabkerfbaaayfhdm.z02.azurefd.net/images/jobbranding/4415c5aa17a89151/images/4415c5aa17a89151_detail.jpg"}, "jobLocation": {"@type": "Place", "address": {"@type": "PostalAddress", "addressRegion": "England", "addressLocality": "London", "addressCountry": "United Kingdom"}, "geo": {"@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.512", "longitude": "-0.065"}}, "url"

Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance