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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead DevOps Engineer - **Company:** DWP Digital - **Location:** Blackpool, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £21,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Performance Management, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Encodings, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Vulnerability Management, Reliability of Systems, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bicep, Azure AKS, Terraform, Dynatrace, Devsecops, Docker, Key Vault - **Published:** August 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/lead-devops-engineer/dwp-digital-job107856579 ## About the Role * CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code - Advanced, demonstrable capability in pipeline engineering and Infrastructure as Code, with hands-on experience designing, implementing and optimising CI/CD pipelines (for example Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI) and defining reusable, governed infrastructure using Terraform and Azure-native tooling (ARM or Bicep), setting the engineering standards that others follow. * Containerisation and orchestration - Extensive experience building and operating scalable, resilient container platforms using Docker and Kubernetes, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service, from design through to production support. * Security and DevSecOps - Strong, practical application of secure-by-design and Zero Trust principles, including managed identities, secrets management (for example Key Vault), RBAC and vulnerability management, embedding security throughout the delivery lifecycle. * Automation and reliability engineering - Proficient in Python with solid scripting in PowerShell and Bash to drive automation and operational efficiency, combined with strong observability practice (for example Azure Monitor, Sentinel, Application Insights and Log Analytics) using SLIs, SLOs and distributed tracing to sustain and improve system reliability. * Autonomy and technical leadership - Proven ability to work independently and self-manage priorities with minimal direction, taking end-to-end ownership of complex services. Sets technical direction and standards, drives the adoption of modern engineering practices, and influences and guides engineers and stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes such as fewer incidents, faster and safer releases, and improved resilience. * Azure platform expertise and architecture - Deep hands-on expertise across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, including core compute, networking, storage, identity and security services. Proven track record of independently designing, delivering and owning secure, scalable and highly available cloud environments at enterprise scale, with clear regard for availability, cost optimisation and compliance. You and your role You'll lead the adoption of modern DevOps practices, build secure and scalable cloud solutions, and help teams deliver faster through automation, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll influence key technical decisions, champion DevSecOps, resilience and observability, and work closely with engineering teams to create high-quality services that make a real impact. 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