Introduction

Our client are a medium sized consultancy who operate in the Defence and National Security sector.

We are on the lookout for a skilled Software Team Lead to lead a team of DevOps and Software Engineers, ensuring best practice of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and security management.

This role is a hybrid position with 3 days per week based in Bristol.

Key responsibilities

• Running and leading a successful Software or DevOps teams.
• Working and managing a team within an Agile project environment.
• Operate effectively within an Agile delivery environment, supporting sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Define and promote best practices for CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and release strategies.
• Oversee and guide testing strategies integrated into the SDLC and deployment pipelines.
• Ensure DevSecOps principles are embedded throughout development and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to plan, prioritise, and deliver work effectively.

Skills & experience

• IaC/IaaS
• PowerShell scripting
• Virtualisation concepts
• CI/CD concepts
• Testing strategies
• Release strategies
• Package and dependency management
• Imperative and Declarative approaches
• DevSecOps
• Git VCS
• Jira & Confluence
• Agile process
• Excellent communication and documenting skills
• Web application development and SDLC
• Python
• C# (.NET Framework .NET Core)
• Ansible
• Terraform
• JavaScript (vanilla)
• Angular framework
• MS SQL
• Database migrations

Additional benefits

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Provide expert financial guidance to help you select a pension plan tailored to your lifestyle.
• Company culture that places a premium on achieving a healthy work-life balance.
• Offer competitive bonuses and generous compensation packages.
• Prioritise traits such as curiosity and a good-natured sense of humour.
• Encourage and assist staff in participating in local community initiatives.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Buy/Sell holiday
• Death in Service - 3x salary
• Performance Bonus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension Scheme

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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