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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