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From the employer's careers site First seen 10 Nov 2026

Principal DevOps Engineer

Salary

GBP 70,797 - 85,436 per year

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Description

The Principal DevOps Engineer role reports to the Head of HPC and provides strategic leadership for UKHSA's platform engineering services and DevOps capabilities.

The role is responsible for the strategic direction, governance and continual evolution of enterprise cloud platforms, automation, CI/CD pipelines and software delivery capabilities.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead the strategic direction and evolution of UKHSA's cloud platform engineering and DevOps capabilities
  • Provide technical governance across cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, automation, observability, container platforms and resilience
  • Work with architects, cyber security, commercial and procurement teams to provide advice on cloud strategy, engineering risk, technology investment and major programmes
  • Lead the Cloud Platform Engineering team, including workforce planning, recruitment, performance and capability development
  • Act as UKHSA Professional Lead for DevOps Engineering, developing standards and capability pathways, and coaching senior engineers

The successful candidate will have:

  • Expert knowledge of cloud platform engineering, DevOps and modern software delivery practices
  • Strong systems design and software engineering expertise
  • Proven experience of leading organisational technology strategy and engineering capability
  • Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills

Benefits include:

  • Salary of £70,797 - £85,436 per year
  • Contribution to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
  • Learning and development tailored to the role
  • Flexible working options
  • Culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

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