DevOps Engineer Lead

DevOps Lead - Data Platforms Corporate Engineering, AI and DataEngineering Role Overview We build and operate the platforms colleagues use to create, share, discover, govern, and consume trusted data across the organisation. Our services support analytics, automation, machine learning, and AI-enabled capabilities through secure, resilient, and reusable platform foundations. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Data Cloud, you will lead DevOps, platform automation, and operational reliability across our Data Platform services. You will work closely with Platform Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, Central Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, and delivery teams to improve delivery, strengthen controls, and simplify platform operations. This role succeeds when teams can release changes safely, recover quickly from issues, meet cloud engineering standards, and spend more time delivering value than managing infrastructure. What You will Do Build and Improve Platform Engineering We are investing in modern engineering practices that make our platforms easier to build, operate, and support. You will: Define and promote DevOps, DevSecOps, and Platform Engineering practices across the Data Platform capability. Develop reusable automation, CI/CD pipelines, engineering templates, and self-service tooling that help teams move faster. Improve platform onboarding and delivery through Infrastructure as Code, automation, and standard patterns. Reduce operational complexity by replacing manual processes with repeatable engineering practices. Strengthen Reliability, Security, and Compliance We believe reliable and secure platforms are built into the engineering process, not added afterwards. You will: Improve monitoring, observability, alerting, operational visibility, and service health across platform services. Ensure AWS services and platform components align with standards and controls defined by Central Cloud Engineering and Cyber Security teams. Identify, prioritise, and coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities, cloud configuration findings, compliance gaps, and operational risks. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities that strengthen platform resilience. Maintain operational documentation, controls, and evidence required for audit and compliance reviews. Enable Faster Delivery We want teams to spend less time managing environments and more time delivering solutions. You will: Work with Architects and Engineering teams to implement approved designs using standardised tooling and deployment practices. Coordinate release readiness, environments, and operational support for new platform capabilities. Support onboarding of services and data integrations into Corporate Data Cloud. Use operational metrics and engineering insights to reduce deployment risk, lead time, recurring incidents, and technical debt.