Lead DevOps EngineerLocation: Newport Salary: 66,000 - 77,000 (including allowances)Job Type: Full-time, PermanentBusiness Area: DDaT - Technology A fantastic new, unique opportunity has become available for a Lead DevOps Engineer to join a growing Platform Engineering group during their digital transformation journey. This role is ideal for someone passionate about using their technical skills to enhance team effectiveness and expedite software delivery, ensuring high stability and speed.Day-to-day of the role:Provide hands-on technical leadership, offering coaching and mentoring to enhance team capabilities.Lead the sharing of knowledge and good practices within the team.Act as a technical product owner, developing strategies for product lines and managing DevOps engineers.Lead DevOps expertise and decision-making across the entire software delivery lifecycle.Produce and assure DevOps technical designs, providing justifications for technical decisions.Enable the reuse of patterns, tools, and components across various projects.Provide deep DevOps technical expertise to project delivery teams.Play a key role in the DevOps Community of Practice by sharing expertise to build overall team capability.Assure that DevOps technical solutions adhere to all agreed processes and best practices, especially around security and governance.Mentor DevOps Engineers, supporting their professional development and guiding them in critical decision-making.Lead on developing, implementing, ..... full job details .....