The postholder is responsible for leading the development of high-quality software and managing and supporting our technology platforms and systems as part of the DevOps team. Working within a multifunctional project team, they will develop scalable solutions adhering to best practice design principles, coding standards, and ensure exceptional service and solution delivery. With exposure across the full development lifecycle, they work on a variety of projects and programmes. They provide technical leadership and line management to support the engineers across the team. The post-holder works to challenging deadlines; managing engineers working on greenfield and brownfield projects as well as managing our support queues.
Role: Development Ops Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: 08/07/2025
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
* Competitive salary and pension scheme
* 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
* Cycle to work scheme, Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health, and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
* Discounts – access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts, mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays, and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,416 employees and over 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training, and campaigning. As a charity with a rich heritage and long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g., Ambulance response & Nighttime Economy) and empowering people with vital clinical skills and confidence (e.g., Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets, and Young Responders programmes). Our social enterprise network delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
This is an exciting time of transformation with an opportunity to lead and mature the charity’s data maturity by leading a new data strategy.
Job Summary
The postholder is responsible for leading the development of high-quality software and managing and supporting our technology platforms and systems as part of the DevOps team. Working within a multifunctional project team, they will develop scalable solutions adhering to best practice design principles, coding standards, and ensure exceptional service and solution delivery. With exposure across the full development lifecycle, they work on a variety of projects and programmes. They provide technical leadership and line management to support the engineers across the team. The post-holder works to challenging deadlines; managing engineers working on greenfield and brownfield projects as well as managing our support queues.
About You
You will have a degree in computing or related subject; or equivalent relevant commercial experience, a minimum of two years as a Technical Team Leader at a similar scale organisation, including experience working with low code engineers and .NET developers, and in software delivery in both Agile and Waterfall environments. You will be able to lead technical teams, work proactively, be resilient, and prioritize and resolve issues. Excellent communication and influencing skills with stakeholders are essential.
About the Role
* Work closely with the Head of DevOps to lead, line manage, coach, and support engineers reporting to you
* Implement DevOps methodologies to optimize squad teams in partnership with Product Owners
* Provide technical design input and leadership for new solutions or changes to existing systems
* Lead technical development on key projects, collaborating with team members
* Produce well-designed, testable, efficient code / low-code applications
* Ensure documentation is completed appropriately
* Contribute to development estimates for future releases
* Coordinate service delivery of platform incidents, requests, problems, and changes to meet SLAs, including P1 incidents
* Identify and implement automation and innovation opportunities, including AI technologies
Please see the job description for more detail (available on our website or once you click apply)
Learn more about us at www.sja.org.uk
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We may close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications; early submission is encouraged.
We are committed to increasing diversity and ensuring our team reflects the communities we serve. We support networks including Multi-Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers, and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate discrimination and foster an environment of mutual respect and authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promote safe recruitment practices. All successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS clearance if applicable.
Please note: We do not accept speculative CVs; only applications for advertised vacancies will be reviewed.
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