Your new company You'll be joining a values-led public sector organisation that is committed to supporting its people and delivering meaningful impact across communities. With a strong focus on innovation, inclusion, and professional development, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment. Your new role As Infrastructure & DevOps Team Lead, you will manage and mentor a team of Infrastructure Engineers and DevOps specialists. You'll define and implement infrastructure and DevOps roadmaps, oversee cloud environments (AWS & Azure), and drive automation through CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code. Your responsibilities include: Leading improvements in AWS & Azure environments (EKS, VPC, IAM, RDS, Azure Firewall, Azure AD, Defender for Cloud). Managing container orchestration (Kubernetes) and serverless functions. Ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and cost optimisation. Driving security compliance (ISO27001, GDPR) and risk mitigation. Collaborating with service delivery, development, product, and security teams. What you'll need to succeed Proven leadership experience in infrastructure and DevOps (2 years). Strong expertise in AWS architecture and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation). Hands-on experience with CI/CD, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), and automation. Advanced understanding of networking, security, and cloud operations. Familiarity with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK). Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management skills. Relevant IT qualification or equivalent experience. Desirable: AWS certifications, experience with Azure and M365, ITIL-aligned environments. What you'll get in return In return, you will enjoy remote working, holidays starting at 28 days per annum plus bank holidays, with an increase of one holiday day per year of service up to a maximum of 33 days, a day off for your birthday, a life assurance scheme, and a pension scheme. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk