Engineering Lead
£75000 GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: Basingstoke, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Engineering Lead
Location: Basingstoke (100% on-site, 5 days/week)
Salary: £75,000
Clearance Requirement: Must hold or be eligible for DV Clearance
The Opportunity:
Were hiring an Engineering Lead to oversee technical governance and infrastructure processes for a high-profile customer programme based in Basingstoke. This is a visible and influential position requiring a strong foundation in infrastructure and automation, combined with the ability to lead teams, drive standards, and ensure consistent high-quality delivery across complex environments.
As the most senior technical point of contact on site, you will take ownership of documentation quality, process compliance, and CI/CD pipeline performance-ensuring all infrastructure and deployment practices meet operational and governance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
As the Engineering Lead, your responsibilities will include:
* Providing leadership over infrastructure delivery processes, with a focus on automation and deployment
* Ensuring consistency and quality of all technical documentation, including high- and low-level designs (HLDs/LLDs), architecture records, and system governance artefacts
* Conducting code and deployment pipeline reviews and ensuring automation practices follow best-practice standards
* Supporting infrastructure teams with tooling, process alignment, and architectural decisions
* Driving compliance with internal frameworks and ensuring governance procedures are understood and adopted across teams
* Acting as the senior technical representative on site, collaborating across disciplines and maintaining alignment with programme goals
What Were Looking For:
The ideal Engineering Lead will bring both a strong technical foundation and the communication skills to influence process and culture across diverse delivery teams.
Essential Skills & Experience:
* Strong infrastructure background-Windows and/or Linux (ideally both)
* Experience managing and reviewing CI/CD pipelines
* Automation knowledge with tools like Python, Ansible, PowerShell, BASH, or similar
* Experience with infrastructure or network architecture, particularly around system design and documentation
* Confident leading teams through governance and compliance initiatives
* Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams and stakeholders alike
* Eligible for DV clearance (Sole British Citizenship required)
Benefits:
* Salary: £75,000
* 15% performance bonus
* 10% DV bonus
* £6k car allowance
* 26 days holiday
For more information, please apply below or contact me directly.
Reference: AMC/SCA/EGL
Engineering Lead
Reference: AMC/SCA/EGL
Postcode: BS1
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