Lead DevOps Engineer

Base Location: Havant, Reading and Perth

Salary: £69,105 - £81,406 and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The Role

Energy Markets (EM) is the commercial heart of the SSE Group, securing value for SSE's asset portfolios in wholesale energy markets as we move towards our vision of being a leading energy company in a net zero world. EM plays a critical role as the asset optimiser, route to market and risk management function for all SSE's Business Units (Wind, Hydro, Low Carbon Thermal, Distributed Energy and Customer portfolios). EM enables SSE to focus its expertise and capabilities in energy markets (including Trading, Risk Management, Energy Economics and Advanced Analytics) in one centre of excellence and, with these enhanced capabilities, support value creation and decision-making across the SSE Group.

You Will

· Team Leadership & Agile Delivery: Lead and develop a cross-functional engineering team, collaborating with Product Owners and Delivery Leads to manage backlogs, support queues and actively participate in agile ceremonies.

· Operational Excellence: Manage incidents, problems, and changes within SLAs, implement automation for efficiency, and ensure secure, well-maintained IT services through patching and vulnerability management. Be part of an On-call support rota.

· Application development and Configuration management: Design, develop and configure applications and interfaces.

· Cloud hosting: Encourage cloud adoption, oversee application configuration, installation, and lifecycle management, while contributing to system design and architecture.

You Have

· Development & Integration: Skilled in .NET, C#, Python, SQL, JavaScript, YAML, and experienced in creating system integrations via APIs and connectors.

· Operational Excellence: Familiar with ITIL processes, Agile/DevOps practices, cloud operations, and tools like Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.

· Cloud Engineering & infrastructure: Experience in Azure Cloud, terraform and cloud-based application lifecycle management.

· Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment: Proficient in application packaging, building and managing of DevOps pipelines and optimising Software Delivery Life-cycles.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact david.brickell@sse.com to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.