Job summary
Chief DevOps Officer - Ignite Innovation and Drive Excellence!
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for revolutionising the world of software development and operations? Are you ready to take the reins and lead a dynamic team of DevOps experts? If so, we want YOU to be our next Chief DevOps Officer!
Digital Health & Care Wales (DHCW) is a leading and innovative NHS Wales organisation. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality digital products and services to our valued partners to enable the transformation of health and social care in Wales. We are a fast-paced, forward-thinking organisation that believes in harnessing the power of DevOps to drive continuous improvement, collaboration, and efficiency in our software development lifecycle.
Main duties of the job
As our Chief DevOps Officer, you will be the driving force behind our DevOps culture, leading product centric delivery via a team of talented engineers and fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement. Your mission includes:
Strategy and Vision: Develop and execute a cutting-edge DevOps strategy that aligns with our business goals and accelerates our delivery pipelines.
Team Leadership: Inspire, mentor, and guide a high-performing DevOps team, promoting collaboration and innovation.
Tooling and Automation: Drive the selection and implementation of best-in-class DevOps tools and automation practices to streamline our workflows.
Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, championing DevOps best practices, and reducing deployment friction.
Security and Compliance: Ensure the highest levels of security and compliance in all aspects of our software delivery.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate seamlessly with development, QA, and other teams to facilitate smooth and efficient software releases.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To thrive in this role, you should possess:
Proven experience leading and scaling DevOps teams in a product centric operation model.
Deep expertise in DevOps best practices and tools.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
A passion for innovation and driving change.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package including a 20% employer pension contribution.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- The chance to make a real impact on DHCW and being a trusted strategic partner of NHS Wales
If you're ready to take the lead, drive transformation, and be a part of something extraordinary, we invite you to apply for the Chief DevOps Officer position at DHCW. Join us in shaping the future of software development and operations!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To thrive in this role, you should possess:
Proven experience leading and scaling DevOps teams in a product centric operation model.
Deep expertise in DevOps best practices and tools.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
A passion for innovation and driving change.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package including a 20% employer pension contribution.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- The chance to make a real impact on DHCW and being a trusted strategic partner of NHS Wales
If you're ready to take the lead, drive transformation, and be a part of something extraordinary, we invite you to apply for the Chief DevOps Officer position at DHCW. Join us in shaping the future of software development and operations!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to a minimum of master's degree level, or equivalent experience.
- A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge and experience of managing digital delivery portfolios, in a product-centric operating model, acquired over a significant period.
- A postgraduate qualification in related technical subject.
- Significant knowledge and experience of applying budgeting, benefits tracking and demand management principles to programme, project and product delivery.
- Track record of successfully delivering major Digital projects / programmes
- A passion for Portfolio delivery, sharing learning and using both KPI's and management information to drive effective performance and shape a delivery culture focussed on continuous learning and improvement.
- Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills capable of generating commitment among partners and key stakeholders to the strategic agenda and the benefits of working in partnership.
- Ability to demonstrate the critical leadership behaviours, identified as essential to achieving success within NHS
Desirable
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the NHS, including the political, strategic and operational environment in which it operates. Graduate status of the Major Project Leadership Academy (MPLA), Project Leadership Programme (PLP), or a similar project delivery qualification such as PRINCE2 or APM Registered Project Professional would be an advantage but not necessary
- Be able to demonstrate strong line management and leadership behaviours, including handling of difficult performance-management situations, as well as inspirational leadership to technical teams.
Experience
Essential
- Has significant experience in an health organisation-wide, senior technology position, and possess demonstrable experience of the leadership, management, and provision of an extensive technology estate.
- Demonstrate exceptionally strong leadership skills, having an ability to influence a cross-functional group towards a unified direction, in the face of ambiguity, and having an ability to influence senior business leadership. They must also be able to inspire trust and confidence in others and have sufficient knowledge and gravitas to provide and champion advice / direction at all organisational levels, both internally and externally.
- Experience managing a budget of no less than £15m across a variety of projects and teams.
- Have demonstrable experience leading technology teams in a variety of applicable delivery styles, including Agile, classic Project Management, and ongoing delivery with statistical and metrical control of outputs.
- Have a track record of successfully migrating legacy, on-premise applications to the cloud, as well as optimising a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports of complex, sensitive or contentious information at senior forums.
- Demonstrable experience managing third-party suppliers in a diverse delivery landscape (including contracts, SLAs, and statements of work).
Desirable
- A track record of partnership working, collaboration and effective influencing, communicating to internal and external audiences using a variety of techniques to support delivery and promote good practice within the profession.
- Demonstrable track record in delivering complex targets and objectives to tight deadlines.
- Proven leadership skills in motivating and inspiring staff managed directly and indirectly to work together to achieve a common objective.
- Signification knowledge and experience of financial planning
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate strong line management and leadership behaviours, including handling of difficult performance-management situations, as well as inspirational leadership to technical teams. Ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner.
- Be a proactive problem-solver, have advanced critical and strategic thinking skills, have strong attention to detail, have a strong understanding of business processes and the integration of technological processes, be self-motivated and proactive going beyond the call of duty, and have an ability to stay calm in the face of adversity and uncertainty.
- Ability to engage and influence and persuade a broad range of individuals and professional groups at all levels of seniority.
- Proactive, creative and flexible approach to identifying and taking forward opportunities, shaping new ideas and partnerships.
- Bring strong credentials around managing large-scale data operations, involving sensitive data and sophisticated analytics, in a complex multi-organisational and science-based environment.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Be a strong advocate for information governance and cyber security.
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Be a recognisable advocate for agile ways of working and digital delivery, as well as continuous delivery and integration, and automation.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 - 5) or willingness to work towards
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to a minimum of master's degree level, or equivalent experience.
- A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge and experience of managing digital delivery portfolios, in a product-centric operating model, acquired over a significant period.
- A postgraduate qualification in related technical subject.
- Significant knowledge and experience of applying budgeting, benefits tracking and demand management principles to programme, project and product delivery.
- Track record of successfully delivering major Digital projects / programmes
- A passion for Portfolio delivery, sharing learning and using both KPI's and management information to drive effective performance and shape a delivery culture focussed on continuous learning and improvement.
- Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills capable of generating commitment among partners and key stakeholders to the strategic agenda and the benefits of working in partnership.
- Ability to demonstrate the critical leadership behaviours, identified as essential to achieving success within NHS
Desirable
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the NHS, including the political, strategic and operational environment in which it operates. Graduate status of the Major Project Leadership Academy (MPLA), Project Leadership Programme (PLP), or a similar project delivery qualification such as PRINCE2 or APM Registered Project Professional would be an advantage but not necessary
- Be able to demonstrate strong line management and leadership behaviours, including handling of difficult performance-management situations, as well as inspirational leadership to technical teams.
Experience
Essential
- Has significant experience in an health organisation-wide, senior technology position, and possess demonstrable experience of the leadership, management, and provision of an extensive technology estate.
- Demonstrate exceptionally strong leadership skills, having an ability to influence a cross-functional group towards a unified direction, in the face of ambiguity, and having an ability to influence senior business leadership. They must also be able to inspire trust and confidence in others and have sufficient knowledge and gravitas to provide and champion advice / direction at all organisational levels, both internally and externally.
- Experience managing a budget of no less than £15m across a variety of projects and teams.
- Have demonstrable experience leading technology teams in a variety of applicable delivery styles, including Agile, classic Project Management, and ongoing delivery with statistical and metrical control of outputs.
- Have a track record of successfully migrating legacy, on-premise applications to the cloud, as well as optimising a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports of complex, sensitive or contentious information at senior forums.
- Demonstrable experience managing third-party suppliers in a diverse delivery landscape (including contracts, SLAs, and statements of work).
Desirable
- A track record of partnership working, collaboration and effective influencing, communicating to internal and external audiences using a variety of techniques to support delivery and promote good practice within the profession.
- Demonstrable track record in delivering complex targets and objectives to tight deadlines.
- Proven leadership skills in motivating and inspiring staff managed directly and indirectly to work together to achieve a common objective.
- Signification knowledge and experience of financial planning
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate strong line management and leadership behaviours, including handling of difficult performance-management situations, as well as inspirational leadership to technical teams. Ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner.
- Be a proactive problem-solver, have advanced critical and strategic thinking skills, have strong attention to detail, have a strong understanding of business processes and the integration of technological processes, be self-motivated and proactive going beyond the call of duty, and have an ability to stay calm in the face of adversity and uncertainty.
- Ability to engage and influence and persuade a broad range of individuals and professional groups at all levels of seniority.
- Proactive, creative and flexible approach to identifying and taking forward opportunities, shaping new ideas and partnerships.
- Bring strong credentials around managing large-scale data operations, involving sensitive data and sophisticated analytics, in a complex multi-organisational and science-based environment.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Be a strong advocate for information governance and cyber security.
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
- Be a recognisable advocate for agile ways of working and digital delivery, as well as continuous delivery and integration, and automation.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 - 5) or willingness to work towards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
