Lead DevOps Engineer
Role Overview
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who focuses on solving problems and designing practical solutions. You will take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction across teams and clients. This role combines deep hands-on engineering with leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.
You will work in agile delivery teams and help shape how DevOps is applied across enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design and improvement of CI/CD platforms and workflows
Own complex technical problems from discovery through to solution
Define and promote engineering standards and best practice
Design Infrastructure as Code solutions for cloud and hybrid platforms
Provide technical leadership within delivery teams
Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers
Review designs, code and pipelines
Work closely with architects, product owners and stakeholders
Communicate trade-offs and decisions clearly
Contribute to roadmap planning and technical strategy
Requirements
Technical skills and experience
CI/CD and source control
Strong experience designing and running CI/CD pipelines
Deep understanding of Git-based workflows
Infrastructure as Code and development
Terraform using HCL in production environments
Python for automation and tooling
Experience with other languages such as Bash, PowerShell or Go
Cloud platforms
Strong experience with one or more of:
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AWS
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Azure
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GCP
Working knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid architectures
Understanding of identity, networking and security in cloud platforms
Operating systems and platforms
Strong Linux experience
Windows Server experience
macOS familiarity for engineering workflows
Networking
Good depth across:
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DNS
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TCP/IP
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Load balancing
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Firewalls and routing
Virtualisation and hardware
VMware experience (vSphere, ESXi or similar)
Understanding of physical infrastructure and data centre environments
Leadership and behaviours
Proven experience leading by influence, not title
Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly
Comfortable challenging designs and assumptions
Experience developing and mentoring engineers
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Able to balance delivery with longer-term improvement
Ways of working
Experience working in agile delivery environments
Comfortable working across multiple teams or clients
Pragmatic approach to tooling and architecture
Focus on outcomes and reliability
What We Value
Strong problem-solving and solutioning mindset
Ownership and accountability
Clear communication
Technical curiosity and continuous improvement
Benefits
By joining us you can expect:
Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
A supportive and collaborative environment.
As well as this, we offer:
Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
Social - Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
Time off 25 days a year
Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)