Contract Lead DevOps Consultant

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Oxford; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a strategic Lead DevOps Consultant to oversee the organization's DevOps functions fully remote. You will enhance the technical performance and customer experience of the e-commerce platform. Strong leadership and a proven track record are required for this role. Apply now to drive meaningful change in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Proven technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments.
• Strong expertise in e-commerce infrastructure.
• Ability to drive change and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Review performance of the platform and tooling.
• Own architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Align operations with core e-commerce flows.

Skills

Leadership in DevOps environments

High traffic platform understanding

Stakeholder management

Transformational mindset

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

New Relic

Cloudflare

Job description

Contract Lead DevOps Consultant

Duration: 2 months (immediate start)

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Location: Fully Remote Working

We\'re looking for a strategic, hands-on contract Lead DevOps Consultant to take full ownership of our clients DevOps functions. This is a unique opportunity to drive meaningful change across the organisations DevOps operations, aligning technical performance directly with customer journeys. The role is deemed outside IR35 and fully remote based.

The contract Lead DevOps Consultant will play a critical role in reviewing, challenging and reengineering how the business processes operated. Working closely with development teams, you\'ll ensure our infrastructure is robust, scalable and built to support the organisations evolving global e-commerce platform. The successful candidate needs a strong technical background who is a leader bringing fresh thinking, pushes for best practice, and can deliver a short-term roadmap that sets the DevOps team up for long-term success.

Key Responsibilities

• Performance review of the platform and tooling
• Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure
• Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics
• Drive observability improvements across New Relic and Rollbar
• Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience
• Review and optimise configurations for security and speed
• Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure compliance
• Ensure Redis and Couchbase databases run smoothly and efficiently

Key Experience

• Proven technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments
• Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure
• Strong technical expertise in:
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • New Relic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards)
  • Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers)
• Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• A transformational mindset focused on delivery and long-term impact

If you\'re a hands-on Contract Lead DevOps Consultant with a proven track record of driving change, implementing best practices in high-growth environments, submit your CV and apply immediately

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.