DevOps Engineer

NTT Ltd.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the United Kingdom is seeking a DevOps Lead to own cloud platforms and infrastructure. This role involves defining the DevOps roadmap and fostering a high-performing team in a startup environment. The ideal candidate has strong experience in DevOps and cloud-native systems, along with a competitive base salary of £130k and options scheme. This position emphasizes significant technical ownership in an innovative AI-focused setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a startup environment leading DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering.
• Deep technical capability across AWS/Azure and Kubernetes.
• Ability to shape the entire DevOps function from a greenfield starting point.

Responsibilities

• Own the cloud platform, developer experience, and core infrastructure.
• Define the DevOps roadmap and build foundational tooling.

Skills

Startup experience leading DevOps

Cloud-native environments

AWS/Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

DevOps Lead (London 3 days a week)

An AI‑led start‑up with £200 million+ in funding is making its first DevOps hire. The business is building next‑generation AI‑powered products in a lean, fast‑moving, engineering‑first environment. The culture is flat, collaborative, and free from legacy structures, giving significant ownership to early technical leaders at this stage with hugely ambitious plans to capture the market. A competitive £130k base salary is offered alongside a meaningful options scheme.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the cloud platform, developer experience, and core infrastructure from day one.
• Define the DevOps roadmap, build foundational tooling, shape engineering standards, and grow a high‑performing team as the company scales.

Key Qualifications

• Proven startup experience leading DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering in modern cloud‑native environments.
• Ideally experience from an organisation with AI at its core.
• Deep technical capability across AWS/Azure and Kubernetes.
• Shape the entire DevOps function from a true greenfield starting point.