DevOps Engineer

Methods; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to develop skills

Wellness 24/7 employee assistance

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Discretionary Company Bonus

Job summary

Methods is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction. You will lead CI/CD design and workflows, provide technical leadership to teams, and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate has strong experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and robust skills in CI/CD pipeline design.

Join a supportive and collaborative environment, contributing to exciting projects that impact society while enjoying a range of employee benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and running CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Git-based workflows.
• Terraform experience in production environments.
• Skill in Python for automation and tooling.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong Linux experience.
• Proven experience leading by influence and mentoring engineers.
• Experience working in agile delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and improvement of CI/CD platforms and workflows.
• Define and promote engineering standards and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership within delivery teams.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers.
• Contribute to roadmap planning and technical strategy.

Skills

CI/CD pipeline design

Git-based workflows

Terraform

Python

AWS

Azure

GCP

Linux

Windows Server

VMware

Networking

Agile working

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineer

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.

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:
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • 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:
  • DNS
  • TCP/IP
  • Load balancing
  • 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

• 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
• 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)