DevOps Engineer

ByteHire; United Kingdom; Ibrido; GBP 85.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ByteHire seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead a hands-on DevOps practice in a large-scale digital environment. You will mentor a small team, own DevOps processes, and drive automation using Terraform and IaC across cloud platforms, with GitLab CI/CD pipelines guiding automated builds, tests and deployments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with Engineering Leads, and delivering secure, scalable and high-quality systems while advancing engineering standards and best

Competenze

• Experience leading DevOps teams and mentoring engineers.
• Strong IaC background with Terraform and infrastructure automation.
• Proven track record designing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience defining DevOps strategies, standards and automation best practices.
• Knowledge of release management, deployments, testing and rollback processes.

Mansioni

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers with technical guidance and support.
• Own and improve DevOps processes, engineering standards and automation across products and services.
• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Build and optimise GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests and deployments.
• Lead release and deployment management including risk assessment and rollback planning.
• Develop reusable infrastructure templates and services to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Engineering Leads to meet performance and availability goals.
• Break down requirements into manageable technical tasks and lead delivery.
• Provide technical advice to senior stakeholders and contribute to engineering strategy.
• Promote DevOps best practices and knowledge sharing across teams.

Conoscenze

Technical leadership

IaC

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Automation

Mentoring

Release management

Security and reliability

Stakeholder communication

Cloud platforms

Formazione

Cloud computing qualifications/certifications

Strumenti

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: Hybrid – Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Sheffield or Birmingham (60% Office Attendance)

About the Role

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to lead DevOps engineering practices, infrastructure automation and technical delivery within a large-scale digital environment.

You will take ownership of DevOps processes and contribute to the development of engineering strategies, ensuring systems and services are secure, reliable, scalable and fit for purpose.

Working closely with Engineering and Architecture Leads, you will provide technical leadership to a small team of DevOps Engineers, overseeing the development, deployment and maintenance of products and services.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong expertise in Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitLab CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, alongside the ability to mentor engineers, establish technical standards and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching and support.
• Own and improve DevOps processes, engineering standards and automation strategies across products and services.
• Design, develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Build and optimise GitLab CI/CD pipelines, supporting automated builds, testing and deployments.
• Lead release and deployment management, including risk assessment, scheduling, integration testing and rollback planning.
• Develop reusable infrastructure templates, libraries and services to improve engineering consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Architecture Leads to ensure systems meet performance, stability, availability and quality requirements.
• Oversee complex engineering activities, breaking down requirements and user stories into manageable technical tasks.
• Provide technical advice to senior stakeholders and contribute to wider engineering strategy and decision-making.
• Promote DevOps best practices, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across engineering teams.

Essential Experience & Technical Skills

• Extensive experience working as a Senior DevOps Engineer, including technical leadership or mentoring responsibilities.
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Terraform.
• Proven expertise designing, developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience establishing DevOps strategies, engineering standards and automation best practices.
• Strong understanding of release management, deployment processes, integration testing and rollback procedures.
• Experience designing and maintaining reusable infrastructure templates, libraries and automated services.Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, scripting, testing and infrastructure automation.
• Experience supporting complex systems with a focus on stability, availability, performance and quality.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience deploying and managing infrastructure across AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and infrastructure connectivity.
• Relevant cloud computing qualifications or certifications.
• Previous experience working within UK Government or public sector environments.
• Experience contributing to engineering communities, technical governance and cross-team best practices.