DevOps Engineer Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a seasoned DevOps Architect to shape transformation for a leading consulting firm.

You will translate business challenges into well-architected technology solutions and lead engineering teams to achieve DevOps goals across CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting solutions aligned with DevOps best practices in the Microsoft ecosystem and Azure Cloud.
• Experience leading technical teams in an Agile setting (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Proficiency using DevOps tool chains (Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins) and version control best practices.
• Automation of deployments at scale using microservices, containerization (AKS, Docker) and cloud architectures.
• Knowledge of automated code scanning and security testing (SCA, SAST, DAST) and IT security best practices.
• Expertise with AI to accelerate client delivery (GitHub Copilot and/or Claude).
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Responsibilities

• Architect technology solutions to exceed business expectations through DevOps best practices, processes, and tools.
• Engage with IT leaders and executives across multiple projects to help them achieve goals.
• Lead development, QA, and infrastructure teams to build effective CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop IT Ops-minded solutions that improve service stability and reliability.
• Implement best practices for build and deployment across Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise.
• Drive triaging when front-line support cannot resolve issues.
• Automate every aspect of the development, build and deployment process.

Skills

DevOps architecture

Agile leadership

DevOps toolchain

Automation at scale

Security testing

AI in delivery

AZ-400 Certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jenkins

AKS

Docker

Job description

Job DescriptionUnleash the Future: Be the Visionary DevOps Architect Shaping Transformation for Our Leading Consulting Firm!

Come join us

As a seasoned software architect skilled in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, release management, and microservices. Leverage real-world IT operations experience to provide transformational leadership, translating business challenges into well-architected technology solutions. As a DevOps thought leader, drive strategic technology roadmaps from executive vision. Lead engineering teams to achieve specific DevOps goals, shaping our technology landscape and propelling innovation. Join us on this exciting journey to excel in the world of DevOps.

Together we do what matters

What you’ll do:

• Architect technology solutions to exceed business expectations through DevOps best practices, processes, and tools.
• Engage with IT Leaders and executives across multiple projects to help them achieve their goals.
• Lead Responsible for development, quality assurance, and infrastructure team members to build effective continuous integration / continuous delivery pipelines.
• Develop and deliver IT Ops-minded solutions that improve service stability and reliability.
• Implement best practices for build and deployment across several technologies (Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise).
• Drive the team’s triaging capability by taking on challenging problems not understood by front-line support teams.
• Relentless automation of every aspect of the development, build & deployment process

Qualification S kills and experiences :

• Experience architecting solutions aligned with DevOps best practices in the Microsoft Ecosystem and Azure Cloud.
• Experience leading technical teams in an Agile setting, utilizing various Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.)
• Proficiency in using DevOps tool chains (Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, etc.) and version control best practices.
• Automation of software and/or infrastructure deployments at scale using microservices, containerization (AKS, Docker, etc), and cloud-based architectures.
• Knowledge of automated code scanning and security testing throughout the software development lifecycle (SCA, SAST, DAST, etc.), implementing IT security best practices (e.g., Azure Key Vault, Azure Active Directory).
• Expertise and experience working with AI to accelerate client delivery – GitHub Copilot and/or Claude preferred
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

About you

Characteristics of who we are looking for:

• Be a leader and manage a dynamic team to drive project success and foster collaboration
• Be an adviser to emerging technologists on career growth opportunities, as well as provide performance reviews and feedback when necessary .
• Be a relationship builder, engage with clients to nurture strong relationships and ensure their satisfaction
• Be opportunistic in proactively identifying business opportunities to enhance and expand the range of business solutions provided to clients
• Be innovative and a problem solving
• Be an effective communicator with the ability to work closely with key client stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
• Be an expert who can support clients with Developer Productivity initiatives and help transforming their software development lifecycle.