DevOps Engineering- Manager

Avanade; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting firm as a DevOps Architect, where your expertise in software engineering and cloud infrastructure will shape transformative solutions. You'll lead dynamic teams, engage with IT leaders, and drive strategic technology roadmaps, all while fostering innovation. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the technology landscape. Embrace the chance to work in a supportive environment that values growth, learning, and diversity, and take your career to the next level.

Benefits

Minimum 80 hours of training per year

Paid certifications

Real-time access to technical resources

Dedicated career advisor

Engaged and supportive coworkers

Qualifications

• Experience architecting software solutions aligned with DevOps best practices.
• Proficiency in using DevOps tool chains and version control best practices.
• Knowledge of automated code scanning and security testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect technology solutions to exceed business expectations through DevOps best practices.
• Lead development, quality assurance, and infrastructure teams.
• Implement best practices for build and deployment across several technologies.

Skills

DevOps best practices

Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jenkins

Microservices

Containerization

IT security best practices

Tools

Azure Key Vault

Azure Active Directory

Job description

Avanade Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Avanade Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Unleash 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

Skills And Experiences

• Experience architecting software solutions aligned with DevOps best practices.
• Experience leading technical teams in an Agile setting, utilising 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, 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).
  
  

About You

Characteristics that can spell success for this role

• 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
  
  

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
  
  

Learn more

To learn more about the types of projects our Software Engineering team works on check out these case studies:

• Full Speed With Kubernetes | Techs & Specs Blog (avanade.com)
• Power Platform DevOps | Techs & Specs Blog (avanade.com)
  
  

Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:

• Avanade Insights – exchange ideas that drive tomorrow’s innovation
• Inside Avanade – explore what life is like working at Avanade
  
  

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• A dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
  
  

Benefits

Find out more about some of our benefits here.

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.



Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking
• Experimenting courageously
• Learning and pivoting
  
  

Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice
• Encouraging boldness
• Celebrating progress
  
  

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client
• Prioritizing what matters
• Acting as one

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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