DevOps Manager

Tain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Birthday leave

Pension

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Private Medical Insurance

Annual Wellness Allowance

Team Building

Flexible core hours

Employee Assistance Program (24/7)

Local discounts

Job summary

Tain is seeking a DevOps Manager to lead and develop a DevOps team responsible for stable, scalable platforms, services, and infrastructure across multiple projects. You will own delivery plans for CI/CD, cloud, and infrastructure initiatives and mentor engineers on technical and soft skills.

The role collaborates with Product, Engineering, QA, Security and other teams, plus the Head of Platform, to align DevOps strategy. Experience with cloud, IaC, CI/CD and cloud-native tooling is ideal.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in DevOps/platform/infrastructure management.
• Strong experience with cloud, IaC, CI/CD and operational excellence.
• Exposure to cloud-native tooling for highly available platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a DevOps team, mentoring engineers.
• Create career paths and development plans for team members.
• Act as the primary contact for stakeholders on infra issues and deployments.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, QA, Security and other teams to ensure reliable delivery.
• Align DevOps and platform strategies with business goals and OKRs.
• Maintain delivery plans with realistic timelines and resource allocation.
• Provide regular stakeholder updates on platform status and incidents.
• Foster automation, reliability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and cloud technologies and apply where suitable.

Skills

Leadership

DevOps leadership

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Observability

Kubernetes

Terraform

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Job SummaryThis DevOps Manager role is responsible for leading and developing a DevOps team to deliver stable, scalable platforms, services, and infrastructure across multiple projects. you will define career paths, mentors engineers on both technical and soft skills, and acts as the primary point of contact for stakeholders when dealing with infrastructure, deployment, and operational issues.

This DevOps Manager role is responsible for leading and developing a DevOps team to deliver stable, scalable platforms, services, and infrastructure across multiple projects. you will define career paths, mentors engineers on both technical and soft skills, and acts as the primary point of contact for stakeholders when dealing with infrastructure, deployment, and operational issues. You will own delivery plans for CI/CD, cloud and infrastructure initiatives, ensuring realistic timelines, effective resource allocation, and risk management. The role involves close collaboration with Product, Engineering, QA, Security and other teams, plus the Head of Platform, to align DevOps strategy. The ideal candidate has proven leadership in DevOps/platform/infrastructure management, strong experience with cloud, IaC, CI/CD and operational excellence, and ideally exposure to cloud-native tooling such as Kubernetes, Terraform and containerization for highly-available, customer-facing platforms.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a DevOps team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to foster professional growth and technical development.
• Create career and development paths for both soft and hard skills of team members based on an assessment of team and business needs.
• Act as the first point of contact for stakeholders across multiple projects, coordinating the team to resolve infrastructure, deployment, and operational issues and deliver solutions on time.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, QA, Security and stakeholders, to ensure reliable delivery of platforms, services, and infrastructure.
• Work closely with the Head of Platform and other key stakeholders to align DevOps and platform strategies with business goals and OKRs.
• Establish and maintain delivery plans, ensuring efficient resource allocation, realistic timelines, and effective risk management across CI/CD, cloud, and infrastructure initiatives.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders, including progress reports, platform status, incident follow-ups, and any potential challenges or risks.
• Foster a culture of automation, reliability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the DevOps function.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, cloud technologies, infrastructure automation practices, and emerging tools, incorporating them where applicable.

Main Requirements

• Proven experience as a DevOps Manager, Platform Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Manager, or similar technical leadership role.
• Strong background in DevOps practices, cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
• Experience managing people, including hiring, performance evaluation, coaching, and team development.
• Strong planning and project management skills, with the ability to build and execute delivery plans effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.
• A strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset and a track record of improving platform reliability, deployment efficiency, and operational performance.
• Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice To Have

• Experience with cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, containerization, and incident management.
• Experience supporting highly available, customer-facing platforms in a regulated or fast-moving environment.

What’s in it for you?

• Experience a dynamic and team-orientated work environment
• Opportunities for personal growth and learning
• An open, inclusive and supportive team where you will be valued, and your suggestions will be welcome
• 26 days paid holiday per year, in addition to local public holidays
• Birthday Leave, a paid day off in the month of your birthday
• Competitive Salary
• Risk Benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance (4x annual salary), Private Medical Insurance
• Annual Wellness Allowance
• Team Building Opportunities
• Flexible core hours between 10am – 4pm
• Receive support whenever you need it with our Employee Assistance Program, available 24/7.
• Local discounts and more…
• Our team is committed to keeping remuneration and benefits under constant review to make sure what we offer stays relevant.