DevOps Team Lead

Saphetor; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Endless learning opportunities

Remote work with meetings

Job summary

A leading precision medicine company in the United Kingdom is looking for an experienced DevOps Team Lead. This role involves mentoring a growing DevOps team and managing infrastructure with a focus on automation and collaboration. You will shape platform reliability and oversee technical work to ensure optimal performance. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in UNIX/Linux and cloud environments. Competitive compensation and remote work options are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and developing people, including performance management and mentoring.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with UNIX/Linux systems and cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge on DevOps Best Practices focused on Performance, Security, Disaster Recovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support DevOps team members.
• Coordinate DevOps team involvement in the organization software release process.
• Manage project delivery schedules, priorities, and resource allocation.
• Delegate technical work effectively to team members.
• Oversee troubleshooting of production issues and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Build and maintain infrastructure using automation and infrastructure-as-code tooling.

Skills

DevOps Best Practices

UNIX/Linux systems

Cloud environments

Automation tools

CI/CD pipelines

Configuration management

Containerization technologies

Fluency in English

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

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VarSome.com is the world’s leading website for professional human genetics. With more than 5 000 citations in scientific papers, 60 000 registered professional users, we are seeking to bring together all the human expertise in molecular genetics. VarSome Clinical is a comprehensive decision support software platform for genetic testing.

VarSome is created by Saphetor, a Switzerland-based precision medicine company with offices in Lausanne, Boston, and Athens, using bioinformatics to apply human genome data to improve health and lives worldwide.

Saphetor is pioneering the use of big‑data sequencing technology, such as exome and whole-genome sequencing, for clinical practice. We are involved in both clinical research and diagnostics, providing our clients with quality analysis and interpretation of next‑generation DNA sequencing (NGS) data. All our services are provided over the web, and our VarSome.com website is the world’s prime reference for genetic variant interpretation.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Team Lead to guide and mentor a growing DevOps team while contributing to the design, implementation, and management of our infrastructure. In this leadership role, you will drive automation strategies, oversee deployment processes, and collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams. You will play a key role in shaping our platform’s reliability, scalability, and operational excellence, taking ownership of challenges and leading the team to deliver robust solutions.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support DevOps team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement with a focus on advancing team capabilities and empowering members to take ownership of solutions.
• Coordinate DevOps team involvement in the organization software release process, ensuring successful coordination with development and product teams.
• Manage project delivery schedules, priorities and resource allocation.
• Delegate technical work effectively to team members providing coaching and growth opportunities while maintaining hands‑on involvement in critical initiatives.
• Collaborate with peers and architects to ensure compliance to company security and quality management system standards.
• Partner with software engineering teams to design, deploy, and manage applications across cloud and on‑premises environments.

Technical Hands‑On Responsibilities

• Oversee troubleshooting of production issues and coordinate remediation efforts to ensure business continuity with minimal downtime.
• Build and maintain infrastructure using automation, configuration management and infrastructure‑as‑code tooling (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Cloud Build).
• Continuously evaluate system performance and scalability, proposing or implementing targeted improvements.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Design, implement, and oversee scalable logging and monitoring systems.

What you will bring:

• Proven experience managing and developing people, including performance management, mentoring, and building high‑performing teams (must‑have).
• Strong knowledge on DevOps Best Practices focused but not limited to:
  • Performance
  • Security
  • Disaster Recovery
• Robust base of estimation and planning to lead the team to achieve their objectives.
• Proven technical expertise to lead the team in designing and implementing solutions that achieve the DevOps yearly roadmap objectives.
• University degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Minimum 5 years of experience with:
  • UNIX/Linux systems, including configuration, troubleshooting, and scripting.
  • Cloud environments

Strong hands‑on experience with:

• Automation tools, particularly Terraform and Ansible
• Configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines
• Containerization technologies and methodologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Blue/Green Deployments, Service Discovery, Health Checks, etc.
• Logging and Monitoring stacks (Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, ELK stack)

Nice to have:

• GCP certifications
• Experience in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Your career journey with us includes, among others:

• A position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of technology.
• A competitive compensation package.
• Remote work with occasional meetings. Everyone in the company speaks fluent English and the company is very experienced in coordinating a regionally distributed team, using an agile workflow.
• Endless learning opportunities while transferring new technologies from academics to clinical practice all over the world.

Saphetor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and our employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or marital status.