Digital DevOps & Release Manager

Saint-Gobain; Tadley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is seeking a DevOps & Release Manager to join our Digital & IT function. You will lead a team of four DevOps Engineers, including offshore members, and own the design of our DevOps and CI/CD environment to enable secure and efficient software delivery across our digital platforms.

This hybrid role involves coordinating releases, supporting agile teams, and driving automation and governance across MuleSoft and Salesforce.

Qualifications

• Experience leading DevOps teams and releasing software safely.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Proficient in scripting and configuration (Bash, Python, YAML) and cloud tech.
• Experience in Agile environments and collaboration with developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a four-person DevOps team including offshore members.
• Own design and evolution of DevOps and CI/CD environment.
• Coordinate releases across multiple teams and ensure approvals.
• Support developers and test managers on deployment processes.
• Drive automation, governance and deployment standards across platforms.

Skills

DevOps leadership

People management

Release management

Agile experience

Education

Degree in Software Engineering

Tools

GitHub

CI/CD

Scripting: Bash/Python/YAML

Cloud technologies

Job description

Location: Tadley, East Leake or Elland (hybrid working)
Business: Saint-Gobain Digital & IT

At Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland, we’re looking for a DevOps & Release Manager to join our Digital & IT function, helping us build, manage and continuously improve the technology and processes that enable our digital platforms across the UK.

This is a varied role combining technical DevOps leadership, people management and release management. You’ll lead a team of four DevOps Engineers, including colleagues based remotely overseas, while also taking technical responsibility for our DevOps design, CI/CD structure and release processes.

You’ll play an important role in helping our development teams release changes safely, efficiently and consistently across Saint-Gobain’s digital estate. If you enjoy working across technology, people and processes and want a role where you can make a real difference to how software gets delivered, this could be a great opportunity for you.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Software Engineering (nice to have)
• Previous experience working as a DevOps Manager, DevOps Lead or Lead Engineer, with experience managing and developing technical teams.
• Strong experience with GitHub and CI/CD, with a good understanding of continuous integration, continuous delivery and automated testing.
• A good technical understanding of scripting and configuration, ideally including Bash, Python and YAML, together with experience of cloud technologies.
• Experience working within Agile environments, supporting developers and teams to improve the way they build, test and release software.
• A degree-level qualification in Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and manage a team of four DevOps Engineers, including an offshore team, providing direction, support and oversight of technical decisions and activities.
• Take technical ownership for the design and ongoing development of our DevOps and CI/CD environment, ensuring it is scalable, secure and supports efficient software delivery.
• Coordinate releases across multiple teams and technologies, supporting the Agile Release Train and ensuring changes are appropriately approved before being released into production.
• Work closely with developers, test managers, IT Operations and project teams, providing support on GitHub, deployment processes and DevOps-related queries.
• Help Saint-Gobain continuously improve its release processes, governance, automation and deployment standards across platforms including MuleSoft and Salesforce.

Is this job for you ?

Are Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, following our purpose of ‘Making the World a Better Home’. We play a part in improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We’ll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. Whilst we can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting, we do promise to listen.