Hands-on DevOps Team Lead — Scale High-Volume Payments

Elavon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial solutions firm in the UK is seeking a DevOps Team Leader to drive automation and reliability across payment platforms. The ideal candidate will oversee a technical team, ensuring operational excellence while maintaining high system uptime. Responsibilities include managing deployments and strategic alignment with other teams. Strong experience in scripting and team management is essential for this role.

Benefits

Diverse working environment

Development resources for career growth

Health and financial security benefits

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with scripting languages like Python or Bash.
• Expertise in monitoring tools such as Splunk or Datadog.
• Proven experience with automation tools like Jenkins and GitLab.
• Background in managing high-availability production environments.
• Experience in technical team development.

Responsibilities

• Drive automation, reliability, and scalability across payment platforms.
• Lead a team focused on maintaining system resilience.
• Ensure seamless delivery of applications in various environments.
• Mentor and upskill team members for better performance.
• Partner with various teams for strategic DevOps alignment.

Skills

Scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash)

Monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog)

Automation/configuration tools (Jenkins, Gitlab, ArgoCD)

Experience in high-availability environments

Team management and development

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

Job description

A leading financial solutions firm in the UK is seeking a DevOps Team Leader to drive automation and reliability across payment platforms. The ideal candidate will oversee a technical team, ensuring operational excellence while maintaining high system uptime. Responsibilities include managing deployments and strategic alignment with other teams. Strong experience in scripting and team management is essential for this role.