Head, DevOps (hands-on)

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

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency is seeking an experienced DevOps Lead for a dynamic Cybersecurity start-up in London. You'll oversee a team, optimize AWS infrastructure, design CI/CD pipelines, and drive innovation using tools like Terraform and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate has a strong leadership background, hands-on experience with AWS and DevOps practices, and is eager to shape the company's strategy and impact.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure management.
• Experience managing DevOps practices and leading teams.
• Strong knowledge of automation and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS for performance and cost.
• Lead a team of DevOps engineers designing CI/CD pipelines.
• Foster innovation with infrastructure as code tools.

Skills

Leadership skills

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD systems

Communication

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Right hand to the CTO in a thriving Cybersecurity start-up… Some would say it doesn’t get better than that when it comes to DevOps.

A fast-paced environment where you have ownership of strategy, road-mapping, and driving innovation while having a hand in engineering as and when you’re needed.

Your team will develop and maintain everything infrastructure, automation, and DevOps, ensuring seamless integration, reliability, and scalability across platforms. Additionally, you’ll shape technology planning, build scalable environments and create strategy to empower your team in deploying new features swiftly.

Your responsibilities include optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS to ensure high performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. You’ll lead a small team of DevOps engineers, designing advanced CI/CD pipelines, automating workflows, and championing best practices. By fostering innovation with tools like Terraform and Kubernetes, you’ll maintain system stability and proactively address issues to ensure 24/7 availability.

You’ll be coming from a leadership role ideally with experience managing DevOps practices/teams. You should have hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code tools, and CI/CD systems like Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Strong leadership skills, excellent communication, and a passion for staying updated with industry trends are essential for aligning our DevOps practices with company objectives.

If you’re looking to be part of a journey, have a real impact at both technical and C-levels, and shape a start-up which is already making waves in its industry, let’s chat!