Hybrid DevOps Engineering Lead | Platform & Kubernetes

Meraki Talent; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services client is seeking a DevOps Engineering Lead in Greater Manchester. This hybrid role requires guiding a team of 15 engineers and supporting a large-scale internal platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in DevOps, particularly in managing Kubernetes environments, and a passion for driving innovation and building resilient systems. Competitive salary ranges from £80,000 to £90,000.

Qualifications

• Must have full working rights in the UK.
• Willing to work 2 days a week on-site south of Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Guide a team of 15 engineers in delivering a large-scale internal platform.
• Support enterprise-grade container orchestration and shared tooling.
• Drive engineering productivity at scale.

Skills

Leading and mentoring engineering teams in DevOps environments

Designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines

Managing enterprise Kubernetes environments

Building shared developer tools

Implementing practices for system reliability

Strategic thinking for platform evolution

Job description

A global financial services client is seeking a DevOps Engineering Lead in Greater Manchester. This hybrid role requires guiding a team of 15 engineers and supporting a large-scale internal platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in DevOps, particularly in managing Kubernetes environments, and a passion for driving innovation and building resilient systems. Competitive salary ranges from £80,000 to £90,000.