Hybrid Lead DevOps Engineer - AI, Platform & Mentorship

Waracle; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Company-matched 5% pension

Death in Service benefit

Medicash Health Cash Plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Group Sickness Cover

Hybrid working

Home office setup budget

Udemy Business

Learning and development budget

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym and retail discounts

Enhanced parental leave

Spirit of Waracle volunteering

Regular meet-ups and lunch on us

Job summary

Waracle, a world-class digital technology consultancy, is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to guide modern infrastructure and AI-driven delivery across our engineering squads. You’ll set technical direction, mentor engineers, and shape a culture of psychological safety where teams innovate responsibly.

You’ll balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability, align with client goals, and lead the adoption of secure, scalable cloud architectures and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• Versatile, generalist engineering background across cloud platforms, CI/CD, containerisation, and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Experience with Generative AI or AI‑assisted development tools and modern MLOps pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define project‑level technical architecture and strategy across squads.
• Mentor and uplift engineers, fostering a psychologically safe, inclusive culture.

Skills

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Containerisation

Infrastructure as Code

Generative AI

MLOps pipelines

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Security & compliance

Communication

DORA metrics

Job description

Waracle, a world-class digital technology consultancy, is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to guide modern infrastructure and AI-driven delivery across our engineering squads. You’ll set technical direction, mentor engineers, and shape a culture of psychological safety where teams innovate responsibly.

You’ll balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability, align with client goals, and lead the adoption of secure, scalable cloud architectures and responsible AI practices.