Infrastructure Operations Service Lead

LinuxRecruit; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Lead to manage DevOps responsibilities and oversee incident resolution. You will establish standards, evaluate live changes, and lead a team while managing diverse stakeholders. Key qualifications include expertise in Linux, Kubernetes, and Azure Cloud, with CI/CD workflows experience being essential. If you have a strategic mindset and are ready for a challenge, apply now.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in handling live incidents and evaluating platform-level impacts.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking to pre-empt and solve potential issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee DevOps responsibilities and establish optimal practices.
• Manage technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Lead the team and provide guidance based on operational challenges.

Skills

Linux

Kubernetes

Azure Cloud

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD workflows

Java applications

Microservices

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

An opportunity truly like no other.

Within the consulting industry, this firm's unparalleled expertise in crafting sophisticated, user‑centric software solutions has made it stand out from the competition. This is seen through its global reach, positively impacting the lives of over 50 million individuals worldwide. Its core mission is to revolutionise public services and establish itself as a respected Subject Matter Expert within the UK public sector transformation landscape.

As an Infrastructure Operations Lead, you'll undertake a comprehensive array of DevOps responsibilities, establishing standards and optimal practices. This encompasses owning and resolving live incidents, scrutinising live change requests, and evaluating their platform‑level impact. Effective management of both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, coupled with providing leadership and guidance to the team, is imperative. At this level of seniority, strategic prowess is crucial, along with the ability to pre‑empt potential issues and adeptly navigate resolutions.

Success in this role hinges on possessing a diverse skill set encompassing Linux, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD workflows leveraging Azure DevOps or Jenkins. In addition, familiarity with Java applications and platforms based on microservices would be highly advantageous.

If you're ready to lead to take on such a challenge, this could be the role for you.