Lead AWS DevOps Engineer

Hippo Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

25 days holiday + UK public holidays

Perkbox discounts

Private health and dental cover

Relocation support up to £8,000

Job summary

Hippo Digital is seeking a Senior DevOps/Technical Architect to lead large-scale digital transformations in the UK. The role requires AWS expertise, multi-cloud design, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Python automation, and strong stakeholder engagement at the C-suite level.

You will drive pre-sales, mentor engineers, and guide architectural decisions while participating in an on-call rota to support Managed Services. The company offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• We require extensive senior-level experience as a DevOps or Technical Architect, with a proven track record of leading large-scale digital transformations.
• We require expert proficiency with AWS cloud services and designing complex architectures, including multi-cloud strategies.
• We require expertise in Python for advanced automation and scripting.
• We require hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS) and advanced CI/CD tooling.
• We require Infrastructure-as-Code skills with Terraform for complex deployments.
• We require ability to influence and communicate with C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• We define and evangelise architectural vision, standards, and best practices across delivery.
• We serve as trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, guiding long-term strategy.
• We lead complex engagements, providing oversight for automated infrastructure.
• We mentor DevOps engineers and senior engineers to grow skills.
• We drive pre-sales and bids, shaping new opportunities.
• We contribute to thought leadership through public speaking and writing.
• We act as technical authority, communicating key architectural decisions.
• We lead recruitment and ensure community contribution across Managed Services, DevOps and Engineering.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Executive stakeholder communication

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

On-call readiness

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes (EKS)

Terraform

Python

CI/CD

Security

Job description

Salary: £59,000 - 99,000 per year

Requirements

• We require extensive senior-level experience as a DevOps or Technical Architect, with a proven track record of leading large-scale digital transformations.
• We require expert proficiency with AWS cloud services and designing complex architectures, including multi-cloud strategies.
• We require expertise in Python for advanced automation and scripting.
• We require deep strategic understanding of cloud-native technology stacks, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS) and advanced CI/CD tooling.
• We require exceptional Infrastructure-as-Code skills, with extensive experience using Terraform for complex, repeatable deployments.
• We require proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with C-suite and executive-level stakeholders.
• We require expert-level knowledge of security, networking, and governance principles in a cloud context.
• We require experience in a consultancy environment, including contributing to pre-sales and business growth.
• We require mastery of Agile methods and their application across large, distributed teams.
• We require a proven record of providing technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers and architects.
• We require a willingness to participate in an on-call rota as part of our Managed Services Team.
• We see significant experience delivering high-profile GOV/NHS or global consultancy projects as desirable.

Responsibilities

• We help define and evangelise the architectural vision, standards, and best practices across our delivery practice.
• We serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including C-level executives, to guide long-term technical strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
• We lead complex and strategic technical engagements, providing oversight and quality assurance for automated infrastructure.
• We mentor and coach our DevOps engineers and senior engineers, helping them grow their skills and impact.
• We drive pre-sales and business development activities, leading the technical response to bids and shaping new opportunities.
• We contribute to our thought leadership through public speaking, writing, and community engagement.
• We act as a technical authority, making and communicating key architectural decisions that impact multiple projects or clients.
• We lead in the recruitment of other engineers and ensure our Managed Services, DevOps, and Engineering communities contribute at a strategic level.

Technologies

• AWS
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Python
• Security
• Terraform

More

We are Hippo, a rapidly growing digital consultancy and digital services partner that designs with empathy and builds for impact. We combine data-informed evidence, human-centred design, and software engineering to deliver secure, scalable, well-engineered systems for our clients. Our collaborative, agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact, and we invest in continuous improvement, innovation, and thought leadership. We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits, including pension contributions, 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays, Perkbox discounts, critical illness cover, life assurance, volunteer days, cycle-to-work, electric vehicle and season ticket schemes, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits such as private health and dental cover, additional holidays, and charity contributions. We are headquartered in Leeds with offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Bristol, and we are open to candidates nationwide who can travel to one of our offices or client sites as required. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we offer relocation support of up to 8,000 for eligible moves.

last updated 37 week of 2026