Lead DevOps Engineer

ITAC Solutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-visibility leadership

Influence on cloud migration roadmap

Collaboration with leadership and Devs

Ownership of current ops and long-term

Job summary

ITAC Solutions is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to own a mission-critical, on-prem Linux environment and help shape the long-term path toward cloud. This role leads infrastructure strategy from the ground up, stabilizing core operations today while laying groundwork for a major cloud migration down the road.

You'll be a key technical voice at the table as the organization plans its next chapter. You will work with leadership and Development teams to manage Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Linux and on-premises DevOps experience.
• Experience guiding or mentoring a technical team.
• Ability to lead infrastructure decisions with minimal oversight.
• Balancing on-prem operations with cloud tooling adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day Linux, on-premises environment.
• Own stability and performance of current infrastructure and operations.
• Partner with leadership to develop a future cloud migration strategy.
• Administer and maintain Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Arc for Linux.
• Support adoption of cloud-native tooling.
• Guide the team through migration planning alongside Development.
• Ensure operations remain strong regardless of migration timeline or pace.

Skills

Linux

On-prem DevOps

Cloud migration planning

Team leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Key Vault

Azure Arc for Linux

Job description

Our client is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineerto take ownership of a mission-critical, on-premises Linux environment while helping shape the long-term path toward cloud. This is a chance to lead infrastructure strategy from the ground up - stabilizing core operations today while laying the groundwork for a major cloud migration down the road. You'll be a key technical voice at the table as the organization plans its next chapter.

C2C is not an option with this job opening and all applicants should be able to work for any US Employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and this person will not need to require sponsorship in the future.

Benefits & Extras

• High-visibility leadership role shaping infrastructure strategy
• Direct influence over the future cloud migration roadmap
• Work closely with department leadership and Development teams
• Ownership over both current operations and long-term technical direction
• Opportunity to build and lead out a growing DevOps function

Compensation: $55-60/hour

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and manage the day-to-day Linux, on-premises environment
• Own stability and performance of current infrastructure and operations
• Partner with leadership to develop a future cloud migration strategy
• Administer and maintain Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Arc for Linux
• Support adoption of cloud-native tooling (e.g., Azure Reverse Proxies)
• Guide the team through migration planning alongside Development
• Ensure operations remain strong regardless of migration timeline or pace

What You'll Need to be Considered

• Strong, hands-on Linux and on-premises DevOps experience
• Comfortable leading infrastructure decisions with minimal oversight
• Experience balancing on-prem operations with cloud tooling adoption
• Prior experience guiding or mentoring a technical team