Lead DevOps Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology-driven organization is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer in Chesterfield. This hands-on leadership role involves guiding DevOps practices, optimizing AWS infrastructure, and driving infrastructure improvements for a scalable cloud environment. The ideal candidate should bring experience in managing production systems within a collaborative team setting.

Benefits

Private health coverage including critical illness and life insurance

Long-term incentive scheme participation

Wellness support including gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience leading DevOps in a fast-paced setting.
• Expertise in AWS network, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, EKS.
• Ability to manage production systems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage DevOps function while actively engaging in engineering.
• Optimize AWS infrastructure using Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Oversee CI/CD processes for seamless daily releases.

Skills

AWS services

DevOps leadership

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD processes

Job description

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Enso Recruitment is partnering with a leading technology-driven organisation to find a talented Lead DevOps Engineer. This role offers the chance to take a hands-on leadership position within a collaborative team responsible for maintaining and evolving a highly available, scalable cloud environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in guiding DevOps practices, supporting rapid deployment cycles, and driving infrastructure improvements across a growing SaaS platform with a global reach.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to the DevOps function while remaining actively involved in hands-on engineering work.
• Manage and optimise AWS-based infrastructure with tools like Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Partner with development, product, and security teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable systems.
• Oversee CI/CD processes and support multiple daily releases with minimal disruption.
• Shape infrastructure strategy, influencing best practices and architectural decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience leading DevOps efforts or teams in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Strong expertise in AWS services including networking, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, and container orchestration with EKS.
• Demonstrated ability to manage production systems, resolve incidents, and implement effective change controls.
• A pragmatic approach to balancing technical, security, and operational priorities.

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
• Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with observability tools and techniques.
• Fully remote role or hybrid option from Belfast.
• Long-term incentive scheme participation.
• Private health coverage, including critical illness and life insurance.
• Wellness support including gym discounts and other benefits.