Lead DevOps Engineer

air-recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative consultancy is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to spearhead cloud infrastructure and automation strategies. In this pivotal role, you will lead a talented team, ensuring the successful delivery of web-based projects while leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AWS, Azure, and Docker. Your expertise will shape deployment processes and enhance operational efficiency, making a significant impact on client satisfaction. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and teamwork, and take your career to new heights in a dynamic environment where your contributions will be recognized and rewarded.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Git, Docker, Cloudflare, and Terraform.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and ensure efficient delivery across projects.
• Manage and develop a high-performing team of engineers.
• Collaborate with project managers to plan schedules and manage performance.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Git

Docker

Terraform

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Laravel

Drupal

NextJS

Red Hat Linux

Amazon Linux

Debian

nginx

apache

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineer. London (2 days in the office), £70-80K.

This consultancy provide expert advice and hands-on system management to help clients get the most from technology and data. They use innovation wisely to deliver well thought-out digital solutions and software. They are searching for a Lead DevOps Engineer, who will be responsible for providing leadership and technical expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure practices.

As Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the infrastructure, deployment processes, and automation strategies for web-based projects (mainly websites, web platforms and API middleware solutions using open-source frameworks). This position requires a combination of technical prowess and strategic thinking, and effective team management. The company manage a variety of applications on different stacks which includes AWS, Azure, Git, Docker, Cloudflare and Terraform. Experience with these technologies is required and considered a valuable asset for this role.

Key Responsibilities of this Lead DevOps Engineer:

• Technical Leadership and Delivery Oversight

• Collaborate with project managers to ensure accountable and efficient technical delivery across various projects in terms of quality and efficiency.

• Lead technical discussions during client calls, ensuring clear specifications are captured, and projects are delivered within the agreed commercial parameters.

• Team Management and Development

• Manage and cultivate a high-performing team of engineers, actively participating in their growth and development.

• Coach team members alongside other leads and senior engineers, contributing to skill enhancement and career progression.

• Collaborate with project managers to plan team schedules, participate in recruitment activities, and manage team performance through KPIs.

• Project Oversight and Escalation Handling

Experience And Skills of this Lead DevOps Engineer:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a similar role.

• Experience with technology stacks such as AWS, Azure, Git, Docker, Cloudflare and Terraform.

• Experience deploying and maintaining solutions mostly utilising the Laravel, Drupal and NextJS.

• Experience building and optimising high performance technology at scale.

• Passion as an open source technologist, with good working knowledge of common open source technologies. (E.g. Red Hat Linux, Amazon Linux, Debian, git, SSH, rsync, nginx, apache, etc)

• Familiarity and experience with core Information Security principles and ISO 27001 accreditation (E.g. threat modelling, compartmentalisation, separation of concerns, principle of least privilege, etc)

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

If you're the Lead DevOps Engineer we're after, get in touch quoting reference ILS223 when applying for this role.

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