Lead DevOps Engineer

TESTQ TECHNOLOGIES LTD; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to oversee DevOps practices and optimize CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in managing large-scale cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and a strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code solutions like Terraform. This role includes leading engineering initiatives, mentoring, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure systems are scalable and secure. A Bachelor's degree is required, with a salary range of £52,500 to £60,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Deep expertise in managing large-scale cloud environments.
• Proficient in Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee DevOps practices across build and release.
• Architect and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Python

Bash

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

CircleCI

Job description

Job title: Lead DevOps Engineer

Location: Leicester

Vacancy: 1

Job Purpose

TESTQ Technologies is an IT services and solutions company whose offerings spans over variety of industry sectors with strong technical, domain and process expertise helping clients grow their businesses and decrease operational costs on continuous basis in an ever‑changing business environment.

We are seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, automation frameworks, and system reliability. The ideal candidate will drive DevOps strategy, lead engineering initiatives, mentor team members, and collaborate closely with development, QA, and architecture teams to deliver highly scalable, secure, and resilient systems.

Job Description (Main Duties and Responsibilities)

• Lead and oversee end-to-end DevOps practices across build, release, automation, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for multiple environments.
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation practices across the organization.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve software delivery performance and reliability.
• Drive containerization, orchestration, and microservices deployment strategies.
• Establish and enforce cloud security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Lead incident management, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortem activities.
• Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers, enforcing best practices.
• Continuously evaluate new tools and technologies for process improvements.

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience Needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
• 10+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Deep, hands‑on expertise in leading and managing large‑scale cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including core services such as compute, networking, security, storage, and managed databases.
• Highly proficient in designing and implementing Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform as the primary tool, and experienced with additional IaC frameworks like CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible.
• Extensive experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and strong proficiency in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS/GKE), including Helm, RBAC, ingress controllers, and service mesh tools.
• Architect robust CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI, with a strong emphasis on pipeline‑as‑code, automated testing, and continuous delivery of best practices.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in languages like Python, Bash, Go, or Shell, with the ability to build automation frameworks and integrate with APIs.
• Solid understanding of Linux system administration, including OS internals, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and log analysis.
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, New Relic, or CloudWatch, building dashboards, alerts, and distributed tracing systems.
• Strong knowledge of Git‑based workflows, version control best practices, branching strategies, code reviews, and GitOps methodologies using ArgoCD or FluxCD.
• Foundation in DevSecOps practices, including secrets management (Vault, SSM, KMS), container scanning, dependency scanning, and implementation of SAST/DAST tools.
• Capable of designing and automating complex build and deployment processes using artifact management tools such as Nexus or JFrog Artifactory, implementing blue/green, canary, and rolling releases.
• Experience with cloud networking concepts—VPC design, VPNs, load balancers, DNS, routing, security groups, and firewalls—for secure and scalable architectures.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, API gateways, distributed systems, and service reliability principles.
• Capable of driving SRE‑oriented practices, defining SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, and conducting incident responses, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortems.

Other Key Skills

• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Good communication skills
• A thorough approach and self‑starter
• Focus on quality and delivery
• Working together in teams
• Leadership and effective decision making
• Flexible attitude
• Excellent customer service

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or above in the UK or Equivalent.

Salary

GBP 52,500 to 60,000 per annum

Published Date

28 Nov 2025

Closing Date

28 Dec 2025

Evaluation

CV Review, Technical Test, Personal and Technical Interview and References

Job Type

Full‑time, Permanent [Part time and Fixed Term option is available]