Lead DevOps Engineer

Be-IT; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible / hybrid working

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Be-IT is seeking a DevOps Lead to shape and scale its platform and delivery practices in the UK. You will lead a small team and drive cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps culture across cross-functional groups.

You will own DevOps strategy, work with engineering, QA and product teams, and implement CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Terraform). Proactive monitoring with Datadog, Kubernetes deployments, and Azure tooling will be part of the role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or building DevOps / SRE teams.
• Strong background in cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Deep expertise in CI/CD and automation tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitLab).
• Experience with containerisation and PaaS platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python or similar).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Exposure to monitoring tools such as Datadog.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DevOps function and a small team to deliver platform services and automate delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA and product teams to align platform capabilities with business goals.
• Design and implement automated processes and CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, secure releases.
• Shape and scale DevOps strategy across the organisation and promote best-in-class practices.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Azure

CI/CD

Containerisation

Terraform

PowerShell/Python

Kubernetes

Datadog

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Job description

We are working with a growing, technology-driven organisation that is investing heavily in its engineering capabilities. With a strong focus on modernisation and continuous improvement, they are looking to appoint a DevOps Lead to play a key role in shaping and scaling their platform and delivery practices.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a talented team while driving innovation across cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps culture.

Joining in a newly created function within the business you will work directly with a collaborative engineering and data team to implement automated processes and build pipelines

You will be immersed in an autonomous working environment that encourages creativity while delivering to over 300 clients worldwide.

As DevOps Lead, you will take ownership of the DevOps function, leading a small team and enabling the rapid, secure, and reliable delivery of technology services.

You’ll work cross-functionally with engineering, QA, and product teams to align platform capabilities with wider business goals, while introducing and embedding best-in-class DevOps practices.

About You

You’ll bring a strong mix of technical expertise, leadership capability, and stakeholder engagement skills, with a passion for improving engineering outcomes.

Key experience includes:

• Proven experience leading or building DevOps / SRE teams
• Strong background in cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Deep expertise in CI/CD and automation tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitLab)
• Experience with containerisation and PaaS platforms
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python or similar)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Exposure to monitoring tools such as Datadog

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible / hybrid working model
• Opportunity to shape DevOps strategy within a growing business
• Collaborative, supportive engineering culture
• Real ownership and impact across platform and delivery