Lead DevOps Engineer

Fruition Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to join their operations in Leeds. In this hands-on role, you will design scalable CI/CD pipelines, lead a team, and influence technical direction within a modern, hybrid environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong team management skills, cloud-native expertise, and familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab, Terraform, and Ansible. This role offers a competitive salary of circa £85k, hybrid working arrangements, and opportunities for career growth in a dynamic tech setting.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave

Healthcare and wellbeing support

Career growth opportunities

Exposure to cutting-edge tools

Qualifications

• Must have experience managing a team in a technology context.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms is essential.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and methodologies required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive the ongoing modernisation of platforms.
• Manage and mentor a team of engineers.
• Align DevOps capabilities with business needs.
• Champion reliability and security practices.
• Embed operational excellence in processes.
• Promote performance optimisation and observability.

Skills

Proven line management experience

Cloud-native expertise (GCP, AWS, or Azure)

Knowledge of GitLab CI/CD

Terraform expertise

Ansible knowledge

Experience in Kubernetes

Experience in Docker

Knowledge of SRE and IaC principles

Monitoring with Prometheus

Scripting experience

Job description

Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer

Location: Leeds / Hybrid, c. once per month

Salary: Circa £85,000 + bonus + benefits

Why Apply?

Fruition are partnering with a truly Global business who are expanding on their services and operations and looking to expand their DevOps team and bring in a hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer in Leeds to build and grow out a small team. This permanent opportunity sits within a high-performing technology function, driving excellence across DevOps. You'll influence technical direction, modernise infrastructure, and mentor engineering talent in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Lead DevOps Engineer Responsibilities

• Lead the design of scalable CI / CD pipelines
• Drive platform modernisation
• Manage a small team of engineers
• Align DevOps capabilities with the wider business
• Champion DevEx, reliability, and security
• Embed operational excellence and incident response
• Promote observability and performance optimisation

Lead DevOps Engineer Requirements

• Proven line management experience
• Cloud-native expertise (any cloud provider is fine: GCP, AWS or Azure)
• Knowledge of GitLab CI / CD, Terraform, Ansible
• Experience in Kubernetes, Docker, SRE and IaC principles
• Monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana etc
• Any scripting experience will be a bonus

What's in it for me?

• Competitive salary circa £85k + bonus
• Hybrid working (1 day onsite per month)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Healthcare and wellbeing support
• Career growth in a global tech environment
• Opportunities to shape modern platform strategy
• Exposure to cutting-edge tools and practices

A collaborative, agile and learning-focused culture

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.