Lead DevOps Engineer

Easyjet; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% annual bonus potential

25 days holiday

Staff travel benefits

Pension scheme

Job summary

easyJet is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead design, deployment and management of scalable AWS cloud infrastructures, driving automation and DevOps excellence.

You will develop advanced CI/CD pipelines, champion cloud modernization, and work directly with clients and senior stakeholders to solve complex cloud challenges.

The role adopts a hybrid working policy, offers a competitive base salary, up to 20% bonus potential, generous holiday and staff travel benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience provisioning, configuring, and maintaining AWS cloud environments.
• Expertise across AWS Compute, Storage, Security, Networking, and Governance.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Advanced containerization with Docker and Kubernetes/EKS or ECS.
• Strong CI/CD expertise with CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab.
• Linux/Windows administration and secure, highly available cloud architectures.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Proven leadership in incident management and stakeholder communication.
• AWS certifications and experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible).
• Understanding of Cloud Landing Zone concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and management of scalable AWS cloud infrastructures.
• Develop and implement advanced CI/CD strategies.
• Engage with clients to provide technical guidance and solutions.
• Lead technical discussions and set DevOps standards across teams.
• Drive automation, reduce technical debt, and optimize processes.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated on cloud technologies and propose improvements.

Skills

AWS Cloud

IaC

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD

Networking & Linux/Windows

Monitoring & Observability

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

AWS Certifications

Config Mgmt (Chef, Puppet, Ansible)

Cloud Landing Zone

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

CloudWatch

ELK

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

New Relic

Jira

Job description

Salary: £30,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in provisioning, configuring, and maintaining AWS Cloud environments, with a focus on large-scale, mission-critical infrastructures.
• In-depth expertise in a wide range of AWS service offerings, including Compute, Management & Governance, Storage, Security, Identity & Compliance, Networking & Content Delivery, FinOps, Containers, and Database products.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK, with a proven track record of automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Advanced knowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration platforms like Docker and Amazon EKS (Kubernetes) or ECS.
• Expertise in defining, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, and others, applying best practices for pipeline efficiency and security.
• Strong background in networking, Linux or Windows administration, with the ability to architect secure, performant, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Proficiency with monitoring and log analytics tools such as AWS CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic, to maintain observability and ensure operational excellence.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing complex, high-pressure situations and guiding teams through incident resolution.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with proven experience engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Relevant AWS certifications.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible) and implementing best practices for configuration management and automation.
• Deep understanding of Cloud Landing Zone concepts and best practices for enterprise-scale cloud adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, deployment, and management of scalable and reliable AWS Cloud infrastructures, driving automation and optimizing DevOps processes.
• Develop and implement advanced CI/CD strategies to support complex, large-scale cloud solutions on AWS.
• Engage directly with clients to provide technical expertise, offer solutions to complex cloud challenges, and act as a trusted advisor in their cloud journey.
• Lead technical discussions with developers and stakeholders, influencing architectural decisions and setting DevOps standards across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by automating repetitive tasks, remediating technical debt, and identifying opportunities for optimization.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud technologies, DevOps tools, and industry trends, recommending new approaches to enhance our services.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Ansible
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• Datadog
• DevOps
• Docker
• ELK
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Grafana
• Support
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Prometheus
• Puppet
• Security
• Terraform
• Windows
• Network

More:

We are easyJet, a FTSE-250 listed, multi-billion low-cost airline serving tens of millions of customers each year across more than 1,207 routes and 38 countries in Europe. We employ more than 18,000 colleagues and are on a mission to make low-cost travel easy. Our promise behaviours are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. You will join our expanding Platform Engineering Practice in a Senior DevOps Engineer role, supporting cloud modernisation and optimisation for our clients. We offer a vibrant and inclusive workplace with a competitive base salary, up to 20% annual bonus potential, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, a flexible benefits package, discounted staff travel for friends and family, annual credit for easyJet holidays, a Work Away scheme allowing 30 days working abroad each year, and an electric vehicle lease salary sacrifice scheme. We operate a hybrid working policy with 40%-60% of the month spent with colleagues. This role does not meet the criteria for visa sponsorship.

last updated 36 week of 2026