Lead DevOps Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic DevOps Leader to guide a talented team in enhancing group-wide infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive strategic initiatives, oversee the migration to Google Cloud Platform, and implement best practices in DevOps. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals while promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Join a fast-paced environment that values your contributions and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Collaborative culture

Exposure to strategic projects

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading DevOps teams with strong coaching skills.
• Strong Linux and cloud management expertise, particularly in AWS and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers, fostering collaboration.
• Oversee the design and maintenance of secure and scalable infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Linux systems administration

Docker and container orchestration

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform

Network design and troubleshooting

Programming languages (JavaScript, Node.js, PHP)

Version control systems (Git)

Web server configuration (Apache, Nginx)

Database management (MySQL, MongoDB)

Cloud management (AWS, GCP)

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

CI/CD tools

Job description

Job Description

Our client is a fast-growing tech business.

They are entering an exciting new phase focused on integrating and transitioning into group-wide infrastructure while continuing to build and maintain cutting-edge solutions.

This is a unique opportunity to take on a leadership role, guiding a team of talented DevOps Engineers and driving the strategic adoption and enhancement of the group toolbox to meet business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Define and implement the strategic roadmap for DevOps initiatives, ensuring alignment with group-wide infrastructure and tools.
• Advocate for and lead the adoption of the toolbox, identifying gaps and driving enhancements to meet organisational requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across development, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure strategy with business goals.

Infrastructure & Operations:

• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
• Support, monitor, and enhance live infrastructure and platform solutions, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Plan and execute the integration of current infrastructure into the group-wide cloud platform while minimizing disruptions.
• Lead the migration of infrastructure from AWS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring a smooth transition and leveraging GCP services effectively.
• Recommend changes to improve infrastructure, working practices, and operational efficiency.

DevOps & Security:

• Establish and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, collaborating closely with development teams to streamline deployment processes.
• Lead initiatives to maintain and enhance security posture, ensuring compliance with industry standards and frameworks (e.g., SOC-2, ISO 27001).
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure outages and incidents, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.

Documentation & Best Practices:

• Ensure comprehensive documentation of infrastructure, systems, and processes to support onboarding, troubleshooting, and scalability.
• Promote and implement DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices across the organization.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Leadership:

• Proven experience leading a team of DevOps or Infrastructure Engineers, with strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical contributions.

Technical Expertise:

• Strong Linux systems administration experience, including firewalls and hardening.
• Expertise in Docker and container orchestration.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform.
• Experience with network design, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Node.js, PHP).
• Experience with version control systems, ideally Git.
• Web server configuration (Apache, Nginx).
• Database management (MySQL, MongoDB), including high availability and backup solutions.
• Hands-on experience managing cloud providers, with significant experience in AWS and GCP.
• Familiarity with GCP services such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and IAM.
• Familiarity with configuration management and IT automation tools.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and SRE principles.

Soft Skills:

• Self-motivated, highly organized, and capable of driving initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with serverless infrastructure (e.g., AWS Fargate, Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions).
• Proficiency in TypeScript.
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as SOC-2, ISO 27001, or Cyber Essentials.

Offer:

• The opportunity to lead and shape the future of DevOps within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to strategic projects involving group-wide integration with a global organization.
• A collaborative, innovative culture that values your ideas and contributions.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.