Lead DevOps Engineer

ASSA ABLOY; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Continuous learning and career dev

Comprehensive benefits package

24 days leave

Résumé du poste

ASSA ABLOY Biosite in Solihull is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to shape and grow our DevOps capability. You will lead architectural direction, drive automation, and mentor engineers to build secure, scalable platforms supporting innovative products and services.

You will work with software engineers and product teams to deliver reliable infrastructure, cost efficiency and strong security practices across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating cloud platforms and IaC.
• Strong background in DevOps, cloud operations, and security.

Responsabilités

• Lead the DevOps function and set architectural standards across cloud infra, IaC, CI/CD, observability and platform security.
• Deliver scalable, secure cloud platforms for development, test and production.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and support recruitment and onboarding.

Connaissances

Cloud infrastructure

IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Team leadership

Linux administration

Outils

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Description du poste

• Mid-senior level
• IT, Telecom & Internet
• Travel Required: 11%-30%
• 30-Apr-2027

Can you bring your DevOps leadership and cloud engineering expertise to our team at ASSA ABLOY Biosite? Join our team in Solihull and enjoy a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.

What you would do as our Lead DevOps Engineer

Reporting to the Head of Software, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving our DevOps capability, leading both the technical direction of the function and the development of the engineers within it. You will work closely with software engineering and product teams to build secure, scalable and reliable platforms that enable the delivery of innovative products and services.

You will be responsible for defining DevOps standards, driving automation and operational excellence, and ensuring our cloud infrastructure, security practices and engineering tooling support the continued growth of the business.

You would also be responsable for:

• Leading the technical direction of the DevOps function, defining standards and architecture across cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, observability and platform security.
• Designing, delivering and continuously improving scalable, secure and cost-effective cloud platforms that support development, testing and production environments.
• Driving operational excellence through improved reliability, performance, security, governance, monitoring and cloud cost optimization.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to the DevOps team, supporting career development, promoting engineering best practices and contributing to recruitment and onboarding activities.
• Collaborating with software engineers, product teams and business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions, manage improvement initiatives and act as an escalation point for complex technical challenges.

The skills and experience you need

• Has strong hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, containerized platforms and modern DevOps toolchains .
• Has a deep technical background in DevOps, cloud operations and cloud security, with the ability to drive secure-by-design practices and operational maturity .
• Has strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience within complex production environments .
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing engineers, with the ability to foster a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture .
• Experience delivering technical projects and platform improvements while working effectively with cross-functional engineering and product teams.

Nice to have

• Experience evaluating, developing or deploying AI-powered tools and solutions to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency or platform capabilities.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, Large Language Models (LLMs) and modern AI frameworks relevant to DevOps and platform engineering.

What we offer

• Continous learning and career development opportunities to help you reach your full potential
• Comprehensive benefits package, including life assurance, wellbeing support and a salary sacrifice pension scheme
• 24 days leave, increasing with length of service .

Let’s create a safer and more open world - together!

To find out more about us, visit www.assaabloy.com

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

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As an employer, we value results - not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions - supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

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