Lead DevOps Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise technologique dynamique recherche un Lead DevOps Engineer pour diriger les pratiques DevOps et améliorer les infrastructures d'une plateforme SaaS. Ce rôle combine leadership technique et travail manuel dans un environnement cloud performant, avec des responsabilités sur l'ensemble du cycle de vie des déploiements.

Benefits

Couverture santé privée

Participation à un plan d'incitation à long terme

Soutien au bien-être

Réductions de gym

Qualifications

• Expérience de direction des efforts DevOps dans un environnement dynamique.
• Expertise forte dans les services AWS: IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, etc.
• Capacité démontrée à gérer des systèmes de production.

Responsibilities

• Fournir un leadership technique à la fonction DevOps tout en participant aux travaux d'ingénierie.
• Gérer et optimiser l'infrastructure basée sur AWS avec Kubernetes et Terraform.
• Superviser les processus CI/CD et supporter les versions multiples quotidiennes.

Skills

Leadership

AWS

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

Incident Management

Job description

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Enso Recruitment is partnering with a leading technology-driven organisation to find a talented Lead DevOps Engineer. This role offers the chance to take a hands-on leadership position within a collaborative team responsible for maintaining and evolving a highly available, scalable cloud environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in guiding DevOps practices, supporting rapid deployment cycles, and driving infrastructure improvements across a growing SaaS platform with a global reach.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to the DevOps function while remaining actively involved in hands-on engineering work.
• Manage and optimise AWS-based infrastructure with tools like Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Partner with development, product, and security teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable systems.
• Oversee CI/CD processes and support multiple daily releases with minimal disruption.
• Shape infrastructure strategy, influencing best practices and architectural decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience leading DevOps efforts or teams in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Strong expertise in AWS services including networking, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, and container orchestration with EKS.
• Demonstrated ability to manage production systems, resolve incidents, and implement effective change controls.
• A pragmatic approach to balancing technical, security, and operational priorities.

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
• Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with observability tools and techniques.
• Fully remote role or hybrid option from Belfast.
• Long-term incentive scheme participation.
• Private health coverage, including critical illness and life insurance.
• Wellness support including gym discounts and other benefits.