Lead DevOps Engineer — Hybrid, On-Prem to Cloud

Deloitte LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational professional services firm is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to manage a small team and ensure the stability, security, and performance of its analytics platform. This role includes leading CI/CD initiatives, mentoring team members, and collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, DevOps leadership experience, and strong skills in both Windows and Linux administration. This is a contract position with a competitive rate.

Benefits

Competitive rate

Opportunity for alternative projects

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a DevOps leadership role, managing or mentoring a team.
• Experience with performance tuning, debugging, and security.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL.
• Extensive experience with Windows Server and Linux administration.
• Experience in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers.
• Ensure stability, security, and performance of the platform.
• Drive CI/CD enhancements and automation.
• Act as escalation for support issues.
• Oversee maintenance of Windows/Linux servers.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Stakeholder Management

Performance tuning

Microsoft SQL Server 2019

MySQL

Windows Server administration

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring and logging solutions

Problem-solving

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Active Directory

Octopus Deploy

.NET

NuGet

Job description

A multinational professional services firm is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to manage a small team and ensure the stability, security, and performance of its analytics platform. This role includes leading CI/CD initiatives, mentoring team members, and collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, DevOps leadership experience, and strong skills in both Windows and Linux administration. This is a contract position with a competitive rate.