Lead DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes, AI & DV Clearance

MI5; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

10.5 public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Cycle to work scheme

On-site restaurant/coffee shop

Travel reimbursement for interviews

Job summary

MI6 Tech is hiring a Lead DevOps Engineer in London to strengthen our automation and AI-assisted engineering capabilities. You will lead a growing team, improve deployment speed and reliability, and drive best practices in DevOps, deployment, and observability.

You will focus on Kubernetes adoption, containerised environments, and secure release processes across established platforms, balancing delivery pace with security and resilience requirements.

Qualifications

• Must have solid DevOps experience and cloud engineering background.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerised environments is required.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across DevOps, deployment and service operations.
• Advance CI/CD pipelines, automation, and release processes with AI support.
• Promote secure, reliable, scalable deployment practices across platforms.

Skills

DevOps engineering

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

AI in engineering

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

MI6 Tech is hiring a Lead DevOps Engineer in London to strengthen our automation and AI-assisted engineering capabilities. You will lead a growing team, improve deployment speed and reliability, and drive best practices in DevOps, deployment, and observability.

You will focus on Kubernetes adoption, containerised environments, and secure release processes across established platforms, balancing delivery pace with security and resilience requirements.