Lead DevOps Engineer - Shape On-Prem Ops, Drive Cloud Migration

ITAC Solutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-visibility leadership

Influence on cloud migration roadmap

Collaboration with leadership and Devs

Ownership of current ops and long-term

Job summary

ITAC Solutions is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to own a mission-critical, on-prem Linux environment and help shape the long-term path toward cloud. This role leads infrastructure strategy from the ground up, stabilizing core operations today while laying groundwork for a major cloud migration down the road.

You'll be a key technical voice at the table as the organization plans its next chapter. You will work with leadership and Development teams to manage Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Linux and on-premises DevOps experience.
• Experience guiding or mentoring a technical team.
• Ability to lead infrastructure decisions with minimal oversight.
• Balancing on-prem operations with cloud tooling adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day Linux, on-premises environment.
• Own stability and performance of current infrastructure and operations.
• Partner with leadership to develop a future cloud migration strategy.
• Administer and maintain Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Arc for Linux.
• Support adoption of cloud-native tooling.
• Guide the team through migration planning alongside Development.
• Ensure operations remain strong regardless of migration timeline or pace.

Skills

Linux

On-prem DevOps

Cloud migration planning

Team leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Key Vault

Azure Arc for Linux

Job description

ITAC Solutions is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to own a mission-critical, on-prem Linux environment and help shape the long-term path toward cloud. This role leads infrastructure strategy from the ground up, stabilizing core operations today while laying groundwork for a major cloud migration down the road.

You'll be a key technical voice at the table as the organization plans its next chapter. You will work with leadership and Development teams to manage Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and