PerfectDraft Senior / Lead DevOps Engineer Evergreen

AB InBev Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 holidays per year

Pension (up to 8% employer contrib)

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Parental leave 26 weeks

Beer allowance

Volunteer days

Life assurance

Charitable giving

Job summary

AB InBev Group in London is seeking a Mid-Senior Level Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the design of an AI-ready cloud platform. You will leverage Terraform, automation, and modern DevOps to deliver scalable, secure product delivery across cloud environments.

You will drive AI-enabled CI/CD pipelines, governance, and observability, while mentoring engineers and shaping platform capabilities with data-driven insights. Local office-based role with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with designing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on with Terraform-based IaC and cloud platforms.
• Proven ability to build and optimise CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of an AI-ready cloud platform using IaC and DevOps practices.
• Develop AI-enabled CI/CD pipelines with automation, testing and governance.
• Drive adoption of AI-powered engineering workflows and guardrails for responsible use of AI/ML.
• Apply security-by-design across infrastructure and delivery processes.

Skills

Terraform

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

AI-enabled tooling

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions/Jenkins

Job description

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level#DreamBigPurposeBrewing the world’s most loved beers and building brands consumers love, AB InBev is where ownership, ambition, and action thrive. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes global classics like Stella Artois, Budweiser, and Corona, and well-known favorites such as Camden Hells, Beck’s, and Leffe. We empower you to dream big, lead change, and create a long-lasting legacy. We value relentless problem-solvers who take accountability, embrace challenges, and turn bold goals into results through resilience and hard work.That’s Who We Are: Come and OWN IT .What’s in it for you:25 holidays per year + bank holidays & holiday trading optionsPension (up to 8% employer contribution) & income protectionComprehensive health & wellbeing benefits (fully funded private medical insurance, dental insurance, gym discounts, Employee Assistance Programme)26 weeks paid parental leave for eligible primary caregiversA beer allowance to enjoy our brands2 volunteer days a year to support your local communityLife assurance & charitable givingAbout the Team:PerfectDraft builds a connected home beer ecosystem spanning hardware, mobile apps, cloud services, and eCommerce. Our engineering team delivers a reliable, high-quality product at global scale, Lead the design and evolution of an AI-ready cloud platform, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), automation and modern DevOps practices to enable scalable, secure and intelligent product delivery.We embrace AI-assisted development to improve productivity, code quality, and product innovation. Engineers are expected to use modern AI tools thoughtfully, stay current with advancements, and apply critical thinking to ensure secure, reliable outcomes. We prioritise practical experience over formal qualifications, seeking candidates with strong technical foundations, proven delivery of production systems, and the ability to communicate clear design decisions and trade-offs.The Role:Support the infrastructure and delivery pipelines powering PerfectDraft services. This is a London, office-based role.Duties & ResponsibilitiesLead the design and evolution of an AI-ready cloud platform, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), automation and modern DevOps practices to enable scalable, secure and intelligent product delivery.Develop and optimise AI-enabled CI/CD pipelines, integrating automation, testing and governance controls to accelerate releases while maintaining security, reliability and compliance.Drive adoption of AI-powered engineering workflows by providing the infrastructure, tooling, guardrails and developer platforms needed to support responsible use of generative AI and machine learning solutions.Use AI, automation and observability tools to proactively improve platform performance, reliability, operational efficiency and cost optimisation across cloud and production environments.Embed security-by-design principles into infrastructure, delivery processes and AI-assisted development practices, including access controls, secrets management and policy compliance.Act as a technical leader across engineering teams, championing AI innovation, mentoring engineers, improving developer experience, and using data-driven insights to continuously enhance platform capabilities and operational resilience.Who we’re looking for:Proven experience designing, building and supporting secure, scalable cloud infrastructure in production environments, with strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code, ideally using Terraform.Hands-on experience managing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP, with a strong understanding of containers, orchestration technologies and modern platform engineering practices.Demonstrated success in building and optimising CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and delivery processes that improve engineering efficiency and reliability.Strong understanding of observability, including logging, monitoring, alerting and incident management, with a focus on maintaining highly available and resilient systems.Passion for applying AI and automation to engineering workflows, with the ability to evaluate outputs, manage risk and drive the responsible adoption of AI-enabled tools and practices.Collaborative and pragmatic approach, with the ability to influence across technical teams, simplify complex challenges and balance innovation, delivery speed, security, quality and operational excellence.We value practical capability and proven experience over formal qualifications. A degree is not required.Why build your career with usWe recruit for mindset, ambition, cultural fit, and growth opportunities.UNIQUE CULTUREWe are proud to be part of something bigger than ourselves and are passionate about building upon our company’s long legacy. We believe in collaboration and candor, which results in a dynamic culture with open communication.BRANDS EVERYONE LOVESWe are part of the collective, global history of beer. We are the proud makers of more than 500 iconic brands, from beloved international classics to local favorites.GROWTH OPPORTUNITIESOur people grow at the pace of their talent. We empower our people to learn, expand their perspectives, and unlock career growth. In an environment where commitment to excellence pays off, our people are able to deepen their impact and create a long-lasting legacy.#LI-BudweiserUK&I