Senior DevOps Consultant (GitHub SME)

Ascent Software; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in the UK is looking for a Senior DevOps Consultant specializing in GitHub. This role involves optimizing the GitHub environment and collaborating with various teams to implement best practices in development operations. Ideal candidates have strong GitHub administration skills, experience in DevOps principles, and thrive in a hybrid work environment. The company values inclusivity and offers various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Well-being coaches

Professional development support

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience administering GitHub Enterprise in complex organizations.
• Hands-on expertise with GitHub Advanced Security features.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles including CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of GitHub environment.
• Establish governance frameworks and implement security controls.
• Promote best practices to enhance developer productivity.

Skills

GitHub Enterprise administration

GitHub governance

GitHub Advanced Security features

Identity and access management

DevOps principles

CI/CD pipelines

Analytical skills

Tools

Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Job description

Overview

The creative mindbehind every project. Put your skills to the testto build solutions that continue to shape the world we live in.

About Us

We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business. We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms. We work with incredible clients in all types of industries, such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses, and we employ the sharpest minds too! At Ascent, we also believe in fostering a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. With our hybrid approach, we prioritize hiring individuals who reside in proximity to our offices. Our aim is to cultivate a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging by facilitating easy access to the office.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Consultant – GitHub Specialist (SME/Administrator) to lead the design, management, and optimization of our enterprise GitHub environment. In this role, you will leverage your deep expertise in GitHub Enterprise to drive scalable, secure, and efficient development operations across the organization. You will work closely with engineering teams, security, and leadership stakeholders to establish governance frameworks, implement security controls, and promote best practices that enhance developer productivity and code management. This is a highly technical and collaborative role, ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges and shaping enterprise-level DevOps strategy.

Skills and qualifications

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Proven experience administering GitHub Enterprise within large-scale or complex organizational environments.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub governance, including organization and repository structures, access control, and change management processes.
• Hands-on expertise with GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) features such as code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency management.
• Experience with identity and access management solutions, including SSO integration (e.g., Entra ID/Azure AD or equivalent platforms).
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess current environments, identify gaps, and recommend effective improvements.

Good-to-Have Technical Skills

• Experience in repository migration from legacy source code management systems (e.g., Bitbucket, GitLab, or SVN).
• Knowledge of repository lifecycle management, including archival, tagging, and categorization strategies.
• Familiarity with project management and collaboration tools such as the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
• Broader exposure to DevSecOps practices or cloud-native environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Working at Ascent

At Ascent, we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches. Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries. Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership.

If you have any questions contact our Talent Acquisition team on [e-mail].

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