Senior DevOps Engineer

Korn Ferry; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 104,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a large-scale public sector technology environment in the UK. You will combine hands-on DevOps work with technical leadership to ensure stability, availability and quality of services across engineering teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days on site, with locations including Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle or Sheffield. The contract is 12 months, with rate up to £650 per day inside IR35, and SC preferred.

Qualifications

• Senior DevOps experience in complex technology environments.
• Public sector experience is essential.
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of DevOps Engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching and mentoring.
• Design, build, test and maintain complex automation and engineering solutions.
• Define and coordinate integration builds and support integration testing activities.
• Lead release and deployment planning, including risk assessment, scheduling, deployment and rollback.
• Drive automation across build, release and deployment processes.
• Develop reusable libraries, templates and services.
• Improve the stability, availability and quality of production services.
• Establish and promote modern DevOps engineering standards and best practices.

Skills

DevOps leadership

CI/CD expertise

Automation

Scripting/Coding

Public sector experience

Team coaching

Job description

Contract: 12 months
Rate: Up to £650 per day, Inside IR35
Working pattern: Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite
Locations: Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle or Sheffield
Clearance: SC preferred, BPSS candidates will be considered

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a large-scale public sector technology environment.You will combine strong hands-on DevOps engineering with technical leadership, taking responsibility for the stability, availability and quality of services while helping drive automation and DevOps best practice across engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of DevOps Engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching and mentoring.
• Design, build, test and maintain complex automation and engineering solutions.
• Define and coordinate integration builds and support integration testing activities.
• Lead release and deployment planning, including risk assessment, scheduling, deployment and rollback.
• Drive automation across build, release and deployment processes.
• Develop reusable libraries, templates and services.
• Improve the stability, availability and quality of production services.
• Establish and promote modern DevOps engineering standards and best practices.

Essential Experience

• Strong experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer / Lead DevOps Engineer within complex technology environments.
• Previous public sector experience is essential.
• Strong hands-on DevOps engineering and automation experience.
• Strong CI/CD, release and deployment experience.
• Experience designing and supporting build and integration processes.
• Strong scripting / coding capability for automation.
• Experience implementing automated deployment and release processes.
• Good understanding of service reliability, stability and availability.
• Experience working across multiple interconnected services and the wider technical landscape.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com