Vice President DevOps

Primis; Remote; GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech leader is seeking a VP of DevOps to drive strategy and delivery practices across a distributed team. This fully remote role, based in the UK, offers a competitive salary of £150,000 plus a 12% bonus. We are looking for a candidate with deep software engineering roots and strong DevOps leadership experience to shape the future of the DevOps function. Key benefits include financial support for home office setup and private healthcare options.

Benefits

£500 home office setup payment

£60 per month for working from home costs

Private Medical, Dental, Eyecare options

Flexible holidays

Qualifications

• Citizenship, ILR, or Settled Status in the UK required.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior leadership role.
• Deep understanding of software engineering and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Own DevOps strategy to enable high-velocity software delivery.
• Design and evolve scalable CI/CD and infrastructure practices.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership.
• Lead and develop a global DevOps team.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership.

Skills

Senior leadership experience in DevOps or Software Engineering

Strong software engineering background

Expertise in CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure design

Experience leading globally distributed teams

Job description

VP of DevOps | Fully Remote | Global Fintech | £150,000 + 12% Bonus

UK Only – Citizenship, ILR, or Settled Status required

We’re partnered with a industry leading global fintech that, due to acquisitions and growth, is hiring a VP of DevOps. This is a brand-new leadership role with the opportunity to shape strategy, delivery practices, and culture across a distributed team.

If you combine deep software engineering roots with proven DevOps leadership experience and thrive in complex, outcome-driven environments, this could be the perfect fit.

Key Responsibilities

• Own DevOps strategy to enable high-velocity, high-quality software delivery.
• Design and evolve scalable CI/CD, infrastructure, and deployment practices.
• Provide hands‑on architectural leadership where needed.
• Lead and develop a global DevOps team.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership to ensure DevOps accelerates delivery.

Key Skills

• Senior leadership experience in DevOps or Software Engineering.
• Strong software engineering background with experience delivering production software at scale.
• Expertise in CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure design.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams.

Key Benefits

• £500 home office set up payment
• £60 p.c.m for working from home cost
• Private Medical, Dental, Eyecare with the option for family cover
• Flexible holidays

Why Apply?

• Greenfield opportunity to shape DevOps leadership at VP level.
• High trust, high visibility role with significant influence on software delivery.
• Build a DevOps function grounded in engineering excellence, simplicity, and people development.