We have an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Lead DevOps Engineer with solid experience in AWS to assist a leading tech company on leading the transformation towards AWS from Heroku.
Steadily building notoriety in their field, you’ll be the first DevOps hire in the business and work in a small engineering team of 5 to help bridge the gap between development and operations, ensuring efficient software delivery and a highly reliable infrastructure.
Location | Workplace policy: Remote first with offices in MCR
Salary: £70k + perks
Based in a really flexible business that values product people that aren’t afraid of dealing with startups/scaleups, your expertise will be instrumental in leading the development and implementation of DevOps strategies, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving the overall DevOps toolchain.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
- Develop and implement a comprehensive DevOps strategy that aligns with business objectives
- Design, build, and maintain a robust and scalable CI/CD pipeline
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
- Champion the use of cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Implement and manage configuration management tools
- Oversee infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting
- Implement and maintain infrastructure security best practices
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to identify and resolve deployment issues
- Stay up-to-date on the latest DevOps trends and technologies
Core skills needed:
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer
- Expert knowledge of AWS
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and mentor engineers
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- In-depth knowledge of DevOps principles and methodologies
- Expertise in CI/CD tools Proficiency in scripting languages
Overall, our client is looking for someone not scared of a challenge. Whilst our client is by no means a startup, they’re in a fast-paced and agile period and need someone that likes that kind of environment. If this sounds like it could be you, apply now with a copy of your CV and we’ll be in touch!