Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer. London (2 days in the office), £70-80K.

This consultancy provide expert advice and hands-on system management to help clients get the most from technology and data. They use innovation wisely to deliver well thought-out digital solutions and software. They are searching for a Lead DevOps Engineer, who will be responsible for providing leadership and technical expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure practices.

As Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the infrastructure, deployment processes, and automation strategies for web-based projects (mainly websites, web platforms and API middleware solutions using open-source frameworks). This position requires a combination of technical prowess and strategic thinking, and effective team management. The company manage a variety of applications on different stacks which includes AWS, Azure, Git, Docker, Cloudflare and Terraform. Experience with these technologies is required and considered a valuable asset for this role.

Key Responsibilities of this Lead DevOps Engineer:

• Technical Leadership and Delivery Oversight
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure accountable and efficient technical delivery across various projects in terms of quality and efficiency.
• Lead technical discussions during client calls, ensuring clear specifications are captured, and projects are delivered within the agreed commercial parameters.
• Team Management and Development
• Manage and cultivate a high-performing team of engineers, actively participating in their growth and development.
• Coach team members alongside other leads and senior engineers, contributing to skill enhancement and career progression.
• Collaborate with project managers to plan team schedules, participate in recruitment activities, and manage team performance through KPIs.
• Project Oversight and Escalation Handling

Experience And Skills of this Lead DevOps Engineer:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience with technology stacks such as AWS, Azure, Git, Docker, Cloudflare and Terraform.
• Experience deploying and maintaining solutions mostly utilising the Laravel, Drupal and NextJS.
• Experience building and optimising high performance technology at scale.
• Passion as an open source technologist, with good working knowledge of common open source technologies. (E.g. Red Hat Linux, Amazon Linux, Debian, git, SSH, rsync, nginx, apache, etc)
• Familiarity and experience with core Information Security principles and ISO 27001 accreditation (E.g. threat modelling, compartmentalisation, separation of concerns, principle of least privilege, etc)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

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