DevOps Engineer

Join Our Team as a Lead DevOps Engineer!

Are you a hands‑on DevOps professional ready to take the lead? We’re seeking a Mid‑Senior Level Lead DevOps Engineer to join a top consultancy, driving the automation, scalability, and reliability of our clients’ microservices platforms.

Locations: London, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool or Sheffield

Work Mode: Hybrid – 3 days onsite

Salary: £50,000–£60,000 GBP + Bonus + Benefits

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Autonomy & Impact: Architect, build, and own infrastructure end‑to‑end.
• Cutting‑Edge Tech: Work with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, ELK, Prometheus and more.
• Growth & Recognition: Champion DevOps best practices, mentor peers, and shape the future of our platform.
• Flexible Working: Hybrid model, generous holiday entitlement, and supportive culture.

What You’ll Do

• Design & implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible
• Build and manage container platforms with Docker & Kubernetes
• Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments
• Script and test automation in Python and/or JavaScript
• Configure AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, ALB/ELB, Route 53, WAF, KMS, Security Groups, Network ACLs, EBS)
• Monitor, log, and alert on system health using ELK , Prometheus , Grafana
• Harden security and enforce best practices across our infrastructure
• Provide on‑call support and mentor junior engineers

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Linux proficiency in production environments
• Deep AWS knowledge — from VPC to KMS and beyond
• Proven experience with GitLab (or Jenkins) CI/CD pipelines
• Expertise in Terraform , Ansible , and “Infrastructure as Code”
• Containerisation with Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes
• Development/testing experience in Python and/or JavaScript
• Hands‑on experience deploying 12‑factor microservices
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like ELK , Prometheus , Grafana , and Nginx
• Excellent communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment

Nice‑to‑Haves

• AWS DevOps Engineer certification
• Service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) or serverless (Lambda, API Gateway) experience
• Background in DevSecOps or security tooling

Your Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonus
• Private medical, life cover, pension scheme
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + birthday leave
• Flexible hours & hybrid working
• Training budget & certification support
• Season ticket loan & wellbeing initiatives

If you are interested please email email your cv to megan.seymour@stottandmay.com