Lead Devops Engineer

DevOps Team Lead - Remote - Permanent - Client is based in Essex

Up to £95000 + Benefits

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on DevOps Team Lead to join a growing technology business based near Colchester.

This is a permanent opportunity offering up to £95,000 plus benefits, with remote working and the opportunity to shape the future DevOps and cloud infrastructure strategy of the organisation.

We are looking for someone based anywhere in the UK who would be happy travelling to the client site at least once or twice a quarter.

The Role

You will lead a small but highly capable DevOps / Platform Engineering function, taking ownership of cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD pipelines, system reliability and platform scalability.

This role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering and would suit somebody who enjoys building modern cloud-native environments while mentoring engineers and driving best practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor DevOps / Platform engineers
• Drive infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code
• Manage and improve CI/CD pipelines
• Own cloud infrastructure and platform reliability
• Improve scalability, monitoring, observability and security
• Work closely with software engineering and architecture teams
• Influence DevOps strategy and technical direction

Technical Environment

• AWS and/or Azure
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Docker
• CI/CD pipelines
• Linux
• Monitoring & observability tooling
• Infrastructure as Code

Experience Required

• Proven experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering or SRE leadership role
• Strong cloud infrastructure background
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams
• Excellent automation and CI/CD knowledge
• Strong Kubernetes and Terraform experience preferred
• Ability to operate in a hands-on technical leadership role

What’s On Offer

• Salary up to 95000
• Remote working
• Strong engineering culture
• Modern technology environment
• High level of technical ownership and autonomy
• Long-term permanent opportunity

Apply today for immediate consideration