We're working with a growing digital consultancy that delivers complex cloud and software solutions for a range of public and private sector clients. As part of continued growth, they are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to join their Managed Services team.
This is a highly influential role combining technical leadership, client engagement, consulting, and hands-on engineering. You'll help shape cloud strategy, provide architectural guidance, mentor engineers, and work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, cloud-native platforms.
You'll also play a key role in developing engineering best practices, supporting business growth activities, and driving technical excellence across multiple client engagements.
Please note that this role includes participation in an on-call rota.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and promote DevOps architecture standards, engineering best practices, and technical strategy.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping shape technology roadmaps and transformation programmes.
- Lead complex cloud and infrastructure engagements across multiple client environments.
- Provide technical leadership and governance for cloud-native platforms and managed services.
- Mentor and coach engineers, supporting both technical development and career growth.
- Contribute to pre-sales activities, proposals, and technical solution design.
- Represent the organisation through thought leadership, community engagement, and industry events.
- Support hiring activities and help develop a high-performing engineering practice.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in senior DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, or Technical Architecture roles.
- Strong background delivering large-scale cloud transformation programmes.
- Expertise with AWS and modern cloud architecture patterns.
- Advanced Python scripting and automation experience.
- Strong Kubernetes experience, particularly within AWS environments.
- Extensive experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
- Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, governance, and operational best practices.
- Proven experience engaging with senior business and technical stakeholders.
- Experience working within a consultancy, professional services, or client-facing environment.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
