Lead Devops Engineer

Venquis

ScreenedPermanent

Chelmsford, Essex

£95,000/annum

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

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

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

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 xwzovoh 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

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