Lead DevOps Engineer – Hybrid Cloud & CI/CD (Leicester)

International Business Machines Corporation; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm in the UK is seeking a Managing DevOps Engineer to drive their DevOps initiatives. In this role, you will lead projects and guide engineering teams while influencing technical direction using modern tools. The ideal candidate will possess extensive DevOps experience and strong communication skills, while being passionate about innovation. This position offers a flexible work environment and numerous career development opportunities.

Benefits

Training opportunities and mentoring

Promotion opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Work-life balance support

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Private medical and dental cover

Life assurance and pension plan

Qualifications

• You must have extensive experience in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Exceptional communication and coaching skills are required.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable DevOps infrastructure.
• Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges.

Skills

Extensive experience in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development

Exceptional communication, facilitation, and coaching skills

Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities

Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels

Proven experience in leading DevOps initiatives and projects

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI)

Configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)

Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

Monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog)

Job description

A leading global technology firm in the UK is seeking a Managing DevOps Engineer to drive their DevOps initiatives. In this role, you will lead projects and guide engineering teams while influencing technical direction using modern tools. The ideal candidate will possess extensive DevOps experience and strong communication skills, while being passionate about innovation. This position offers a flexible work environment and numerous career development opportunities.