Lead DevOps Engineer

We are actively looking for a Principal DevOps Consultant to join our dynamic engineering team. In this crucial role, you will oversee and mentor a team of up to five DevOps engineers while leading development projects. Your responsibilities include defining and implementing DevOps strategies and best practices to optimize our clients' processes and systems, leading and managing diverse DevOps and development projects, and contributing to writing and reviewing code.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience handling Kafka setups with billions of messages and thousands of topics, demonstrating a deep understanding of its architecture and optimization techniques. Additionally, expertise in Kubernetes is required, with the ability to manage and scale clusters efficiently, involving large numbers of pods, and a strong command of Docker and other containerization technologies.

You will need to build rapport with clients, provide expert advice, design and develop solutions, as well as manage or implement cloud infrastructure and data platforms ensuring scalability and reliability. Additionally, you must show experience with the development and implementation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes to streamline development processes.

Key responsibilities in this role include:

• Define and implement DevOps strategies and best practices to optimize processes and systems
• Perform line management duties to a team of up to 5 engineers
• Set DevOps department standards and technical direction, create training materials, and run training sessions for the wider team
• Support and train junior colleagues within your projects and the wider DevOps department
• Lead and manage diverse DevOps and development projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code technical solutions (e.g., via kube/helm & terraform)
• Contribute to writing and reviewing code according to project needs and designs
• Apply DevOps best practices of automation, TDD, and tooling to CI/CD pipelines
• Design, develop, and manage cloud infrastructure and data platforms to ensure scalability and reliability
• Work as part of a cross-discipline agile development team (managed via Scrum Agile processes)

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Software development as part of a cross-disciplined team (Java)
• Scrum master qualifications or experience, helping project management by running standups and other agile ceremonies
• Proven experience in Senior DevOps roles, with a track record of managing teams and projects
• Experience line managing Engineers, and mentoring up-and-coming Engineers
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Experience in developing CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Drone or similar tooling
• Knowledge of (IaC) Infrastructure as Code Systems, preferably Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform
• Strong coding skills in languages such as Python, Bash, Ruby, or Go
• Experience working in an Agile Delivery Team (preferably Scrum/Kanban methodologies)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships
• Working knowledge in Kafka cluster (preferably on MSK AWS platform), Docker, and Kubernetes (EKS)

Set Yourself Apart:

• Experience developing software with at least one common programming language (preferably Java and/or Python)
• Knowledge of foundational Software Engineering technologies such as TDD (Cucumber), Unit Testing (JUnit), Linting, and Software Frameworks (Spring)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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