DevOps Engineer
Methods Business and Digital Technology • United Kingdom
No Relocation
Posted: January 30, 2026
Job Description
Lead DevOps Engineer
Role overview
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who focuses on solving problems and designing practical solutions. You will take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction across teams and clients. This role combines deep hands-on engineering with leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.
You will work in agile delivery teams and help shape how DevOps is applied across enterprise environments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the design and improvement of CI/CD platforms and workflows
- Own complex technical problems from discovery through to solution
- Define and promote engineering standards and best practice
- Design Infrastructure as Code solutions for cloud and hybrid platforms
- Provide technical leadership within delivery teams
- Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers
- Review designs, code and pipelines
- Work closely with architects, product owners and stakeholders
- Communicate trade-offs and decisions clearly
- Contribute to roadmap planning and technical strategy
Lead DevOps Engineer Role overviewWe are looking for a DevOps Engineer who focuses on solving problems and designing practical solutions. You will take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction across teams an...
Technical skills and experience
CI/CD and source control
- Strong experience designing and running CI/CD pipelines
- Deep understanding of Git-based workflows
Infrastructure as Code and development
- Terraform using HCL in production environments
- Python for automation and tooling
- Experience with other languages such as Bash, PowerShell or Go
Cloud platforms
- Strong experience with one or more of:
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Working knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid architectures
- Understanding of identity, networking and security in cloud platforms
Operating systems and platforms
- Strong Linux experience
- Windows Server experience
- macOS familiarity for engineering workflows
Networking
- Good depth across:
- DNS
- TCP/IP
- Load balancing
- Firewalls and routing
Virtualisation and hardware
- VMware experience (vSphere, ESXi or similar)
- Understanding of physical infrastructure and data centre environments
Leadership and behaviours
- Proven experience leading by influence, not title
- Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly
- Comfortable challenging designs and assumptions
- Experience developing and mentoring engineers
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Able to balance delivery with longer-term improvement
Ways of working
- Experience working in agile delivery environments
- Comfortable working across multiple teams or clients
- Pragmatic approach to tooling and architecture
- Focus on outcomes and reliability
What we value
- Strong problem-solving and solutioning mindset
- Ownership and accountability
- Clear communication
- Technical curiosity and continuous improvement
Additional Content
Lead DevOps Engineer
Role overview
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who focuses on solving problems and designing practical solutions. You will take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction across teams and clients. This role combines deep hands-on engineering with leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.
You will work in agile delivery teams and help shape how DevOps is applied across enterprise environments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the design and improvement of CI/CD platforms and workflows
- Own complex technical problems from discovery through to solution
- Define and promote engineering standards and best practice
- Design Infrastructure as Code solutions for cloud and hybrid platforms
- Provide technical leadership within delivery teams
- Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers
- Review designs, code and pipelines
- Work closely with architects, product owners and stakeholders
- Communicate trade-offs and decisions clearly
- Contribute to roadmap planning and technical strategy
Lead DevOps Engineer Role overviewWe are looking for a DevOps Engineer who focuses on solving problems and designing practical solutions. You will take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction across teams an...
Technical skills and experience
CI/CD and source control
- Strong experience designing and running CI/CD pipelines
- Deep understanding of Git-based workflows
Infrastructure as Code and development
- Terraform using HCL in production environments
- Python for automation and tooling
- Experience with other languages such as Bash, PowerShell or Go
Cloud platforms
- Strong experience with one or more of:
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Working knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid architectures
- Understanding of identity, networking and security in cloud platforms
Operating systems and platforms
- Strong Linux experience
- Windows Server experience
- macOS familiarity for engineering workflows
Networking
- Good depth across:
- DNS
- TCP/IP
- Load balancing
- Firewalls and routing
Virtualisation and hardware
- VMware experience (vSphere, ESXi or similar)
- Understanding of physical infrastructure and data centre environments
Leadership and behaviours
- Proven experience leading by influence, not title
- Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly
- Comfortable challenging designs and assumptions
- Experience developing and mentoring engineers
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Able to balance delivery with longer-term improvement
Ways of working
- Experience working in agile delivery environments
- Comfortable working across multiple teams or clients
- Pragmatic approach to tooling and architecture
- Focus on outcomes and reliability
What we value
- Strong problem-solving and solutioning mindset
- Ownership and accountability
- Clear communication
- Technical curiosity and continuous improvement