Lead Devops Engineer

Job summary

The Lead DevOps Engineer role involves leading technical strategy and AI integration within engineering squads, focusing on the adoption of modern AI tooling and MLOps in cloud environments. Responsibilities include defining technical architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring compliance with security standards such as OWASP and GDPR while fostering an inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

• Versatile engineering background with knowledge across cloud platforms, CI/CD, containerisation, and infrastructure-as-code
• Exposure to integrating Generative AI, AI-assisted development tools, or modern MLOps pipelines
• Experience guiding technical direction and architecture for cloud and platform solutions
• Understanding of security, accessibility, and compliance standards in cloud architectures
• Excellent communication skills for breaking down complex technical concepts
• Familiarity with tracking key engineering metrics for continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Defining technical architecture across squads
• Driving the adoption of modern AI tooling, MLOps, and intelligent automation within cloud environments
• Creating an inclusive, psychologically safe team environment
• Guiding teams on performance strategies, proactive optimisation, and security standards
• Facilitating workshops to discover requirements
• Evaluating emerging AI tools and technical approaches

Skills

Relocation