Lead DevOps Engineer
London / £95000 - £100000
INFO
£95000 - £100000
LOCATION
London
Permanent
Lead DevOps Engineer
Up to £100,000
London
A financial services company are seeking a talented and experienced Lead AWS DevOps Engineer to start their new DevOps team. As the Lead AWS DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the AWS infrastructure, designing, and implementing CI/CD pipelines, and managing our Kubernetes and serverless environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain our AWS infrastructure to ensure it is secure, reliable and scalable
- Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of applications and services
- Manage and optimize our Kubernetes and serverless environments
- Troubleshoot and resolve any issues with the infrastructure, pipelines, and environments
- Collaborate with developers to ensure that the infrastructure and pipelines meet their needs
- Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, providing technical guidance and support
Qualifications and Skills:
- At least 5 years of experience in AWS DevOps, including experience with designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and serverless environments
- Strong experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormation
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
- Strong understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) principles using tools such as Terraform
- Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to lead a team of engineers
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues
- Relevant AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect, are desirable
Benefits/Salary
They are offering up to £100,000 salary and 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. You will also receive 5% matched pension and private medical insurance.
Interview Process
- 1-hour zoom interview for a quick introduction
- Technical interview covering your technical skills and experience
- Final Interview - Technical and HR sign-off chat
CONTACT
Grace Wrynn
Recruitment Consultant
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