Lead DevOps Engineer

TL;DR

Lead DevOps Engineer: Accountable for all facets of engineering (across both build and support) across multiple engineering teams within the Lab, working alongside the Product Owner to achieve business and technology outcomes with an accent on service focus, solution design, and strategic impact. Focus on unblocking technical challenges, proving out new patterns, and building high-performing cross-disciplinary teams.

Location: Newport, UK (Hybrid, minimum 40% in the office)

Salary: £92,701 - £109,060

Company

hirify.global is a major UK financial services institution investing billions in people, data, and technology to transform banking for its 26 million customers.

What you will do

• Lead teams of engineers to design, develop, and integrate software features, aligning with broader lab and platform goals.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to deliver product roadmap features and manage technical debt.
• Engineer reliable, scalable, performant, and secure solutions through adequate design and endorsed technologies.
• Adopt group tooling capabilities to improve development pace, quality, and safety through automation.
• Take hands-on ownership to unblock technical challenges and prove out new patterns for team use.
• Coach, develop, and mentor engineers to achieve their team, technical, and personal goals.

Requirements

• Practical experience in providing engineering team oversight and developing strategic solutions in complex system architectures.
• In-depth knowledge of leading modern engineering teams in an enterprise context, managing risk and security standards.
• A natural inquisitiveness for all facets of technology and how they can improve customer journeys.
• Ability to foster a culture of collaboration and ownership within teams, building high-performing cross-disciplinary teams.
• Capability to communicate complex messages and influence stakeholders using data and analytics.
• Deep understanding of DevOps tools and technologies including Kubernetes, GCP, Jenkins, Node, and Ansible.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture that values diversity and belonging.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual bonus award and share schemes, including free shares.
• Adaptable benefits package with discounted shopping.
• 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.