Lead DevOps Engineer
We’re partnering with a high-growth, mission-driven technology startup that’s building a complex, data-heavy platform already used at serious scale. The product is live, growing fast, and now hitting the point where infrastructure, reliability, and developer experience really matter.
They’re looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to take ownership of how software is built, deployed, and operated — working directly with the CTO and engineering leadership.
This is a true hands-on leadership role: not managing tickets, but designing the platform, setting standards, and removing friction so engineers can move fast without breaking things.
What you’ll be doing
* Owning cloud infrastructure and deployment strategy end-to-end
* Building modern Infrastructure as Code and moving toward fully automated environments
* Designing containerised deployments and scalable release workflows
* Creating fast, reliable CI/CD pipelines with proper testing and rollback
* Solving real-world problems around large datasets, migrations, and environment parity
* Making local development and onboarding genuinely easy for engineers
What they’re looking for
* Strong DevOps / platform engineering background (AWS-heavy)
* Someone who enjoys designing systems, not just maintaining them
* Experience improving reliability, automation, and developer productivity
* Comfortable working in fast-moving startup environments
* Able to balance pragmatism with long-term technical quality
Why this is interesting
* Real ownership — you define how the platform runs
* Direct access to decision-makers, no layers of management
* Meaningful scale and complexity (not toy infrastructure)
* A team that values engineering quality and autonomy
* Clear opportunity to grow into a broader technical leadership role
If you enjoy building the foundations, taking responsibility, and leaving things better than you found them, this is a genuinely exciting opportunity.