Overview
Head Resourcing is partnering with a UK leading retail bank to recruit an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer for their Leeds-based team. This role focuses on improving and maintaining tools and processes that support continuous integration, automated testing, and software delivery pipelines. It is a highly collaborative, hands-on position with an emphasis on automation, resilience, and enabling faster, more reliable software releases. You will champion DevOps culture, helping teams adopt agile practices, embedding continuous improvement, and sharing expertise across the organisation.
Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and enhance CI/CD pipelines and release frameworks.
* Provide operational support and optimisation for applications running in cloud environments (public and private).
* Build and manage solutions with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, service mesh).
* Drive automation and scalability through infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
* Contribute across the full software lifecycle—from planning through to production.
* Mentor colleagues and act as a point of leadership in modern engineering practices.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges.
Requirements
* Strong background in cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, AWS, or OCP.
* Hands-on experience with DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, Git, Maven).
* Solid programming ability—ideally in Java or JavaScript, though Python, Golang, or Rust are also valuable.
* Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks.
* Demonstrated ability to mentor or lead within technical teams.
* A collaborative approach, with an interest in driving cultural and process improvements.
Salary and Benefits
* Salary: Depending on experience
* Pension
* Discretionary Bonus
* Hybrid working: 2 days per week onsite in Leeds
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