Lead Dev Ops Engineer

We're are partnering with a growing digital consultancy who are looking for a Senior/Lead Dev Ops Engineer to deliver large-scale digital transformation projects that will make the UK smarter, safer, cleaner, and healthier.

You'll work cross-functionally with developers, testers, user-centred designers, delivery managers, and data scientists to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions, while shaping Dev Ops practices across projects, teams, and clients.

This is your chance to apply your expertise in automation, scalability, security, and cloud-native engineering to real-world challenges, while shaping Dev Ops practices across projects, teams, and clients.

As a Senior / Lead Dev Ops Engineer, you will:

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for deploying software and infrastructure through to production, collaborating closely with developers, testers, user-centred designers, delivery managers, data scientists, and clients.
• Apply zero-downtime deployment strategies to ensure reliability and resilience across projects and teams.
• Use Infrastructure as Code to build, manage, and evolve cloud environments at scale.
• Engage directly with clients, understanding their needs and translating them into robust, secure, and scalable Dev Ops solutions.
• Drive adoption of Dev Ops best practices, mentoring colleagues, guiding client teams, and influencing delivery outcomes.
• Improve security posture with automated monitoring, vulnerability detection, and patching, working alongside relevant stakeholders.
• Stay ahead of the curve by bringing new ideas, tools, and techniques into our work, supporting teams and clients in applying them effectively.

• AWS Dev Ops engineering at scale, with deep knowledge of automation, distributed systems, and container orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation) and cloud-native CI/CD tools (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Code Build, Code Pipeline).
• Designing and operating secure, scalable, and high-performance systems.
• Leading and mentoring engineers, embedding Dev Ops culture and practice.
• Agile delivery environments (Scrum, GDS, Agile phases, etc.).
• Ability to build strong client relationships, explain complex technical concepts, and guide client teams in adopting Dev Ops practices.
• Experience working in a professional services or consultancy environment, with proven client-facing responsibility
• Awareness and/or experience of  Service Standards and Technology Code of Practice.
• Experience delivering as part of multiple projects concurrently across client and internal teams

This is a unique opportunity in Scotland, to join a growing scale up who are doing things differently in the market. Interested?. Please apply to find out more.

Salary is NEG plus benefits

Please note-this role will require some travel down to the Leeds office.