Lead DevOps Engineer

• Mid-senior level
• IT, Telecom & Internet
• Travel Required:
  
  11%-30%
• 30-Apr-2027

Can you bring your Dev Ops leadership and cloud engineering expertise to our team at ASSA ABLOY Biosite? Join our team in Solihull and enjoy a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.

Reporting to the Head of Software, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving our Dev Ops capability, leading both the technical direction of the function and the development of the engineers within it. You will work closely with software engineering and product teams to build secure, scalable and reliable platforms that enable the delivery of innovative products and services.

You will be responsible for defining Dev Ops standards, driving automation and operational excellence, and ensuring our cloud infrastructure, security practices and engineering tooling support the continued growth of the business.

You would also be responsable for:

• Leading the technical direction of the Dev Ops function, defining standards and architecture across cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, observability and platform security.
• Designing, delivering and continuously improving scalable, secure and cost-effective cloud platforms that support development, testing and production environments.
• Driving operational excellence through improved reliability, performance, security, governance, monitoring and cloud cost optimization.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to the Dev Ops team, supporting career development, promoting engineering best practices and contributing to recruitment and onboarding activities.
• Collaborating with software engineers, product teams and business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions, manage improvement initiatives and act as an escalation point for complex technical challenges.

• Has strong hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, containerized platforms and modern Dev Ops tool chains .
• Has a deep technical background in Dev Ops, cloud operations and cloud security, with the ability to drive secure-by-design practices and operational maturity .
• Has strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience within complex production environments .
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing engineers, with the ability to foster a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture .
• Experience delivering technical projects and platform improvements while working effectively with cross-functional engineering and product teams.

• Experience evaluating, developing or deploying AI-powered tools and solutions to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency or platform capabilities.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, Large Language Models (LLMs) and modern AI frameworks relevant to Dev Ops and platform engineering.

• Continous learning and career development opportunities to help you reach your full potential
• Comprehensive benefits package, including life assurance, wellbeing support and a salary sacrifice pension scheme
• 24 days leave, increasing with length of service .

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