At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a DevOps team to deliver scalable platforms and resolve operational issues.
- Company: Join a dynamic tech company that values collaboration and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days holiday, competitive salary, and flexible working hours.
- Other info: Be part of an inclusive team where your ideas are valued.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for personal growth.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership in DevOps and strong cloud platform experience required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
This DevOps Manager role is responsible for leading and developing a DevOps team to deliver stable, scalable platforms, services, and infrastructure across multiple projects. You will define career paths, mentor engineers on both technical and soft skills, and act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders when dealing with infrastructure, deployment, and operational issues. You will own delivery plans for CI/CD, cloud and infrastructure initiatives, ensuring realistic timelines, effective resource allocation, and risk management. The role involves close collaboration with Product, Engineering, QA, Security and other teams, plus the Head of Platform, to align DevOps strategy. The ideal candidate has proven leadership in DevOps/platform/infrastructure management, strong experience with cloud, IaC, CI/CD and operational excellence, and ideally exposure to cloud-native tooling such as Kubernetes, Terraform and containerization for highly-available, customer-facing platforms.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a DevOps team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to foster professional growth and technical development.
- Create career and development paths for both soft and hard skills of team members based on an assessment of team and business needs.
- Act as the first point of contact for stakeholders across multiple projects, coordinating the team to resolve infrastructure, deployment, and operational issues and deliver solutions on time.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, QA, Security and stakeholders, to ensure reliable delivery of platforms, services, and infrastructure.
- Work closely with the Head of Platform and other key stakeholders to align DevOps and platform strategies with business goals and OKRs.
- Establish and maintain delivery plans, ensuring efficient resource allocation, realistic timelines, and effective risk management across CI/CD, cloud, and infrastructure initiatives.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders, including progress reports, platform status, incident follow-ups, and any potential challenges or risks.
- Foster a culture of automation, reliability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the DevOps function.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, cloud technologies, infrastructure automation practices, and emerging tools, incorporating them where applicable.
Main Requirements
- Proven experience as a DevOps Manager, Platform Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Manager, or similar technical leadership role.
- Strong background in DevOps practices, cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
- Experience managing people, including hiring, performance evaluation, coaching, and team development.
- Strong planning and project management skills, with the ability to build and execute delivery plans effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.
- A strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset and a track record of improving platform reliability, deployment efficiency, and operational performance.
- Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Nice To Have
- Experience with cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, containerization, and incident management.
- Experience supporting highly available, customer-facing platforms in a regulated or fast-moving environment.
What’s in it for you?
- Experience a dynamic and team-orientated work environment.
- Opportunities for personal growth and learning.
- An open, inclusive and supportive team where you will be valued, and your suggestions will be welcome.
- 26 days paid holiday per year, in addition to local public holidays.
- Birthday Leave, a paid day off in the month of your birthday.
- Competitive Salary.
- Risk Benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance (4x annual salary), Private Medical Insurance.
- Annual Wellness Allowance.
- Team Building Opportunities.
- Flexible core hours between 10am – 4pm.
- Receive support whenever you need it with our Employee Assistance Program, available 24/7.
- Local discounts and more…
Our team is committed to keeping remuneration and benefits under constant review to make sure what we offer stays relevant.
DevOps Manager in London employer: Eeze
Eeze is an excellent employer that prioritises the well-being and professional growth of its employees. With a supportive work environment, generous benefits like 26 days of paid holiday, and opportunities to collaborate with talented engineering and IT teams, you will find meaningful and rewarding employment while enhancing your skills in security engineering.
