Production Engineering Lead
£200,000-£220,000
London, New York, Montreal or Singapore | Permanent
Ncounter is looking for a Production Engineering Lead to take technical and leadership ownership of a global engineering team responsible for the reliability of large-scale, business-critical production infrastructure.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Production Engineer, SRE, Platform Engineer or Infrastructure Engineer who has remained technically hands-on while progressing into leadership. Financial services experience is not essential. We are particularly interested in engineers from highly scaled technology environments where availability, automation and operational excellence are fundamental.
You'll lead engineers across multiple regions, maintaining reliable production services while improving how the environment is operated. This includes leading major incident recovery, removing recurring operational problems, building automation and self-service capabilities, and reducing manual intervention across the platform.
The environment spans Linux infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, messaging, storage and distributed platform services. You'll need genuine engineering depth rather than simply managing people, with the credibility to troubleshoot complex production issues alongside your team when required.
We're looking for experience across:
Deep Linux/Unix systems engineering and troubleshooting
Python, Go and/or Bash for automation and tooling
Kubernetes and containerised production environments
CI/CD and configuration management
Infrastructure automation using Ansible, Chef, Puppet or similar
Observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch or comparable tooling
Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP and production diagnostics
Distributed systems, messaging technologies such as Kafka, and large-scale storage
Leading engineers responsible for high-availability production systems
Major incident response, root-cause analysis and eliminating repeat failures
The successful person will lead a globally distributed function operating across critical production environments, setting engineering standards, improving processes and developing the team's c...
Production Engineering Lead employer: Ncounter Careers
As a leading employer in the defence sector, we offer a dynamic work environment where innovation meets security. Our South West location provides a collaborative culture that values hands-on problem-solving and practical solutions, ensuring that our employees are not just contributors but key players in transformative projects. With a focus on professional growth and a commitment to employee well-being, we provide opportunities for skill enhancement and career advancement while working alongside experienced teams dedicated to delivering impactful results.
