VP DevOps in Newcastle upon Tyne

VP of DevOps | Fully Remote | Global Fintech | £150,000 + 12% Bonus

UK Only – Citizenship, ILR, or Settled Status required

We’re partnered with a industry leading global fintech that, due to acquisitions and growth, is hiring a VP of DevOps. This is a brand-new leadership role with the opportunity to shape strategy, delivery practices, and culture across a distributed team.

If you combine deep software engineering roots with proven DevOps leadership experience and thrive in complex, outcome-driven environments, this could be the perfect fit.

Key Responsibilities

• Own DevOps strategy to enable high-velocity, high-quality software delivery.
• Design and evolve scalable CI/CD, infrastructure, and deployment practices.
• Provide hands‑on architectural leadership where needed.
• Lead and develop a global DevOps team.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership to ensure DevOps accelerates delivery.

Key Skills

• Senior leadership experience in DevOps or Software Engineering.
• Strong software engineering background with experience delivering production software at scale.
• Expertise in CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure design.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams.

Key Benefits

• £500 home office set up payment
• £60 p.c.m for working from home cost
• Private Medical, Dental, Eyecare with the option for family cover
• Flexible holidays

Why Apply?

• Greenfield opportunity to shape DevOps leadership at VP level.
• High trust, high visibility role with significant influence on software delivery.
• Build a DevOps function grounded in engineering excellence, simplicity, and people development.