Job Description DevOps Manager
Location: UK (Remote)
Employment Type: Permanent
The Role
We are partnering with a leading luxury retailer to recruit an experienced DevOps Manager to lead the day-to-day operation, support and continuous improvement of its ecommerce and digital platforms.\You will lead and support a DevOps team, remaining close to the technology while overseeing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, automation, monitoring, security and live service operations.\You will be expected to roll up your sleeves, understand the technical detail, support the team through complex issues and help drive improvements across a fast-moving digital environment with frequent product launches and releases.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor and develop a DevOps team, managing capacity, priorities and day-to-day delivery.
* Provide hands-on technical leadership across Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, automation and operational tooling.
* Oversee the reliability, availability, security and performance of ecommerce and digital platforms across development, test and production environments.
* Support frequent product launches and releases, working closely with Development, Product, Testing, Security and IT teams to ensure platforms are ready for live service.
* Lead incident management, root cause analysis and service improvement activities, ensuring issues are resolved effectively and lessons are applied.
* Manage monitoring and observability, using tools such as Dynatrace or similar platforms to improve visibility, alerting and platform performance.
* Support the implementation of secure networking, CDN and certificate management solutions, including technologies such as Akamai or Cloudflare.
* Maintain operational standards, documentation, runbooks, KPIs and SLOs across the DevOps function.
* Manage third-party suppliers and technology partners, ensuring services meet agreed performance and operational requirements.
* Manage the DevOps on-call rota and ensure appropriate support coverage for production services.
* Identify opportunities to introduce automation, AI-assisted tooling and improved engineering practices across the DevOps function.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Proven experience leading or managing DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE or similar technical teams.
* Experience within retail, ecommerce, luxury retail, travel, fintech or other high-volume digital environments.
* Strong hands-on understanding of DevOps practices, with the ability to get involved technically rather than operating purely at a strategic level.
* Strong Microsoft Azure experience across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, serverless, containers and automation.
* Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Azure DevOps and GitHub.
* Good understanding of PowerShell, YAML, Python and/or TypeScript.
* Strong understanding of networking, including DNS, routing, firewalls and load balancing.
* Experience managing enterprise-scale web applications, microservices and high-traffic digital platforms.
* Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Dynatrace, Catchpoint or similar.
* Experience managing incidents, problem management, root cause analysis and live production environments.\
Lead AWS/DevOps Engineer in Newport employer: Stott & May Professional Search Limited
As an Automation Tester with us, you'll be part of a dynamic team in Leeds that values innovation and collaboration. We offer a hybrid work environment, competitive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive culture that prioritises your development and well-being.
Contact Details:
Stott & May Professional Search Limited Recruitment Team
