Lead DevOps Engineer - Leeds/Manchester/Scotland (2 days per week in the office)

The Opportunity

We're working with a growing digital consultancy that delivers complex cloud and software solutions for a range of public and private sector clients. As part of continued growth, they are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to join their Managed Services team.

This is a highly influential role combining technical leadership, client engagement, consulting, and hands‑on engineering. You’ll help shape cloud strategy, provide architectural guidance, mentor engineers, and work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, cloud-native platforms.

You’ll also play a key role in developing engineering best practices, supporting business growth activities, and driving technical excellence across multiple client engagements.

Please note that this role includes participation in an on‑call rota.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and promote DevOps architecture standards, engineering best practices, and technical strategy.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping shape technology roadmaps and transformation programmes.
• Lead complex cloud and infrastructure engagements across multiple client environments.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for cloud-native platforms and managed services.
• Mentor and coach engineers, supporting both technical development and career growth.
• Contribute to pre‑sales activities, proposals, and technical solution design.
• Represent the organisation through thought leadership, community engagement, and industry events.
• Support hiring activities and help develop a high‑performing engineering practice.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in senior DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, or Technical Architecture roles.
• Strong background delivering large‑scale cloud transformation programmes.
• Expertise with AWS and modern cloud architecture patterns.
• Advanced Python scripting and automation experience.
• Strong Kubernetes experience, particularly within AWS environments.
• Extensive experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, governance, and operational best practices.
• Proven experience engaging with senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience working within a consultancy, professional services, or client‑facing environment.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.