DevOps & Release Lead

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago by Michael Page (UK)

£80,000 - £95,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, City, United Kingdom, EC4M 9AD
Job Description
  • 3 Days on site in central London
  • You are a hands on technical leader , CI/CD, DevOps, Azure, Incident Management.
About Our Client

This role is with a small-sized organisation operating within the insurance industry, known for its innovative approach to technology.

Job Description RESPONSIBILITIES Platform Ownership & Stability
  • Own the production environment end-to-end: performance, stability, and availability.
  • Lead incident response, coordinate teams during outages, drive root-cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
  • Approve production releases, ensuring testing adequacy and adherence to change-management processes.
Development & Tooling
  • Take full ownership of our internal C# dashboard tool used to monitor and administer the product suite.
  • Extend and enhance this tool as needed to support evolving operational requirements.
  • Ensure it provides deep visibility and effective controls for supporting the environment.
  • Perform initial code-level triage when issues arise before involving the development team.
  • Build custom tooling and automation to improve observability, operational efficiency, and reliability.
DevOps & Infrastructure
  • Define, build, and configure monitoring, alerting, and instrumentation - choosing when to build custom solutions vs. when to use off-the-shelf tools.
  • Oversee DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, IaC, deployment automation, and release quality gates.
  • Manage and develop a small operational team, including the existing DevOps engineer who will report into this role.
Collaboration & Leadership
  • Work closely with development teams to ensure production readiness and smooth releases.
  • Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders during incidents.
  • Contribute to the on-call rotation and respond to critical issues as required.
The Successful Applicant WHO YOU ARE
  • A developer at heart - someone who writes production-quality code and can take ownership of internal tools, not just configure existing systems.
  • Confident diving into unfamiliar codebases to diagnose issues quickly.
  • Calm under pressure with a structured, methodical approach to incident management.
  • Experienced in leading and developing small technical teams.
What's on Offer
  • Competitive salary ranging from £80,000 to £95,000 per annum.
  • Flexible working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days on-site.