DevOps Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Methods Business and Digital Technology. Remote, United Kingdom · no salary stated · we estimate £54,300–£65,000 across the United Kingdom.
Methods Business and Digital Technology has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Shape CI/CD platforms and workflows, taking difficult engineering issues from investigation through to practical fixes
- Build Infrastructure as Code for cloud and hybrid setups, then guide technical choices across delivery teams
- Set engineering expectations and review system designs, code changes and deployment pipelines
- Coach junior and mid-level engineers while working with architects, product owners and other stakeholders
- Help plan technical roadmaps and explain the trade-offs behind key decisions
What you bring
- You have strong experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines, plus a solid grasp of Git-based work
- You have used Terraform with HCL in production and written Python for automation or engineering tools
- You bring strong experience with at least one of AWS, Azure or GCP, along with Linux and networking fundamentals
- You have led through influence, communicated technical concepts clearly and supported other engineers’ development
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits a hands-on engineer who also enjoys setting direction, mentoring colleagues and working across teams or clients. You’ll work in agile delivery teams, with the role based remotely in London.
From the employer
Lead DevOps Engineer
Role overview
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who focuses on solving problems and designing practical solutions. You will take ownership of delivery platforms and influence technical direction across teams and clients. This role combines deep hands-on engineering with leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.
You will work in agile delivery teams and help shape how DevOps is applied across enterprise environments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the design and improvement of CI/CD platforms and workflows
- Own complex technical problems from discovery through to solution
- Define and promote engineering standards and best practice
- Design Infrastructure as Code solutions for cloud and hybrid platforms
- Provide technical leadership within delivery teams
- Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers
- Review designs, code and pipelines
- Work closely with architects, product owners and stakeholders
- Communicate trade-offs and decisions clearly
- Contribute to roadmap planning and technical strategy
Requirements
Technical skills and experience
CI/CD and source control
- Strong experience designing and running CI/CD pipelines
- Deep understanding of Git-based workflows
Infrastructure as Code and development
- Terraform using HCL in production environments
- Python for automation and tooling
- Experience with other languages such as Bash, PowerShell or Go
Cloud platforms
- Strong experience with one or more of:
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Working knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid architectures
- Understanding of identity, networking and security in cloud platforms
Operating systems and platforms
- Strong Linux experience
- Windows Server experience
- macOS familiarity for engineering workflows
Networking
- Good depth across:
- DNS
- TCP/IP
- Load balancing
- Firewalls and routing
Virtualisation and hardware
- VMware experience (vSphere, ESXi or similar)
- Understanding of physical infrastructure and data centre environments
Leadership and behaviours
- Proven experience leading by influence, not title
- Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly
- Comfortable challenging designs and assumptions
- Experience developing and mentoring engineers
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Able to balance delivery with longer-term improvement
Ways of working
- Experience working in agile delivery environments
- Comfortable working across multiple teams or clients
- Pragmatic approach to tooling and architecture
- Focus on outcomes and reliability
What we value
- Strong problem-solving and solutioning mindset
- Ownership and accountability
- Clear communication
- Technical curiosity and continuous improvement
Benefits
By joining us you can expect:
- Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
- Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
- Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
- A supportive and collaborative environment.
As well as this, we offer:
- Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
- Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
- Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
- Time off 25 days a year
- Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
- Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
- Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
- Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
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