Lead DevOps Engineer

📋 Description

• Own DevOps and Platform roadmap, Kubernetes platform evolution, app packaging and migration to EKS
• Lead by doing—engineer, review, and enhance Kubernetes and CNCF-aligned infrastructure, setting
• Architect multi-cluster, multi-region environments using Istio/Linkerd, Cluster API, and Kyverno.
• Build progressive delivery frameworks with Flux and Flagger for GitOps-driven canary and automated
• Implement modern provisioning with Crossplane and ACK for Kubernetes-native cloud integration.
• Define and enforce Zero Trust architecture with Vault, Boundary, service identity, and mTLS-secured

🎯 Requirements

• Strong Kubernetes knowledge with cluster lifecycle management, API extensions, Operators, Helm, and
• Experience designing and operating multi-cluster, multi-region Kubernetes platforms with service
• IaC with Terraform on AWS or GCP, modular design, GitOps integration, automated testing (Terratest
• GitOps pipelines with ArgoCD or FluxCD for progressive delivery and multi-environment releases.
• Observability in containerized/serverless/event-driven systems (DataDog, Splunk, OpenTelemetry).
• Security and compliance automation (Vault, least privilege, OPA, Kyverno).

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid working with option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days/year; £500 remote budget.
• Learning & Development budget ($1,000).
• Vacation: 25 days + bank holidays; extra birthday leave; enhanced parental leave.
• Private health insurance, mental health support, life assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme.