DevOps Lead

About Us:

Join our innovative global software organisation as a Lead DevOps Engineer, where you’ll drive the evolution of our development toolchain and delivery ecosystem. In this strategic role, you will lead initiatives that enable lean agile practices and empower teams to deliver world-class products at the intersection of mechanics, software, electronics, and machine learning. If you excel at guiding teams, shaping technical direction, and optimising complex environments for scalability and resilience, we want you on board.

Reporting to the Global Head of Software Tools & Process, you will provide technical leadership and mentorship, ensuring our DevOps practices remain cutting-edge and aligned with business goals. You’ll define and implement strategies for automation, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and observability, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence across global development teams.

About the Role:

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for automation, integration, and delivery solutions that accelerate feature development across global software teams. You will be responsible for defining best practices, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the scalability, security, and resilience of our development pipelines and workflows. This role requires a visionary mindset, strong technical depth, and the ability to influence and guide teams toward operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Ownership: Define and drive the DevOps roadmap, aligning automation and integration strategies with business objectives and global development needs.
• Technical Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of advanced automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalability, security, and resilience.
• Mentorship & Team Enablement: Coach and mentor DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Integration Architecture: Oversee the architecture and delivery of seamless integrations between development tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Artifactory) and enterprise systems using Python and RESTful APIs.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Identify emerging technologies and practices to keep our toolchain cutting-edge. Champion initiatives that enhance efficiency and reduce time-to-market.
• Governance & Standards: Establish and enforce best practices for automation, testing, and deployment across global teams.
• Problem Resolution: Provide expert guidance in resolving complex technical challenges, ensuring robust validation and operational stability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with software development, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver integrated solutions that support lean agile practices.

About You:

Qualifications & Skills:

• Extensive experience defining and building CI/CD pipelines as-code.
• Knowledge of software scanning applications and a strong understanding of how to leverage static analysis and security analysis to drive software quality improvements.
• Solid proficiency in administration of critical development applications and services, including Atlassian Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket/Bamboo, BlackDuck, SonarQube, Artifactory, TestRail, Grafana.
• Exceptional Python development skills for automation and integration purposes, alongside working knowledge of Bash and software development best practices.
• Experience with a major cloud provider (AWS & GCP).
• Experience in leveraging data analysis tools (Elastic Search, Grafana, Splunk, Tableau, SQL, Python scripts) to gain insights.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana LGTM stack).
• Proven experience working with RESTful APIs for system integration.
• Strong knowledge of Open Source Configuration Management (Ansible preferred), and Version Control systems (Git/SVN).
• Demonstrated experience in designing integrated solutions across multiple development applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present technical information and represent the team at all levels.
• Proven ability to build consensus with stakeholders to ensure the delivery of solutions that meet customer and business needs.
• Broad understanding of product and technical landscapes to support an integrated delivery approach.
• Ability to communicate and report on complex technical issues effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Behaviours:

• Strong Drive for Delivery: Maintain a clear focus and drive to deliver results in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Curious & Innovative: Possess a natural curiosity and a creative problem-solving approach, willing to challenge conventions.
• Effective Communicator: Communicate concisely and clearly, managing both facts and emotions effectively.
• Self-Starter: Proactive and capable of driving concepts from initiation through to production with minimal supervision.
• Global Collaborator & Mentor: Open to diverse perspectives and actively contributes to the growth and development of team members.
• Resilient: Able to thrive under pressure and adapt effectively to change.

We Would Love It If You Also Had:

• A genuine passion for software development and the tools and services that enable it.
• Experience applying Agile methodologies in large-scale environments (LeSS, SAFe, etc.).
• Knowledge of software scanning tools like Sonarqube and BlackDuck.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell or Groovy.
• Advanced expertise in Linux operating systems (RHEL/Ubuntu) and Windows Server/Windows OS.
• Strong Administration experience with MS SQL and/or PostgreSQL databases.
• Good understanding of core networking concepts including DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Firewalls.

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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.