DevOps & Platform Engineering
DevOps Lead Jobs & Careers
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HOK Consulting connects experienced DevOps Leads with organisations improving cloud infrastructure, software delivery, automation and engineering capability across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, infrastructure as code or DevOps leadership, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current DevOps Lead Jobs
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What Does a DevOps Lead Do?
A DevOps Lead provides technical leadership across the tools, platforms and engineering practices used to build, deploy and operate software reliably.
The role typically combines hands-on DevOps engineering with responsibility for technical direction, automation standards, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and the development of engineering teams.
DevOps Leads often work alongside Platform Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Software Engineers, Cloud Engineers and security teams while helping senior stakeholders prioritise platform improvements and wider DevOps initiatives.
DevOps Lead Skills & Experience
DevOps Lead roles require strong hands-on engineering experience alongside technical leadership and stakeholder management. Relevant technologies and areas commonly include:
- DevOps
- Technical Leadership
- CI/CD
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Ansible
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Helm
- Argo CD
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- Monitoring and Observability
- Mentoring and Team Development
DevOps Leads are generally expected to combine broad knowledge of cloud, automation and software delivery with the ability to guide engineers, define standards and make sound technical decisions.
Strong communication and stakeholder management become particularly important when balancing engineering priorities, delivery requirements, security and platform reliability.
Typical DevOps Lead Responsibilities
- Providing technical leadership across DevOps engineering teams
- Defining DevOps standards, engineering practices and technical direction
- Designing and improving CI/CD platforms and pipelines
- Leading infrastructure automation using Terraform and infrastructure as code
- Supporting cloud platforms across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
- Providing technical oversight of Kubernetes and container platforms
- Improving platform reliability, resilience and observability
- Supporting secure software delivery and DevSecOps practices
- Reviewing technical designs and resolving complex engineering issues
- Mentoring DevOps Engineers and supporting team development
- Working with software, platform, security and technology stakeholders
- Contributing to DevOps roadmaps, priorities and continuous improvement
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, team structure and whether the position remains highly hands-on or carries broader responsibility for people, platforms and DevOps strategy.
DevOps Lead Salary Expectations
DevOps Lead salaries vary according to experience, location, cloud platform, leadership responsibility, sector and the scale and complexity of the technology environment.
Permanent DevOps Lead
Around £90,000 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract DevOps Lead
Around £638 per day
UK median contract rate
DevOps Leads working within financial services, cloud-native organisations, large enterprises or complex platform transformation programmes may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and uses current Lead DevOps vacancy data, a commonly used equivalent title for DevOps Lead positions.
DevOps Lead Career Progression
DevOps Lead is a senior engineering position that can lead into broader DevOps, platform and technology leadership roles.
Typical DevOps Lead Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
DevOps Leads may also progress into roles such as:
- Head of DevOps
- Platform Architect
- Platform Engineering Lead
- Site Reliability Engineering Lead
- Cloud Architect
- Engineering Manager
The right progression depends on whether you want to remain technically focused, move further into architecture or take responsibility for wider engineering teams, platforms and technology strategy.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next DevOps Lead Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the engineering teams you’ve led, the cloud and automation technologies you specialise in and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
DevOps & Platform Engineering Recruitment
DevOps Leadership forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider DevOps & Platform Engineering recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across automation, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, site reliability, continuous delivery and technical leadership.
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Recruiting a DevOps Lead?
HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced DevOps Leads across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re scaling a DevOps team, modernising CI/CD, improving cloud infrastructure, strengthening platform reliability or delivering a wider DevOps transformation, speak to HOK about your requirements.