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Global Head of Platforms (DevOps)

Manchester Permanent View Job Description
Join a fast growing, VC backed startup to grow their DevOps function using the most contemporary technology. Use your deep DevOps experience & knowhow to build & scale their distributed systems
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  • Lead the DevOps function | VC Backed Startup
  • Fully Remote in the UK

About Our Client

The company is a startup / scaleup who are going through a signicant round of funding. They are a SaaS company within the Cyber space and this role is 100% remote within the UK.

They are already very well respected in the industry and their product is used by Fortune 500 and other large enterprises globally, as well as having high profile partnerships in place.

Job Description

  • Lead and scale agile, high-performance platform teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Design and implement scalable distributed networks with high throughput
  • Handle cloud infrastructure setup and maintenance
  • Work in cross-functional teams delivering software using Agile methodologies
  • Good understanding of OSI layer 3/above networking concepts
  • Be responsible for managing and upgrading systems in production
  • Be part of an organisation that has scaled a system from a single region to a global level



Cloud: AWS, Azure, Github, IaC, Terraform

App platform: Kubernetes (AWS EKS), Helm, Docker, Docker compose

Observability: EFK stack, Prometheus, Jaeger / Open Telemetry, Grafana

Persistence: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka

AWS Code build, Airflow, Python, node.js, Go

The Successful Applicant

Have you made DevOps great again elsewhere?

Have you enabled Engineering teams to deliver features at pace?

Have you tackled scaling problems in an Engineering focussed team?

Experience across: Availability | Scalability | Data throughput | Optimisation

What's on Offer

Competitive compensation

Equity options

Powerful kit & industry leading tooling

Lots of future opportunities - they are in a high growth phase

Private health insurance

Work with experts - they are solving cutting-edge industry challenges

Work hard & play hard: even though the role is remote, they regularly get together to have fun

Contact
Dan Mcneaney
Quote job ref
JN-092024-6545324
Phone number
+44 2078 312000

Job summary

Job function
Technology
Subsector
Senior IT Management
Sector
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Manchester
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Dan Mcneaney
Consultant phone
+44 2078 312000
Job reference
JN-092024-6545324