DevOps Practice Lead

Full time Data Engineering Big Data Statistics DevOps

Job Description

Location: Edinburgh

In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Our team are currently looking to recruit a DevOps Practice Lead to join the Global Development Engineering team based in Edinburgh city centre within Computershare Technology Services.

What makes this role exciting when there are other similar roles in the market? Well, there are a few things that make this role stand out:

  • You will be part of a global transformation program, lay the technical foundations for our next generation of products and services.
  • You will be responsible for expanding our practice helping develop and deliver our DevSecOps culture.
  • We are a global team, who value collaboration and career development/progression.

Like what you have read so far? Then please read on to discover what the role entails.

A role you will love

As our DevOps Practice Lead, you will work closely with software development and IT teams to establish and maintain continuous delivery pipelines, automate processes, and improve operational efficiency. An advanced understanding of cloud environments is required as well as experience with tools such as Kubernetes, Azure DevOps and Terraform.

This role is pivotal in ensuring that software deployments are smooth, infrastructure is scalable, and the organization’s digital operations are secure and efficient.

Some key responsibilities:

  • You will lead the DevSecOps Team in Overseeing the planning, design, development, and deployment of software in collaboration with partners in security and operations.
  • Promoting our DevSecOps culture through shared responsibility for quality and security among development and operations teams, providing training and resources to support this cultural shift.
  • Implementing DevSecOps processes by maintaining the lifecycle, ensuring the implementation of processes and automation of manual tasks for continuous delivery.
  • Keeping up to date with the latest industry trends, conducting research, and applying new techniques to the delivery of software.
  • Conducting training sessions for the team members and develop self-service solutions for the engineering department and the wider community. Ensuring security needs are adequately addressed throughout the development process.

What will you bring to the role?

As you take on leadership of the DevOps practice globally, you will ideally come from a background managing high performing global teams in similar organisations.

Other key skills required for the role include:

  • Proven track record in leading teams or projects, with a focus on DevSecOps or related areas.
  • Ability to create software deployment strategies. Deep understanding of integrating development, security, and operations practices within a continuous delivery pipeline.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and security automation tools (e.g., SonarQube, OWASP ZAP).
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills to identify and mitigate security and operational risks.
  • Excellent communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and promote a culture of shared responsibility for operational and security excellence.
  • Solid technical experience in technologies such as MS SQL, Azure, .NET, Java, Kubernetes, MongoDB, etc.

Does this sound like the role for you? Then feel free to apply or reach out for a chat!

Rewards designed for you.

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handboo

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