Lead DevOps Engineer – Salary Circa £50,000 National. Salary Circa £70,000 London.
Are you a tech-savvy and hands-on leader with a passion for automation, cloud technologies, and continuous improvement? If so, then this role as a Lead DevOps Engineer may be the perfect fit for you. Apply now to join our dynamic team and drive innovation in software development and deployment processes.
This role forms part of the Security Engineering Team; working within the wider Group CISO (Chief Information Security Office) business unit. As the Lead DevOps Engineer, your primary focus is to define and run an effective DevOps lifecycle by maintaining appropriate tools, expertise, and processes to develop enhancements to Aviva’s security stack.
A bit about the job: Lead a team of DevOps engineers to streamline the software development process, improve system reliability, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Deliver an ambitious and highly diverse pipeline of work across multiple SAAS and cloud environments, whilst maturing the existing service and building out and developing the team. Lead and mentor a multiskilled team of DevOps engineers developing a strong culture of technical excellence and ensure core DevOps methodologies are implemented to the highest standard. Develop the technical skillset of the team and foster an environment that promotes self-development. Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to design and implement automated deployment pipelines. Identify and develop opportunities to grow the DevOps function into new business areas from where to provide added value. Proactively manage environment costs to remain in budget and identify opportunities to reduce cost. Maintain the effective operation of multiple CI/CD pipelines which underpin core security services and support a continuous delivery approach including tooling and automated testing and deployments. Aviva operates a “smart working” policy meaning that we spend approximately half of our time working in an office this role is based in,
Norwich, York or London. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Extensive experience in a DevOps or cyber security operations role within an enterprise environment. Experience with automated testing tools and methodologies within Continuous Integration - Continuous Deployment frameworks. Expertise in DevOps technologies such as Infrastructure as code, automation, Vault, Version Control and a proficiency in scripting languages. Experience with containerization technologies. Ability to produce High Level Designs (HLD), Low Level Designs (LLD) cloud architecture designs as well as supporting documentation. Demonstrable proficiency in a high-level programming language and practical experience integrating applications using web service calls and APIs (REST, SOAP, etc). What you’ll get for this role: Salary Circa £50,000 National. Salary Circa £70,000 London (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications). Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days. Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts. Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme. Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave. Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work. Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others. We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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A bit about the job: Lead a team of DevOps engineers to streamline the software development process, improve system reliability, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Deliver an ambitious and highly diverse pipeline of work across multiple SAAS and cloud environments, whilst maturing the existing service and building out and developing the team. Lead and mentor a multiskilled team of DevOps engineers developing a strong culture of technical excellence and ensure core DevOps methodologies are implemented to the highest standard. Develop the technical skillset of the team and foster an environment that promotes self-development. Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to design and implement automated deployment pipelines. Identify and develop opportunities to grow the DevOps function into new business areas from where to provide added value. Proactively manage environment costs to remain in budget and identify opportunities to reduce cost. Maintain the effective operation of multiple CI/CD pipelines which underpin core security services and support a continuous delivery approach including tooling and automated testing and deployments. Aviva operates a “smart working” policy meaning that we spend approximately half of our time working in an office this role is based in,
Norwich, York or London. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Extensive experience in a DevOps or cyber security operations role within an enterprise environment. Experience with automated testing tools and methodologies within Continuous Integration - Continuous Deployment frameworks. Expertise in DevOps technologies such as Infrastructure as code, automation, Vault, Version Control and a proficiency in scripting languages. Experience with containerization technologies. Ability to produce High Level Designs (HLD), Low Level Designs (LLD) cloud architecture designs as well as supporting documentation. Demonstrable proficiency in a high-level programming language and practical experience integrating applications using web service calls and APIs (REST, SOAP, etc). What you’ll get for this role: Salary Circa £50,000 National. Salary Circa £70,000 London (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications). Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days. Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts. Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme. Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave. Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work. Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others. We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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