Global DevOps Lead

Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for 12-15 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure leadership roles.
• We require proven success delivering DevOps transformation in enterprise environments.
• We require advanced experience with Azure DevOps, including pipelines, governance, dashboards, and integrations.
• We require expert knowledge of Datadog, including APM, logging, tracing, monitoring, and alerting.
• We require strong experience with Terraform, ARM templates, and Bicep.
• We require deep understanding of CI/CD and deployment strategies.
• We require proficiency in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• We require a strong understanding of SRE principles.
• We value strong influence in complex, matrix organisations.
• We require excellent executive-level communication skills.
• We require experience working across global teams and cultures.
• We require the ability to manage competing priorities with strategic focus.
• We prefer Azure DevOps Expert or Azure Solutions Architect certifications.
• We prefer Datadog certifications.
• We prefer experience with Agile/SAFe delivery at scale.
• We prefer familiarity with ITIL and change management frameworks.
• We prefer exposure to AIOps practices.

Responsibilities

• We will define and implement a unified global DevOps operating model with clear governance and standards.
• We will lead organisation-wide DevOps transformation and change management initiatives.
• We will partner with TechOps to define clear operational boundaries across teams.
• We will align engineering and product teams around consistent DevOps practices.
• We will deliver an end-to-end DevOps strategy covering IaC, CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and SRE practices.
• We will drive infrastructure as code adoption across all environments.
• We will embed SRE principles into engineering delivery.
• We will standardise engineering practices across regions.
• We will identify and implement automation opportunities across deployment and operations.
• We will reduce manual intervention in release and configuration processes.
• We will design scalable CI/CD pipelines that improve speed and quality.
• We will lead enterprise adoption of Datadog as our observability platform.
• We will define monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks.
• We will improve system reliability, uptime, and incident response times.
• We will establish and track DORA metrics across engineering teams.
• We will drive continuous improvement in delivery and operational performance.
• We will build dashboards for DevOps visibility and reporting.
• We will optimise Azure usage and reduce cloud spend through efficient resource management.
• We will improve cost transparency and governance across platforms.

Technologies

• ARM
• Architect
• Azure
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Datadog
• DevOps
• ITIL
• Matrix
• PowerShell
• Python
• Terraform

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We are a global enterprise operating across multiple markets and we are seeking a senior Global DevOps Lead to build and scale our DevOps capability in a remote role based in London, UK or Barcelona, Spain. Reporting to our VP of Quality & DevOps, this permanent position offers the opportunity to shape our operating model, drive transformation, strengthen reliability, and improve automation across distributed teams. We value strong leadership, collaboration across cultures, and a continuous improvement mindset as we work to standardise practices, enhance observability, and optimise cloud performance.

last updated 20 week of 2026