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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Dev Ops Engineer - **Company:** Hays plc - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £56,458.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Static Program Analysis, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regression Testing, Release Management, Ansible, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Git, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Software Version Control, Service Stack - **Published:** August 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5845191176 ## About the Role Technical Skills * Senior-level hands-on DevOps engineering experience in complex enterprise environments, ideally across globally distributed delivery teams. * Strong practical understanding of modern SDLC governance, DevOps ways of working, agile delivery, quality gates, and audit-ready software delivery practices. * Proven experience designing, improving, and operating CI/CD pipelines for multiple technology stacks and deployment models. * Experience creating reusable engineering templates, standards, and playbooks that are adopted by multiple teams rather than one isolated project. * Strong working knowledge of Azure DevOps and/or GitHub, Git-based source control, pull request workflows, build and release pipelines, pipeline as code, and secure branching practices. * Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automation approaches, for example Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent. * Good understanding of cloud-native delivery patterns across Azure and/or AWS, including container images, container registries, Kubernetes or comparable container services, environment promotion, network and security considerations, and operational monitoring. * Experience integrating quality and security checks into pipelines, including unit tests, integration tests, automated regression tests, static code analysis, dependency scanning, secret scanning, and deployment approvals., * Degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or equivalent practical experience. * Microsoft Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub, Azure DevOps, or security-related certifications are advantageous. * Experience working in agile delivery teams * Experience working with audit-conscious enterprise technology environments * Experience supporting large-scale transformation, SDLC standardisation, DevOps adoption, or platform/tooling consolidation initiatives * Indicative experience: 5-8 years in DevOps, platform engineering, software engineering, release engineering, or related roles, with senior ownership and mentoring responsibilities. ## Description Role Objectives * Drive DevOps Excellence by fostering, teaching, and embedding DevOps best practices across Hays projects, ensuring teams adopt consistent engineering, automation, deployment, and operational standards. * Provide Technical Leadership & Mentorship by acting as a senior coach and trusted advisor to DevOps Engineers, supporting capability development through hands-on guidance, reviews, knowledge sharing, and best-practice frameworks. * Ensure SDLC Governance & Compliance by auditing projects against Hays SDLC standards, driving adherence to quality gates, security controls, documentation requirements, traceability standards, and audit-ready delivery practices. * Own Global DevOps Tooling & Standards by designing, implementing, and maintaining shared platforms, CI/CD frameworks, automation capabilities, reusable templates, and engineering patterns that enable scalable and efficient software delivery. * Champion Continuous Improvement by identifying delivery bottlenecks, promoting automation, improving engineering maturity, and driving the adoption of modern Agile and DevOps ways of working across the organisation. * Build Strategic Cross-Functional Partnerships by collaborating closely with Solution Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Data, QA & Testing, Product, and Delivery teams to align engineering practices, non-functional requirements, and operational readiness. * Promote Engineering Excellence at Scale by establishing and maintaining reusable best practices, standards, and governance frameworks that improve consistency, quality, security, reliability, and delivery performance across all projects. * Act as a Trusted Engineering Advisor by influencing technical decision-making, communicating risks and recommendations clearly, and ensuring engineering outcomes align with Hays' strategic objectives and SDLC principles. ## Related Videos - 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