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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS/Snowflake) - **Company:** Luxoft - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, DevOps, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Role-Based Access Control, Release Management, Prometheus, Data Streaming, Datadog, Data Logging, Data Ingestion, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Grafana, Git, Cloudformation, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Terraform, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Docker - **Published:** September 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=825add02656aa74e ## About the Role Must have Experience with Snowflake DevOps & Cloud Engineering Strong experience in DevOps or platform engineering roles Hands-on experience with AWS Proven use of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform) CI/CD & Tooling Experience building CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps Strong understanding of version control (Git) and release management practices Data Platform Awareness Experience supporting data platforms or data engineering teams Understanding of ELT/ETL pipelines and data workflows Monitoring & Operations Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or cloud-native services) Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills Security Knowledge of cloud security best practices, IAM, and secrets management Awareness of compliance requirements in regulated environments Nice to have Experience with dbt and modern data stack tooling Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Exposure to streaming or real-time data technologies (e.g., Kafka) Experience in financial services or asset management environments ## Description We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to build and operate the cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment pipelines underpinning our next-generation Snowflake data warehouse and integration platform. This role is critical to ensuring our data platform is secure, scalable, and reliably delivered through modern DevOps practices. You will work closely with data engineers, architects, and the project team to enable continuous delivery, environment consistency, and operational excellence across the platform. Responsibilities Infrastructure & Platform Engineering Design and manage cloud infrastructure supporting Snowflake and associated data services Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation Ensure environments (dev/test/prod) are consistent, secure, and scalable CI/CD & Automation Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data platform components (e.g., Snowflake objects, dbt models, ingestion pipelines) Automate deployment, testing, and promotion of code across environments Integrate version control and release management processes Snowflake Enablement Support automated provisioning and configuration of Snowflake environments Manage role-based access control, secrets, and environment isolation Collaborate with data engineers to optimize deployment patterns for Snowflake workloads Monitoring & Reliability Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting across the data platform Ensure high availability and performance of pipelines and integrations Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis Security & Compliance Embed security best practices across infrastructure and pipelines Manage secrets, encryption, and access controls in line with financial services standards Support audit and compliance requirements for client and regulatory needs Collaboration & Best Practices Work closely with engineering teams to promote DevOps culture and practices Define standards for deployment, branching, and environment management Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across the team ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023)