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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of DevOps - **Company:** 1inch - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Message Broker, Reliability Engineering, Blockchain, Data Logging, Istio, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Web3.js, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Terraform, Microservices - **Published:** May 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b66c310911628773 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Terraform?, * Leadership Experience: 8+ years in DevOps/Infrastructure with 3+ years in a management role. * Proven Track Record: Experience scaling DevOps teams in fast-paced, high-growth tech environments. * Kubernetes Expertise: Deep knowledge of cluster management, networking, and security. * Automation Mastery: Extensive experience with Terraform (IaC) and GitOps practices. * Cloud Architecture: Proficiency in managing multi-cloud environments (AWS, Hetzner, GCP). * Technical Depth: Strong understanding of service mesh and microservices architecture. * Observability: Solid experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and tracing. * Security Mindset: Practical experience implementing security best practices within CI/CD. * Communication: Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. * Strategic Mindset: Balanced approach between long-term strategy and hands-on problem-solving., * Platform Engineering: Building developer-centric tools to increase engineering velocity. * Cloud Governance: Managing multi-provider cloud footprints and resource optimisation. * Incident Response: Leading high-pressure incident resolution and system recovery. * Mentorship: Coaching senior engineers and developing future technical leaders. * Process Design: Crafting standardised, scalable engineering workflows., * Web3 Infrastructure: Specific experience in blockchain or decentralised finance (DeFi). * Event-Driven Systems: Knowledge of message brokers such as Kafka or NATS. * Chaos Engineering: Experience with resilience testing and fault-injection practices. * Edge Computing: Familiarity with CDN optimisation and edge-based service delivery. * Ecosystem Knowledge: Strong understanding of 1inch protocols and the Web3 landscape. ## Description * Strategic Leadership: Define and execute a DevOps strategy that aligns infrastructure growth with 1inch's business objectives. * Team Development: Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of automation and accountability. * Infrastructure as Code: Oversee multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters and ensure all environmental changes are managed via automated IaC and GitOps. * Developer Enablement: Standardise deployment processes and build self-service tools for secrets management and infrastructure provisioning. * Service Reliability: Define and implement SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure the stability and performance of critical services. * Observability & Incident Management: Oversee the full monitoring stack and establish formal incident response and post-mortem processes. * Security & Compliance: Enforce "security by design" and maintain strict adherence to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 regulatory frameworks. * Cost & Efficiency: Lead infrastructure consolidation initiatives and monitor cloud expenditure to identify strategic cost-saving opportunities. ## Related Videos - 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