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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Group Platform and DevOps Lead - **Company:** Bravissimo Ltd - **Location:** Royal Leamington Spa, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £70,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Linux, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), MongoDB, Networking Basics, Node.Js, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Prometheus, Swagger, Server Virtualization, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Openapi, ReactJS, Grafana, Virtual Environment, AWS Lambda, Backend, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Graphql, Route53, Api Design, Api Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Domain Driven Design, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8bdedd321069c242 ## About the Role Do you have experience in TypeScript?, * Have experience deploying workloads to Kubernetes using GitOps continuous delivery techniques. * A good understanding of API development (especially in Node.js) and API gateways. * Strong understanding and experience with AWS resources (e.g. EKS, Lambda, VPCs, SQS, SNS, SGs, Route53). * Proficient in writing and modularizing Infrastructure as Code. * Can foster a relationship with our developers, listening to their feedback and distilling requirements for our platform. * Can promote the usage of our enterprise platform within our organisation. * Eager to learn new tools and technologies as they come to market. * Maintain relationships with our current technology providers * Leadership and management experience Desired Skills: * Infrastructure as Code - Terraform * Kubernetes - k3s, EKS * GitOps - Flux * AWS (e.g. EKS, Lambda, VPCs, SQS, SNS, SGs, Route53) * API Gateways - Tyk or similar (e.g., Kong, Amazon API Gateway) * Experience with Microservices architecture * Observability/SRE - Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger or similar stacks * Networking fundamentals * Linux fundamentals Preferred but not essential: * Domain Driven Design * Product-led platform delivery (e.g., team topologies) * WAF experience (Imperva or similar) * JavaScript / TypeScript (production backend experience) * Node.js in serverless or service-based environments * API design (OpenAPI/Swagger) * AWS Lambda and event-driven execution * Amazon EventBridge (custom buses, fan-out patterns) * Amazon DynamoDB * GraphQL APIs * JavaScript (React) * MongoDB * Administration of GitLab or similar ## Description The Group Platform and DevOps Lead is responsible for leading the team that delivers the Wacoal Group's enterprise development and deployment platforms. As well as making sure that our developers have the tools and capabilities in place to deliver new capabilities to the organisation and our customers, the Group Platform and DevOps Lead also has a key role in moving Wacoal Europe's technical infrastructure and cloud applications forward and looking for opportunities to increase resilience and the overall quality of our software services. We are open-minded and forward-looking, evaluating the best tool or technology for the job. We share insights on new technologies, approaches to delivery or specific code we've seen, and we're enthusiastic and passionate about the field we work in. The focus of the role is on platform engineering: Kubernetes-based workload orchestration, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, GitOps delivery pipelines, and the shared services that underpin them. You will work closely with development teams to understand their needs, translating those into durable platform capabilities rather than one-off solutions. You will also play a key role in evolving Wacoal Europe's cloud infrastructure posture on AWS, improving resilience, observability, and the capability of our services. This is a hybrid role given the need to support both Wacoal and Bravissimo operations and to liaise closely with the respective IT specialists. The post holder will commit to at least a day a week at each of Bravissimo HQ (Leamington Spa) and Wacoal Europe (Desborough). Key Responsibilities: * Lead on the technical development of Platform capabilities across the Group. Collaborating with architects and other engineers to provide a suitable technical solution * Leading the Platform team, setting objectives and developing their own learning and career paths * Define and implement a unified platform and cloud engineering strategy across Wacoal and Bravissimo. * Be the product owner for the Enterprise Platform. This means being answerable to the platform's various stakeholders and ensuring the platform delivers on stakeholder's requirements. * Ensuring that the enterprise platform and cloud engineering approach is aligned with wider Group strategy and ensuring priority of platform features align with this strategy and technology vision. * Partnering with development teams to provision their work. * Maintain the availability of shared platform capabilities and services, reusable components and standardised tooling ensuring they are available for developers to consume in line with project expectations. * Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where beneficial. * Assist in the maintenance of our existing estate, where platform capabilities have not yet replaced these existing technologies. * Agile project management, keeping a prioritised backlog of stories and tasks that are created off the back of feedback and discussions with stakeholders. * Managing the budget for the enterprise platform capabilities. Ensuring relevant bids are made during budget planning and being responsible for CapEx and OpEx relating to the enterprise platform. * Supporting Cloud Applications Engineering effort where specialist expertise is required * Management of external suppliers and services as required Technical environment: * Mixed on-premise virtual server and AWS IaaS/PaaS cloud estate (EC2, Windows, Linux) * AWS, MongoDB, Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS & k3s) * Local and Cloud Virtual environments including Docker containers * Vertical applications moving to domain-driven, API-centric horizontal application structures * Key development languages: TypeScript, Node.js, React, SQL ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Frontend Developer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/233-frontend-developer-salary-in-the-uk) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe)