Lead DevOps Engineer

Join our team as a Lead DevOps Engineer and help us deliver cutting-edge client-facing technology. You'll have the opportunity to design and implement automation across the software delivery process, build CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud-based applications and direct engineers. With a strong work-life balance and opportunities for remote/hybrid working, this is the perfect role for a curious, adaptable, and experienced DevOps professional.

• Design and implement automation across the software delivery process.
• Design, build and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Configure and maintain development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Proactively monitor application performance and infrastructure costs.
• Collaborate with Developers and WTW stakeholders to optimise application performance, resolve issues and ensure our estate is compliant with enterprise standards and patterns.
• Lead and mentor offshore DevOps engineers.

• Demonstrable hands-on experience of Azure DevOps and managing Azure infrastructure including automated deployment (preferably Terraform), RBAC, monitoring and alerting, network configuration and policy compliance.
• The ability to clearly communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
• The ability to lead and mentor offshore DevOps engineers.
• Proven track record of building and managing pipelines for continuous integration & deployment and application scanning (SAST/DAST).
• Software Development background with development experience in C# and PowerShell beneficial.
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert are highly desirable.

Proven Experience in all of the following is highly desirable:

• Virtual Network design.
• API Management set-up.
• Monitoring and alerting.
• Cost management and recommendations.
• YAML pipelines –provisioning infrastructure; building and deploying applications; triggering scans such as vulnerability scans.
• DR– designing cost effective solutions for DR, including strategies for data.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.