DevOps Lead Engineer

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. We always put the Customer First.

Our mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail – one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi-dimensional data – dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First.

dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro.

We are currently looking for a Lead Engineer who is poised for professional growth and eager to make a substantial impact. This role offers you the chance to utilize your expertise in designing and constructing a robust and scalable Application Development Platform. You will get  a chance to collaborate closely with our application developers, equipping them with essential tools and services to excel in their tasks efficiently.

Our Platform Engineering team is dedicated to building a reliable and scalable application development platform on GCP/Azure. You'll spearhead the development of critical common services and implement cutting-edge tools such as Terraform, ArgoCD, and Kubernetes to streamline the CI/CD process, ensuring rapid and reliable software releases. Your role will also involve implementing monitoring solutions with tools like Prometheus , Grafana, New Relic, alongside performance optimization strategies to ensure the highest levels of availability, reliability and performance.

Security is paramount, and you'll play a pivotal role in implementing and upholding best practices across our infrastructure, encompassing network security, access controls, and data protection. Embrace a culture of innovation by staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry best practices in platform engineering and DevOps.

What we expect from you:

• 10 + years experience in leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of infrastructure and deployment pipelines to support the platform and services.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) and Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong hands-on knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in at least two programming languages, preferably Python and GoLang
• Experience with CI / CD tools (Octopus, Gitlab, TeamCity)
• Experience with Cloud native and open-source monitoring and visualization tools (Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic)
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, etc.
• Solid understanding of networking, security principles, and best practices
• Excellent leadership, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile development environment, while producing quality code
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude towards learning and adaptation
• Experience with deployment methods like GitOps and ArgoCD
• Lead efforts to enhance the security posture of our platform, including implementing security controls and compliance measures.
• Experience leading or mentoring teams is a plus.
• Proven experience in a Team leader role within software engineering

What you can expect from us

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.  Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One and dh Thrive as the living proof. Everyone’s invited.

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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