Principal Devops Engineer / Head Of Devops / Lead Devops Engineer

Overview

Looking for a Lead / Principal / Head DevOps Engineer for a 12-month contracting requirement, on site once a week in Dublin.

Responsibilities

Monitor and optimise cloud resources for performance and cost-efficiency

Automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling

Design and implement robust CI / CD pipelines

Foster collaboration between development and operations teams

Lead and mentor a cross-functional DevOps team

Champion new technologies and modern engineering practices

Establish system maintenance and troubleshooting standards

Oversee capacity planning and ensure scalability

Experience / Qualifications

AWS Certified with deep hands-on experience

Proven leadership at Principal level in cloud infrastructure

Strong DevOps background with modern tooling

Proficiency in Terraform and at least one programming language (Python, Java, etc.)

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Skilled in cloud cost and performance optimisation

Track record of managing and mentoring technical teams

Experience leading cross-functional projects

Passion for implementing DevOps best practices