Job Description

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Description

In this role, you'll provide architectural direction, hands-on support, and people leadership to a small, distributed group of DevOps engineers embedded across cross-functional teams. Working closely with technical architects and operations, you will lead the Amplience DevOps function, facilitating the smooth integration of DevOps practices into the product team's day to day.###

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture

- Collaborate with various teams as part of the Architect Group to design and implement solutions that meet business requirements.

Line Management

- Manage a group of embedded DevOps engineers across teams, providing mentorship, coaching, and performance management to foster professional growth and development.

Driving Quality and Standards

- Work with the Architect Group to identify opportunities to improve quality and work with teams to effect change, promoting reliability, security, performance, observability etc.

Security and Compliance -

Ensure systems remain compliant with relevant controls. Look to work across DevOps/Operations to identify and funnel critical infrastructure security and compliance issues into product backlog.

Cost Management

- Manage the budget for development environments / software and help teams track and manage spending against budgetary constraints.

Hands-On Development

- Lead by example, demonstrating technical proficiency and contributing directly to team project deliverables where needed.

Reporting, Stakeholder Communication

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Align

- Provide regular updates on team performance, initiatives, and challenges to leadership and stakeholders.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

AWS Expertise

- Deep understanding of a wide range of AWS services, their applications and constraints.

Infrastructure as code:

Proficient with AWS eco-system IaC tooling such as CDK/TypeScript/CloudFormation.

CI/CD Proficiency

- Deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle, including automation best practices and CI/CD tools such as Github actions.

Scalable System Design

- Experience building and maintaining scalable, highly available systems, employing industry-standard patterns and methodologies, SLAs/SLOs.

NoSQL Expertise

- Familiarity with NoSQL principles, having used at least one commercially (e.g. DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra).

Design Patterns -

Familiarity with modern infrastructure design patterns, e.g. Serverless computing, Containerization, Gateways, Event Brokers.

Education & Experience

8+ years of experience working with AWS & Cloud. 8+ years' experience as a DevOps Engineer. 3+ years' experience leading a team Prior background in a SaaS is a plus.


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Benefits

So what's in it for you? Aside from using some great technologies and working with smart friendly people who are very generous with their knowledge, we have a great set of benefits to recognise everybody's individual needs.Competitive Salary 25 days Holiday Allowance Length of Service Holidays Option to Purchase Additional Holidays Birthday Off Quarterly Company Wide Recharge Day Flexible Working Arrangements Flexi-Friday Employee Assistance Programme Company Pension Scheme Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies Charity/volunteer days Life Assurance Policy Ride to Work Scheme Season Ticket Advance Loans Employee Discount Programme
Amplience UK Ltd. / Amplience, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Amplience fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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About Amplience

Amplience is the AI Content company that brings together data, performance insights and generative AI - helping businesses deliver persuasive content for every shopping context, fueling truly personalized and connected experiences.



Our integrated headless CMS and DAM support better collaboration between business and technical teams:



Like the marketers and merchandisers who get unequaled agility, visibility and control, through end-to-end previews, scheduling and the ability to work in content, not code.



Or the developers and architects who can build with a flexible development environment that supports monolithic, MACH and composable architectures.



That's why more than 400 of the world's leading brands choose to create and deliver modern experiences with Amplience, including Ulta Beauty, GAP, Coach, Clarks, ASDA, OTTO Group, Currys, Argos, Very Group & Traeger Grills.