Sr Engineering Manager - Devops

dunnhumby

Our mission:

dunnhumby

We are looking for a visionary Senior Engineering Manager – DevOps

You’ll work at the intersection of DevOps, Developer Experience (DevEx), and Platform-as-a-Product, driving consistent standards, intelligent automation, and scalable self-service experiences across GCP and Azure.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Roadmap Leadership -

  Define and own the platform engineering strategy, roadmap, and technical direction aligned with business and product goals.

• Platform & DevOps Engineering

  - Lead the evolution of CI/CD pipelines with GitOps-first automation using ArgoCD, GitLab CI, Helm, Terraform.

• Leadership & People Management -

  Manage and mentor a globally distributed team of engineers and tech leads.

• Metrics, Governance, & Automation

  - Lead the creation of reusable templates, governance policies, and automation blueprints to scale platform adoption across squads.

• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  - Serve as a key point of contact for Product, Security, Architecture, Data, and Delivery leadership from engineering perspective.

What You Bring

• 15+ years of experience in engineering, with 7+ years in platform engineering/DevOps/SRE leadership roles.

• Proven success leading large-scale platform transformations in cloud-native environments (preferably GCP and Azure).

• Hands-on and strategic experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps, Terraform, Crossplane, Docker, Infrastructure-as-Code, and multi-tenant platform design.

• Deep expertise in platform observability, developer self-service, golden paths, and IDPs such as Backstage.

• Advanced understanding of DevSecOps, compliance automation, and security by-design principles

• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills across cross-functional teams

• Demonstrated success in defining and driving engineering OKRs, metrics-based decision making, and cost accountability.

• Strong ability to balance technical depth with cross-functional influence, managing senior stakeholders and C-level engagement.

• A builder’s mindset with a focus on automation, resilience, scalability, and simplification.

• Good to have: Exposure to LLMs/GenAI in engineering workflows and intelligent automation

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, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you.

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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