DevOps Architect
6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Remote | Global Insurance Client

We're partnering with a leading Global Insurance Organisation seeking an experienced DevOps Architect to define and drive its enterprise DevOps and Platform Engineering strategy. This is a key architecture role where you'll shape the future of cloud-native delivery, platform engineering, automation, DevSecOps, developer experience, and engineering excellence across a large-scale technology estate.

Responsibilities:

• Define the strategic vision for DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Developer Experience
• Design scalable, secure, and automated delivery platforms
• Establish standards for CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, resilience, and environment management
• Lead the adoption of DevSecOps and Platform-as-a-Product practices
• Drive cloud modernisation, engineering automation, and self-service capabilities
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Security, Operations, and Product teams to deliver best-in-class engineering platforms
• Champion AI-enabled engineering and continuous improvement initiatives

Experience

• Strong experience across DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Architecture
• Proven experience defining and delivering enterprise DevOps or Platform Engineering strategies
• Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud platforms, automation, and modern engineering practices
• Strong architecture governance and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading engineering transformation programmes within complex enterprise environments
• Cloud architecture certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Kubernetes/container platform expertise
• Experience with DORA metrics, Value Stream Management, or Flow Metrics
• Exposure to AI-enabled engineering platforms
• Financial Services, Insurance, or other regulated industry experience

If this role is of interest and would like to know more, please apply now!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.