Lead DevOps

FDJ UNITED

Lead DevOps modernizing FDJ UNITED’s sports betting platform. Strengthening CI/CD, deployment automation, observability, resilience, and operational reliability for international growth.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining and driving DevOps strategies, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and enhancing system observability. Proven ability to lead technical teams, automate processes, and ensure high-quality service delivery in complex environments.

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DevOps Strategy DevelopmentCI/CD Pipeline OptimizationInfrastructure as CodeCloud Environment ExpertiseTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

CI/CD PracticesAutomationContainerizationObservabilityMonitoringAdvanced TroubleshootingProduction Environment ManagementApplication SecurityDeployment HardeningSoftware Development Lifecycle

Soft Skills

CollaborationArbitrationContinuous Improvement

Certifications & Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringRelease EngineeringHigh-Availability EnvironmentsInternational PlatformsHigh-Frequency Deployments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the DevOps strategy for the Sportsbook Back-End scope
Ensure the robustness and efficiency of CI/CD pipelines
Design and evolve build, test, and deployment pipelines
Standardize practices and quality gates
Automate recurring tasks to improve service quality and reduce manual operations
Improve system observability through monitoring, alerting, and diagnostics
Support management of major incidents and contribute to continuous improvement of platform stability
Optimize rollback, traceability, and release hardening processes
Drive the DevOps roadmap and coordinate dependencies with Engineering teams
Promote best practices in DevOps, Cloud, and Run
Provide technical leadership to DevOps engineers and contribute to their skills development
Reduce friction between build, test, release, and run to improve overall delivery efficiency
Collaborate closely with Back-End, QA, SRE/Ops, Security, Architecture, and Release Management teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree (Bac+5) in Computer Science or equivalent
Fluent English required for daily collaboration with international teams
Minimum 7 years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Release Engineering roles
Strong mastery of CI/CD practices, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and automation
Significant experience with Cloud environments and distributed platforms
Expertise in observability, monitoring, advanced troubleshooting, and production environment management
Good understanding of application security concerns and deployment hardening
Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle and associated operational risks
Ability to arbitrate between technical standardization and product needs
Experience in high-availability, critical environments is a plus
Experience with international platforms and high-frequency deployments is a plus
Awareness of performance and resilience challenges on high-load systems is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fixed salary based on experience paid over 13 months
Variable pay
Profit-sharing and bonus schemes (around 18%)
13th month salary
Individual bonuses
Group savings plan
Parental policy
Health insurance
100 days of remote work per year
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Training and career support to ensure employability