Cloud Operations Technical Team Lead

Covéa Insurance offer a wide range of home, motor and commercial insurance backed by our award-winning customer service. Our purpose is to “help protect people against the worst happening and put it right if it does”. It’s the reason we are here, and it’s the task we all focus on every day.

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Operations Technical Team Lead to manage our cloud infrastructure, ensuring a secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective platform. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in cloud platforms, automation, monitoring, and incident management, combined with experience in leading technical teams.

From day 1, you’ll be able to contribute to the Covéa Insurance purpose which is ‘To help people protect against the worst happening and put it right if it does’.

The role is a hybrid role, therefore will involve a mix of working from home and from our Halifax office.

What will I be doing?

• Overseeing cloud operations, strategy, & account management to support needs for Covéa
• Collaborating with broader teams to strengthen & unify DevOps capabilities in line with a unified strategy, & to support product development
• Promoting quality & best practices in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & DevOps methodologies
• Aligning technology & support practices with stakeholders across departments
• Providing guidance on architecture, design, coding standards, & security
• Managing configuration, resource allocation, compliance, & performance optimization
• Developing & maintaining technical documentation
• Representing Covéa externally at meetups & recruitment events
• Building knowledge of the insurance industry, whilst staying updated on new technologies to aid continuous development

You should apply if you have…

• Experience with AWS; Azure & other major cloud platforms
• Expertise in building scalable, high-performance cloud architectures for business-critical applications & translating these visions into plans for development
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• Experience managing & supporting highly available, business-critical software in the public cloud
• Experience leading or guiding teams & delivering successful projects; encouraging a learning environment where individuals are encouraged to excel,
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles, CI/CD, & automated workflows; exposure to machine learning/big data tools (e.g., Databricks, Kubeflow)
• Commitment to securing & implementing coding standards & practices, static code analysis, & non-functional testing to enhance software security & resilience
• Proactively plans to achieve targets & deliver profitable outcomes whilst continuously improving service quality in collaboration with other business areas
• A Level or equivalent education, & CCNP, JNCIA-Junos, F5 (or equivalent experience)
• Experience with technology refreshes and migrations, and supporting large-scale WANs

We understand that some candidates may be hesitant to apply for a position if they do not meet all the criteria listed in the job description. At Covéa, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role but do not fully meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to submit your application.

What’s on offer?

• 36.25 working hours per week, along with a range of flexible working options.
• Annual pay review and performance related bonus of 12.5% 
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays
• Generous pension scheme with a 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution, matched up to a to maximum of 9% dependant on your contribution.
• A range of health benefits such as company funded Private Medical Insurance (for you and your family D +), an annual health assessment and access to a 24/7 Virtual GP
• Tusker Car Scheme – salary sacrifice scheme which lets you drive away a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for up to four years.
• A wealth of support for your mental, financial & physical wellbeing through our Wellbeing group
• Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships
• Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal

Our Mission…

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create engaged, inclusive teams. Being an inclusive workplace means taking action to make sure everyone has equal opportunity to succeed, irrespective of their differences. We celebrate our differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our recruitment process is fair for all.  If you require any reasonable adjustments or wish to discuss in more detail, then please get in contact with us or mention it during the online application process.

Salary:

£75K

Working hours:

36.25