Principal DevOps Engineer – Leicester

A Principal DevOps Engineer role in Leicester involves leading automation initiatives, designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and supporting private cloud environments. The position requires partnering with development and infrastructure teams to improve deployment processes and infrastructure as code practices. Candidates should have extensive experience in DevOps or software engineering, with strong skills in CI/CD, automation tools, and cloud or on-premises environments. Technical expertise in VMware, Linux, Windows, and scripting languages like Python or Java is essential. The role promotes technical leadership, mentoring, and influencing engineering culture across large-scale teams. There is no focus on cloud migration or Kubernetes, with an emphasis on private cloud and automation excellence.