DevOps Lead – CI/CD Transformation Initiative

HybridLokation: Prague (Pankrác) 3x ho, 2x onsiteLanguage: English required, Czech an advantage
Level: SeniorForm of cooperation: ContraktorStart date: 1/2026Allocation: Full-TimeAllocation length: Multi-year programme (2026–2027)

Overview:

• We are seeking an experienced and hands-on DevOps Lead to spearhead a strategic transformation initiative focused on modernising CI/CD practices across a diverse application estate. This role is central to driving adoption of a standardised GitLab-based pipeline, enabling teams to deliver business ideas to production within a single day.
• You will work closely with engineering teams across London, Whippany (New York), Pune, and potentially Prague, helping them onboard to a high-quality, automated CI/CD pipeline. The initiative is already underway, with Barclays engineers supporting onboarding efforts. We are now augmenting this with DevOps SMEs to accelerate progress.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead CI/CD Transformation: Guide teams through the three-phase pipeline adoption journey – build, deployment, and production release.
• Pipeline Evangelism: Promote trunk-based development, high test coverage, and quality gates across teams with varying levels of readiness.
• Hands-On Enablement: Provide direct support to engineering teams, helping them automate manual tests and adopt modern DevOps practices.
• Test Automation Strategy: Collaborate with QA and development teams to reduce reliance on manual testing through robust automation frameworks.
• Application Modernisation: Identify opportunities to containerise legacy applications and upgrade outdated language versions.
• Metrics & Maturity Assessment: Drive adoption of DORA metrics and perform application maturity assessments to prioritise onboarding efforts.
• Technical Mentorship: Coach junior engineers and partner with senior SMEs to build a scalable DevOps capability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with stakeholders across geographies to build a repeatable playbook for CI/CD adoption.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience leading DevOps transformations in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD lifecycle management, preferably with GitLab.
• Strong background in test automation and reducing manual testing effort.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud/on-prem hybrid deployments.
• Familiarity with a broad tech stack including:
• Languages: Java, .NET, Python, Scala, C++
• Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, MS Build
• DevOps Tools: GitLab, Ansible, Conda, Poetry
• Monitoring & Logging: Elastic, ELK
• Comfortable navigating Rust-based pipeline components and GitLab runners.
• Experience deploying to AWS, internal platforms (SIK, BCP 2.0), bare metal, and virtual platforms (EBP).
• Ability to assess application maturity and bootstrap DevOps capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience working in geographically distributed teams.
• Exposure to AI-driven test automation or DevOps tooling.
• Familiarity with enterprise governance and compliance in CI/CD.
• Ability to scale initiatives across multiple teams and geographies.

Success Criteria:

• High utilisation of the standardised pipeline across target applications.
• Successful production releases using the new pipeline.
• Reduction in manual testing effort through automation.

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