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DevOps Lead

Kornferry — Ireland · Posted ~4 days ago

Lead Contract Onsite

Skills

DevOps strategy DevOps leadership CI/CD pipeline design Release management Environment management Infrastructure as Code Configuration management Automation Monitoring Operational resilience Software engineering Azure DevOps Jenkins GitHub Actions Terraform Ansible Python PowerShell Bash CI/CD

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Summary

Lead the definition and implementation of DevOps strategy across a large-scale software engineering environment. You will design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, own release and environment management, implement infrastructure as code, strengthen automation and monitoring, and drive continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle. This is an initial six-month contract with strong extension potential and is predominantly onsite. Candidates need at least five years of DevOps leadership experience, a strong software engineering background, and hands-on expertise with modern CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and scripting tools.

Highlights

A strategic leadership role with broad influence over engineering practices, modern DevOps capability, software delivery, automation, and operational resilience in a complex regulated environment. The initial six-month contract has strong extension potential.

Description

We are seeking, on behalf of our global Life Sciences client, an experienced DevOps Lead to define and drive DevOps strategy across a large-scale software engineering environment. Initially supporting a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) programme, this role extends beyond a single platform and will play a key part in shaping engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines and software delivery across the wider organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to establish modern DevOps capability within a complex, regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Define and implement DevOps strategy and engineering best practices.Design, build and optimise CI/CD pipelines.Own release management, environment strategy and deployment processes.Implement Infrastructure as Code and configuration management.Drive automation, monitoring and operational resilience.Partner closely with software engineering, QA and architecture teams.Champion continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle. Skills & Experience 5+ years in DevOps leadership within enterprise software environments.Strong software engineering background.Azure DevOps, Jenkins or GitHub Actions.Terraform, Ansible or equivalent Infrastructure as Code tools.Python, PowerShell or Bash scripting.CI/CD pipeline design and implementation.Release management and environment management.Experience within regulated industries is advantageous but not essential. Contract Details Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential.Predominantly onsite in Limerick.Competitive hourly rate. About Korn Ferry Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com