DevOps Tech Lead

Come aboard as our DevOps Tech Lead and spearhead the modernization of Moneyboat's technology stack. You'll design and own a secure, lightning-fast CI/CD platform, harden our cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and lay the foundations for real-time data streaming and AI-ready services. Working hand-in-hand with engineering, product, security, and data teams, you will ensure that every line of code travels from commit to production smoothly, safely, and at scale—empowering us to deliver faster, simpler, and more transparent borrowing experiences for our customers.
Key responsibilities

• Architect & evolve a cloud-native, GitOps-driven CI/CD pipeline with baked-in security checks, automated testing, and one-click rollbacks.
• Lead infrastructure & security strategy—from VPC and IAM design to secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and incident response.
• Implement and manage container orchestration (Kubernetes/GKE), service mesh, and automated provisioning (Terraform / Pulumi).
• Enable large-scale, real-time data pipelines (Kafka / Pub/Sub, BigQuery) to power analytics and upcoming AI/ML workloads.
• Champion observability by deploying end-to-end logging, metrics, and tracing.
• Mentor & collaborate with cross-functional teams, instilling DevSecOps best practices and a "shift-left" mindset.
• Drive cost-efficient scalability—right-size resources, optimize build times, and keep our cloud bill lean without compromising performance.
• Evaluate & integrate emerging tools (SBOM, SCA, policy as code) to maintain compliance with FCA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 standards.
• Continuously improve deployment frequency, MTTR, and platform reliability through data-driven retros and experimentation.

Your skills & experience
Essential

• 5+ years in DevOps/SRE roles, including 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers.
• Proven track record building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar) with security gates and automated rollouts.
• Deep hands-on expertise with GCP (GKE, Cloud Build, Pub/Sub, IAM, VPC, Cloud Armor).
• Experience implementing DevSecOps tooling (Snyk, GitGuardian, or equivalent) and shift-left security practices.
• Solid knowledge of networking, container security, and zero-trust architectures.
• Working familiarity with real-time data streams (Kafka, Pub/Sub) and big-data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake).
• Excellent collaboration & communication skills; comfortable aligning engineers, product, compliance, and executives.

Desired

• Background in fintech, lending, or other regulated industries.
• Experience preparing platforms for AI/ML workloads (feature stores, GPU orchestration, model serving).
• Exposure to policy-as-code frameworks (OPA, Kyverno) and compliance automation.
• Familiarity with Python or Go for scripting, operator development, or custom tooling.

About us
Ahoy there We're Moneyboat, a UK-based direct lender that provides consumers with short-term loans from £200 to £1,500. We started our journey in 2014 with a vision to make a mark as a company that puts transparency, affordability, and quality service at the heart of everything we do.
We know the value of flexibility, creativity, and innovation in today's fintech space, and we work hard to create and deliver best-in-class experiences that support our customers and give them the confidence they need to live life to the full.
Vision, Mission & Values
Our vision, mission & values are what drive the amazing work we do.
From the decisions we make to the actions we take, they form the foundations of Moneyboat's brand & strategy.
Our vision describes our view of the world because of Moneyboat. It's the way we want it to be and the reason we keep going, even if times might seem tough.
We give confidence to people, enabling them to live life to the full
When people have access to the financial resources and knowledge that are right for them, we know they can do great things. We exist to help them get access to a solution that's right for them, even when others might have refused to help.
Our core set of values are what we hold to be true, no matter what. We have four core values here at Moneyboat, Accountability, Care, Diligence and Collaboration.
Our vision, mission, and values guide everything that we do. They're the fundamental "pillars" of our company that make us who we are, and help to ensure that anyone we interact with (internal or external) remembers Moneyboat, what we do, and what we stand for.