Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Engineering

Location: Greater London

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January 16, 2026 (24 days left to apply) job requisition :
R0111072
** Role Overview
** The Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Systems, will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, architecting, and delivering a fully automated, scalable build and deployment mechanism to modernize application installations across a large enterprise server estate (50,000+ servers). This role requires deep technical expertise, hands-on engineering capability, and strong leadership influence without direct people management.

The successful candidate will drive the end-to-end technical strategy and implementation of a next-generation automation framework that dramatically reduces the cost of maintenance, improves fleet consistency, and accelerates delivery across diverse operating systems and application environments.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Architecture & Strategy**- Define the target-state architecture for an automated build and deployment system supporting large-scale OS and application modernization.

- Develop a multi-year technical roadmap that aligns with enterprise modernization initiatives, operational resiliency, and cost-reduction goals.

- Evaluate and introduce modern automation tooling, frameworks, and patterns.

- Set enterprise-wide standards for build, deploy, test, and release automation.
** Hands-On Engineering**- Lead the design and development of automated build pipelines, deployment mechanisms, and OS/application provisioning systems.

- Build repeatable, testable automation workflows that reduce manual operational effort across tens of thousands of servers.

- Develop reusable libraries and frameworks for automation teams.

- Implement CI/CD patterns tailored for system software and OS-level components.

- Write high-quality, secure, and maintainable code.
** Operational Excellence**- Ensure automation solutions support reliability, scale, auditability, and security requirements.

- Implement telemetry, monitoring, and KPIs for automation health and performance.

- Partner with operations teams to transition solutions into production.

- Drive incident reduction and improved fleet consistency.
** Stakeholder Leadership & Influence**- Act as the senior technical authority and thought leader.

- Influence senior technology leaders, architects, and platform owners.

- Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk teams.

- Mentor engineering teams and promote automation best practices.
** Required Skills & Experience
**** Technical Expertise**- 10+ years engineering experience with deep expertise in software development and SDLC.

- Proven experience building automation systems for OS-level deployments or large-scale infrastructure.

- Strong proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or Power Shell.

- Expertise with CI/CD platforms.

- Advanced knowledge of IaC and configuration management tools.

- Strong understanding of OS lifecycle management.

- Experience with large distributed environments.

- Knowledge of security requirements for system deployments.

- Containerization experience is a plus.
** Leadership & Influence**- Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor with enterprise-wide influence.

- Proven cross-functional leadership.

- Excellent communication skills.
** Personal Attributes**- Strategic thinker able to execute hands-on technical work.

- Highly autonomous and proactive.

- Passion for automation and modern engineering practices.

- Strong problem-solving skills.
** Impact of the Role
** This role is foundational to enterprise modernization efforts, enabling:

- Reduced manual effort and costs.

- Improved deployment consistency, reliability, and security.

- Accelerated modernization for 50,000+ servers.

- Scalable, sustainable engineering practices across the organization.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you’re excited to re-imagine enterprise data and AI at scale, we’d love to…