{"id":1565290,"url":"https://alion.io/job/kraken-techops-lead","title":"TechOps Lead","company":{"id":3847135,"name":"Kraken","domain":"krakencrudo.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/kraken-6","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":60000,"max_usd":153000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":21},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Google Workspace","optional":false},{"name":"Incident Management","optional":false},{"name":"Okta","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false},{"name":"Crowdstrike","optional":true},{"name":"GDPR","optional":true},{"name":"osquery","optional":true},{"name":"Zscaler","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-09T05:01:25Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-02T05:35:43Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":54,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":54},"description":"Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!\nKraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.\nWe create the technology that redefines utilities and unlocks a new energy system of the future. By optimising renewable generation, building a more intelligent grid, and empowering utilities to deliver an exceptional customer experience, our operating system is transforming the industry worldwide.\nIt’s an incredibly exciting time to work in energy. Join us on our mission to improve the lives of ONE BILLION humans within the decade and shape a cleaner, better future for everyone.\nWhat is TechOps?\nTechOps at Kraken is a modern, lean evolution of traditional enterprise IT. We span everything from hands-on frontline support through to high-impact technical projects and long-term strategic improvements.\nWe are building a small, highly effective TechOps team and are looking for an ambitious, experienced TechOps Generalist to help us scale Kraken safely, securely, and with a strong focus on people.\nThis is a broad role with a huge amount of variety. You’ll work across identity, devices, SaaS, networking, automation, and office infrastructure - often at the same time. Ambiguity is a constant, and we’re looking for someone who enjoys making sense of it and turning it into action.\nWe operate almost entirely in the cloud, so you’ll be exposed to a wide range of modern tools and technologies across the business.\n\nWhere you'll fit in\nAs a TechOps Team Lead, you will be responsible for the end-to-end running of the Kraken TechOps function. This is a leadership role that requires someone comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy, while remaining closely aligned with global TechOps leadership.\n\nWe strongly believe that no matter what role you have within TechOps, it’s still important to keep your ear to the ground and see first-hand the problems our people are facing, and the impact that decisions you make have on everyone at Kraken. This means you’ll spend a significant portion of your time helping out with day-to-day support alongside your leadership responsibilities.\n\nAs a Team Lead within TechOps, you will be responsible for balancing the team’s everyday workload, managing capacity, and prioritising proactive, planned project work alongside reactive support and unplanned work. The TechOps team operates in an environment with a large amount of ambiguity, and we are looking for someone who can make sense of this, identify the most impactful work, and keep the team focused, motivated and moving at pace.\n\nThis is a strategically significant role which will require close collaboration with our UK and APAC leaders. You will bring strong leadership skills, service management, and operational experience, with the ability to lead, scale, and mature this function in line with Kraken’s growth trajectory.\nYou will have experience in:\n\nSignificant people leadership experience\n\nScaling teams and services over time\n\nService management, capacity planning, and operational maturity\n\nManaging support pipelines, projects, and assignments\n\nBuilding regional processes while balancing global standards\n\nWorking with internal and external stakeholders and vendors\n\nDriving reliability, consistency, and continuous improvement\n\nYou will bring strong technical depth across areas such as identity, MDM, networking, office infrastructure, and SaaS, with the confidence to challenge partners and vendors when needed.\n\nYou will be comfortable owning incident management, security and compliance considerations, and contract and service quality oversight.\n\nThis is a huge opportunity for the right candidate to step in and lead an amazing team that is critical to keeping Kraken moving at pace.\n\nWhat you’ll own\nDefine what good looks like for a small, lean, high-performing TechOps team.\n\nOwn the day-to-day delivery of TechOps services.\n\nSupport global operations with opportunities to travel to our global sites.\n\nLiaise with TechOps leadership and architects to prioritise and deliver project work.\n\nBalance reactive support and projects with proactive, planned improvements and projects.\n\nMentor and line manage TechOps team members, supporting their development and career growth.\n\nProvide hands-on 1st, 2nd and 3rd line technical support across the business.\n\nCollaborate closely with our Security team to balance security, productivity, and user experience.\n\nManage incidents, communications, and follow-ups. .\n\nCoordinate and deliver complex technical projects involving multiple stakeholders and teams across time zones.\n\nExamples of TechOps projects include:\nRollout of, and migration to, a new identity provider\n\nmacOS and Windows MDM migrations\n\nRollout of device trust and posture compliance solutions\n\nReplacing insecure factors such as SMS with phishing-resistant authentication\n\nOffice fit-outs including networking, AV, and access control\n\nSaaS migrations for acquisitions (e.g. Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace)\n\nWhat you bring to the party\nMust have\nA proven track record of leading successful IT or TechOps teams, ideally through periods of growth.\n\nAt least 3 years of people management experience.\n\nSignificant experience managing performance, and professional development.\n\nStrong service management and operational experience.\n\nComfort operating in highly ambiguous environments and managing competing priorities.\n\nA very strong technical background underpinning your leadership approach.\n\nHands-on experience providing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line support.\n\nAbility to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nStrong incident management and problem-solving skills.\n\nA people-first mindset and a conscientious approach to decision-making.\n\nShould have\nExperience working across time zones and with globally distributed teams\n\nStrong opinions on best practice and a desire to challenge traditional IT norms.\n\nExperience mentoring team members with varying levels of experience.\n\nExperience supporting macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android environments.\n\nExperience with Identity & Access Management platforms such as Okta or Microsoft Entra.\n\nWillingness to travel and maintain presence in regional office locations if required.\n\n⭐ Bonus points\nA foundational understanding of programming or software engineering.\n\nFamiliarity with security tooling such as CrowdStrike, Kolide, osquery, and Zscaler.\n\nExperience with email gateway administration and routing.\n\nDon't think you check off all of the above? We love hiring passionate people with a drive to learn so get in touch and let us know which areas you don't currently have confidence and/or experience with, we'd love to hear from you!\nKraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia. In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.7. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site (FR/EN ) to learn more about our teams and culture.\nAre you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have the right tools and environment to unleash your potential. If you have any accommodation requests, please contact us at . We’ll do our best to tailor the experience to your needs so you can feel comfortable, confident and be at your best!\nStudies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we’re looking for! At Kraken, we're creating a team of genuine, honest, empathetic people. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We consider all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.\n*Our (i) Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Notice, (ii) Website Privacy Notice and (iii) Cookie Notice govern the collection and use of your personal data in connection with your application and use of our website. These policies explain how we handle your data and outline your rights under applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your information, object to processing, or withdraw consent. By applying, you acknowledge that you’ve read, understood and consent to these terms\nPlease note that, in line with our current recruitment policy, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must have the right to work in the country that they're applying to, at the time of application.*","description_format":"text","description_chars":9012,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T05:54:20Z"}],"liveness":{"score":27,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.609,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":54,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kraken-techops-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kraken-techops-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T04:17:05Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4432,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":568,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}