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Senior DevOps Consultant (GitHub SME)
Ascent
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
About
About The Role We are seeking a Senior DevOps Consultant – GitHub Specialist (SME/Administrator) to lead the design, management, and optimization of our enterprise GitHub environment. In this role, you will leverage your deep expertise in GitHub Enterprise to drive scalable, secure, and efficient development operations across the organization.
You will work closely with engineering teams, security, and leadership stakeholders to establish governance frameworks, implement security controls, and promote best practices that enhance developer productivity and code management. This is a highly technical and collaborative role, ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges and shaping enterprise-level DevOps strategy.
Skills And Qualifications Must-Have Technical Skills
Proven experience administering GitHub Enterprise within large-scale or complex organizational environments.
Strong knowledge of GitHub governance, including organization and repository structures, access control, and change management processes.
Hands‑on expertise with GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) features such as code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency management.
Experience with identity and access management solutions, including SSO integration (e.g., Entra ID/Azure AD or equivalent platforms).
Solid understanding of DevOps principles and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to assess current environments, identify gaps, and recommend effective improvements.
Good‑to‑Have Technical Skills
Experience in repository migration from legacy source code management systems (e.g., Bitbucket, GitLab, or SVN).
Knowledge of repository lifecycle management, including archival, tagging, and categorization strategies.
Familiarity with project management and collaboration tools such as the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
Broader exposure to DevSecOps practices or cloud‑native environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Working at Ascent At Ascent, we promote a healthy work‑life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well‑being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.
Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we’ll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries.
Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership.
If you have any questions contact our Talent Acquisition team on ta.admin@ascent.io.
For more details about life at Ascent, check out our Life Page.
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- English
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