Senior DevOps Engineer

Role overview

A senior engineering role focused on designing and operating cloud infrastructure that underpins scalable, reliable applications. The position partners with client teams and technical leaders to translate business needs into production-ready platforms, with a strong emphasis on automation, security, and continuous delivery. It suits an experienced engineer who enjoys shaping cloud architecture while collaborating closely with distributed development teams.

Responsibilities

- Design, build, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure on AWS to support production workloads. - Develop deployment architectures and continuous delivery pipelines that enable frequent, reliable releases. - Engineer high-availability and fault-tolerant solutions, including container orchestration with Kubernetes. - Apply Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation to automate provisioning and configuration management. - Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling to safeguard performance and respond to incidents proactively. - Embed security best practices across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and microservices, while advising stakeholders on platform improvements.

Requirements

- Significant senior-level commercial engineering experience, typically six or more years, delivering real-world solutions in agile settings. - Strong hands-on background automating and managing AWS infrastructure at scale. - Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. - Experience with containerization and orchestration, ideally Kubernetes, plus CI/CD pipelines built with GitHub Actions or Jenkins. - Scripting and automation skills, preferably with Python, alongside familiarity with observability and monitoring frameworks. - Solid grasp of cloud, CI/CD, and microservice security practices, plus clear written and verbal communication in English.

Benefits and work setup

- Permanent remote-first working model with flexible hours designed to support work-life balance. - Annual leave of 25 days plus public holidays, with additional leave categories covering illness, marriage, and other life events. - Discretionary annual company bonus tied to overall performance. - Periodic remote working allowance of approximately €1,250 every two years, plus provided equipment to set up a home workspace. - Training and development budget for approved learning opportunities. - Private healthcare, a pension contribution matching up to 5%, plus income protection and life assurance cover. - Indicative salary starting from £75,000 plus bonus and benefits, with final figures discussed during interview.