Backend DevOps Engineer

Centrica; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading energy services provider as a Backend DevOps Engineer. Collaborate with a pioneering team focused on innovating and accelerating the energy transition through advanced cloud infrastructure and real-time data solutions. Contribute to a sustainable future and help shape the energy landscape of tomorrow.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working pattern

Highly competitive benefits package

Diverse and inclusive team environment

Contribution to sustainable projects

Qualifications

• Strong experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in Python or Scala with backend services development.
• Familiar with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud-based systems for deployment and data services.
• Build backend components and APIs for data sharing.
• Lead CI/CD automation and operational workflows.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure-as-code

CI/CD pipelines

Programming in Python or Scala

Streaming technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Pulumi

Job description

Join us, be part of more.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

Join a pioneering team accelerating a new energy future through cutting-edge research and innovation. As a Backend DevOps Engineer, you’ll architect scalable cloud infrastructure, enable real-time data sharing, and build robust backend systems that power experimentation and innovation. If you thrive at the intersection of software engineering and DevOps, and enjoy solving complex problems in collaborative environments, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

About the Role

Help us build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure, enable real-time data sharing, and develop backend software systems that support our mission to accelerate the energy transition. We’re assembling a highly skilled team of researchers to perform cutting-edge innovation across six themes: flexibility, automation, connectivity, markets, access, and engagement. We’re growing in scope, size, and impact, giving newcomers the chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the team and its processes, as it in turn impacts the wider industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and manage cloud-based systems (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP) to support high-availability, secure, and efficient deployment pipelines and real-time data services.

• Build robust backend components and APIs for real-time data sharing and analytics, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability.

• Lead CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, and incident response processes to streamline development workflows and ensure system resilience.

• Work closely with data scientists, researchers, and product stakeholders to translate technical requirements into scalable solutions that support experimentation and innovation.

About You

The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of software engineering and DevOps, and is passionate about delivering robust, data-driven solutions in a dynamic environment. They are comfortable working in cross-functional teams, with a proactive approach to problem-solving, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (ideal but not essential).

• Proven experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP), infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi), and CI/CD pipelines.

• Solid programming skills ideally in Python or Scala, with experience building backend services, APIs, and data processing pipelines for real-time applications.

• Familiarity with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, MQTT, or WebSockets) and designing systems for low-latency data sharing and analytics.

About Centrica

Centrica is a leading energy services and solutions provider, playing a key role in Europe and the UK’s renewable energy and energy transition landscape. Energised Futures is our in-house research and innovation incubator, launched to accelerate a new energy future. We’re assembling a highly skilled team of researchers to perform cutting-edge innovation and catalyze Centrica’s Purpose of energising a greener, fairer future.

What’s in it for you?

• An attractive salary and compensation package

• A highly competitive set of additional benefits, the exact nature of which will depend on being based in the UK or Belgium

• A very flexible hybrid working pattern – we get together twice a week in the office, but are generally quite flexible, especially if it relates to external factors, e.g. family situation.

• Join a high potential and fast-growing energy technology company.

• A high caliber team, where your creative input will have a high impact. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

• Contribute to a fairer, greener future for all, driving a responsible but fast decarbonisation of energy.

#LI-BG

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

https://www.morethanacareer.energy/global

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.