DevOps Engineer

Redgate; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Cambridge is looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join their team. This role involves designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, enhancing automation, and providing insights into operational processes. Candidates should have a strong software engineering background and experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform. This position offers a salary of approximately £70,000 - £80,000 per year, along with a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible-hybrid work model.

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible working arrangements

Generous paid time off

Monthly wellbeing allowance

Qualifications

• Comfortable working with production code.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong understanding of AWS best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide operational insight into customer environments.
• Bridge the gap between engineering and operations.

Skills

CI/CD pipeline management

Troubleshooting build and test failures

Scripting with C#, Bash, PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code

AWS core services understanding

DevOps practices embedding

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Overview

Redgate Software creates simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database. Our solutions solve complex database management challenges across the DevOps lifecycle, making life easier for IT leaders, development, and operations teams by increasing efficiency, reducing errors, and protecting business-critical data. The data community trusts Redgate to balance speed to market, team collaboration, and data protection. Redgate is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer with a strong software engineering background to work with the teams building one of our key products, Redgate Monitor. Working closely with the Group Software Architect, engineering teams and Technical Operations you’ll own and evolve the build, test and release pipelines.

You’ll design, automate and maintain our CI/CD pipelines, improve feedback cycles, and increase test reliability and coverage which will enable the teams to ship high-quality software quickly and safely. Where required, you’ll also use Infrastructure as Code to manage the infrastructure that supports our on-premises and cloud-based build, test and delivery processes, and provide operational insight into how customers run Redgate Monitor in their own environments. Over the next year, we’ll be evolving our engineering organisation to further embrace a DevOps mindset, and you’ll be at the forefront of enabling that change. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll bridge the gap between engineering and operations, helping teams to confidently build, package and release changes, and to learn from production usage of the product.

What makes you Redgate’s next DevOps Engineer?

• You’ll come from a software engineering background and are comfortable working with production code

• You have strong experience in build engineering: managing CI/CD pipelines, troubleshooting build and test failures, optimising workflows, and working with version control systems

• You’ll have practical experience of DevOps practices and embedding these within teams

• You’ll understand how DevOps can support and improve development and operational work

• You have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (and cloud platforms, with a strong preference for AWS

• You'll have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform.

• You'll have experience working with AWS, with a solid understanding of core services and best practices.

• You'll possess strong scripting and automation skills (e.g. C#, Bash, PowerShell).

What’s the package?

• A great benefits package.

• Salary is circa £70,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.

• You’ll work about 40 hours a week, with flexible work time

Why join us?

At Redgate, we believe supporting and empowering our people is key to our success. We create an environment where you can thrive in your career and enjoy every moment of your journey with us.

Benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive health coverage, monthly wellbeing allowance, flexible working arrangements, generous paid time off, employee assistance program, community and social events. Find out more on our benefits page, or see what our employees said on our Flexa page!

Redgate has adopted a flexible-hybrid model. This means that people will work flexibly with a blend of remote (home) and co-located (office) work, with teams having the flexibility to decide which location best suits the outcomes they need to deliver.

Our diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging commitments

We believe diverse teams are better at solving problems and fostering a creative culture. We aim to offer a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can thrive.

• Recruitment & retention: hiring and retaining diverse talent.

• Authenticity & belonging: promoting inclusive language and behaviours.

• Growth: supporting personal and professional development.

We support DEIB through our inclusion forum (Belong at Redgate) and regular DEIB events. Redgate is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applications from all backgrounds. If you need accommodation, please let us know via our application process or email [e-mail].

Learn more about our commitment to diversity on our diversity page.

While we outline the qualities we typically seek, we recognise that you may possess additional attributes and skills that could make you an excellent fit for our team. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.