DevOps Engineer

La Fosse; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities to influence technical direction

Supportive environment encouraging learning

Exposure to a variety of platforms and systems

Job summary

A dynamic technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to drive modern cloud adoption and automate infrastructure. In this role, you will work closely with development teams to implement scalable engineering practices, optimize deployment processes, and support cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Azure, Terraform, and DevOps best practices. This position offers opportunities to influence technical direction and make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure.
• Proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
• Expert DevOps knowledge, including Agile and automation principles.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Experience with microservices architectures.
• DevSecOps tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Automating infrastructure creation and deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
• Building, maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Provisioning and configuring cloud resources across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Supporting on-premise to cloud migration initiatives.
• Implementing automated testing within build and release pipelines.

Skills

Azure

Terraform

DevOps principles

PowerShell

Bash scripting

Networking fundamentals

.NET

C#

Node.js

React

SQL Server

NoSQL databases

Windows administration

Linux administration

Microservices architectures

DevSecOps tooling

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

SonarCloud

Prisma Cloud

CrowdStrike

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high‑performing technology team driving modern cloud adoption, scalable engineering practices and continuous delivery excellence.

In this role, you’ll work closely with development teams to build automated, reliable, secure and high‑quality environments across Development, Test, Pre‑Production and Production. You’ll play a key part in shaping cloud‑native solutions, optimising deployment processes, and supporting the evolution of our technology landscape.

If you love solving complex problems, introducing new technologies, and championing DevOps best practice, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Automating infrastructure creation and deployment using Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform)
• Building, maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines (YAML) in Azure DevOps
• Provisioning and configuring cloud resources across Azure (preferred), AWS, and GCP
• Supporting on‑premise to cloud migration initiatives
• Managing application source control and enforcing branching strategies
• Maintaining consistent, secure and anonymised test data processes
• Implementing automated testing within build and release pipelines
• Working with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration frameworks
• Performance and volume testing support for development teams
• Setting up and maintaining NuGet/NPM repositories, IIS, and Node.js environments
• Monitoring and diagnostics using tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, OTel
• Advocating for and implementing DevSecOps practices
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
• Participating in an on‑call rotation for critical systems

What We’re Looking For

Technical Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure
• Proficiency with Terraform for IaC
• Expert DevOps knowledge, including Agile and automation principles
• PowerShell and Bash scripting
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals
• Experience with .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, Node.js and React (beneficial)
• SQL Server and NoSQL database knowledge
• Windows and Linux server administration
• Experience working with microservices architectures
• DevSecOps tooling – e.g., SonarCloud, Prisma Cloud, CrowdStrike

About You

• Passionate about automation, efficiency and modern engineering practices
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, collaborative environments
• Strong problem‑solver with excellent analytical skills
• Confident communicator able to collaborate across diverse technical teams
• Enjoys learning, experimenting and driving technical improvements
• Able to mentor others and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

Why Join Us?

• Work with modern cloud, DevOps and containerisation technologies
• Freedom to propose new tools, approaches and innovations
• Opportunities to influence technical direction
• A supportive environment that encourages learning and experimentation
• Exposure to a wide range of platforms, systems and architectural challenges
• A chance to make a real impact on delivery speed, quality and reliability

If you’re a DevOps professional who loves cloud engineering, automation and modern tooling — and you want to be part of a team pushing forward with innovation — we’d love to hear from you.