DevOps Engineer

MRJ Recruitment

Manchester

Remote

GBP 55,800 - 68,200

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A pioneering tech firm in Manchester is seeking a DevOps Engineer to lead critical infrastructure rebuilds. This role involves managing production-grade infrastructure on AWS, optimising CI/CD processes, and mentoring a talented team. Ideal for candidates with robust experience in Infrastructure as Code and a collaborative mindset. Join a remote-first environment where your expertise will shape the future.

Qualifications

Extensive experience with production‑grade infrastructure, particularly AWS.
Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms, especially within migration projects.

Responsibilities

Guide the platform team's workstreams on impactful infrastructure projects.
Standardise and manage CI/CD processes to promote automation.
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

Python

SQL

NoSQL

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Base pay range

We're seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a pioneering tech company. This is a chance to significantly influence their core infrastructure and lead a dedicated platform sub‑team.

Up to £62k (DOE) | Remote‑first in Manchester (with one monthly meetup)

You’ll be instrumental in shaping their technical landscape, focusing on infrastructure evolution, environment optimisation, and refining CI/CD processes. A key part of this role involves leading a platform sub‑team, offering crucial technical guidance, and mentoring individuals.

A significant greenfield element involves rebuilding substantial parts of their infrastructure, migrating it from Bitbucket to GitHub. Our client champions a strong DevOps culture, so you’ll be a central figure in advocating for scalable infrastructure and robust platform engineering principles. This means close collaboration with development, QA, and SRE teams to build secure, cost‑effective, and repeatable systems. You’ll blend deep technical work with impactful leadership, needing a solid grasp of production operations, incident response, Infrastructure as Code, and modern best practices.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead & Innovate: Guide the platform team's workstreams, delivering impactful infrastructure projects, including rebuilding existing infrastructure from Bitbucket and migrating to GitHub.
Optimise Workflows: Standardise and manage CI/CD processes, promoting automation.
Empower Teams: Develop self‑service tooling with Dev, QA, and SRE.
Ensure Consistency: Harmonise lower environments with production.
Team Development: Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
Knowledge Ownership: Create comprehensive documentation for platform tooling, CI/CD, and IaC.

Skills We're Looking For

We're seeking a blend of technical mastery, leadership potential, and a proactive mindset:

Cloud & Production Expertise: Extensive experience with production‑grade infrastructure, particularly AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM).
Infrastructure as Code: Deep expertise with Terraform.
CI/CD Migration Experience: Hands‑on experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI), especially within migration projects (e.g., from Bitbucket to GitHub).
Containerisation: Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
Core Fundamentals: Solid understanding of networking, IAM, and platform security.
Database Acumen: Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and data warehouses (MySQL, DynamoDB, Snowflake).
Scripting Versatility: Proficient in Bash, Python, or Go.
Mentorship: Proven experience mentoring individuals and fostering team growth.
Collaboration: Excellent communication and teamwork.

Ready to lead critical infrastructure rebuilds and mentor a talented team in a flexible, remote‑first environment? Apply to the role and a member of our team will be in touch to guide you through the interview process.

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