DevOps Engineer

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Structured career progression

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing delivery team on a 12-month FTC with strong PERM potential. You will design and automate secure, scalable platforms across cloud, automation, and security domains, guiding multiple delivery workstreams with autonomy.

You will lead CI/CD, IaC, and tooling across AWS/Azure, OpenShift, and container orchestration while mentoring engineers and shaping platform strategy for continued transformation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines across cloud platforms.
• Strong automation mindset with focus on secure, scalable deployments.
• Ability to lead engineers and influence DevOps strategy and practices.
• Experience with GitLab/Jenkins/SonarQube and IaC tools like Terraform.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS or Azure and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure software delivery.
• Create automated deployment processes and release frameworks.
• Configure DevOps toolchains including GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, and testing platforms.
• Support environment provisioning, automation, and deployment best practices.
• Implement CI/CD, CD, and CT across projects.
• Build reusable Infrastructure as Code assets.
• Design and deploy cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure or other clouds.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Manage container workloads and orchestration platforms.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability for platforms.
• Ensure platform resilience, scalability, and performance.

Skills

CI/CD

Automation

Cloud platforms

Security

Leadership

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

SonarQube

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Location: Newcastle (Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week)

Employment Type: 12-Month FTC with strong intention to convert to PERM

Security Requirement: Must be eligible for SC Clearance

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing delivery team supporting large-scale digital transformation programmes. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities and enjoys driving modern engineering practices across cloud, automation, security, and platform engineering.

You will work closely with development teams, architects, security specialists, and client stakeholders to design, build, automate, and continuously improve secure and scalable platforms. The successful candidate will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, influence technical decisions, and provide guidance across multiple delivery workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support secure and efficient software delivery.
• Create automated deployment processes and release frameworks.
• Configure and administer DevOps toolchains including GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, and testing platforms.
• Support development teams with environment provisioning, automation, and deployment best practices.
• Implement Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Testing practices across projects.
• Build and maintain reusable Infrastructure as Code assets.
• Design and deploy cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Manage containerized workloads and orchestration platforms.
• Implement infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities.
• Ensure platform resilience, scalability, and performance.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, TypeScript, or Node.js.
• Eliminate manual processes through automation.
• Develop automated integrations between systems and APIs.

Security & Reliability Engineering

• Implement security controls, vulnerability scanning, and compliance automation.
• Support security testing and remediation activities.
• Ensure adherence to security, operational, and architectural standards.

Technical Leadership (SFIA 5)

• Provide technical leadership to engineering and delivery teams.
• Influence technical direction and DevOps strategy.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define platform requirements and delivery roadmaps.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, automation, security, and operational excellence.

DevOps Tooling

• GitLab
• Jenkins
• SonarQube
• Automated testing integration
• AWS (preferred)
• Public and Private Cloud environments

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform
• AWS CDK
• CloudFormation

Configuration Management

• Ansible
• Puppet
• Chef

Containers & Orchestration

• Docker
• OpenShift
• Docker Compose

Scripting & Automation

Experience in at least one of:

• Python
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Node.js
• TypeScript

Monitoring & Observability

Experience with:

• Metrics collection
• Performance monitoring
• Alerting frameworks

Delivery Methodologies

• Agile
• Scrum
• Lean
• DevOps
• Competitive salary package
• 23 days annual leave
• Structured career progression
• Opportunity to transition into a permanent role