DevOps Engineer

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced DevOps / Platform Engineer to design, automate, and support modern cloud-based platforms and software delivery pipelines. You will work within agile delivery teams to improve deployment reliability, operational resilience, and engineering efficiency while driving DevOps best practices across the organisation.

Key focus areas include building CI/CD pipelines, provisioning cloud infrastructure with IaC, and enabling scalable, secure

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating cloud-first platforms.
• Proficient with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK or similar).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop automation solutions to improve delivery speed, reliability, and scalability.
• Support containerised and cloud-native environments using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting solutions.
• Promote DevSecOps practices, security controls, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, testers, and product teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Lead troubleshooting, incident management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cloud design

Collaborative teamwork

Agile delivery

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

We're looking for an experienced DevOps / Platform Engineer to help design, automate, and support modern cloud-based platforms and software delivery pipelines. You'll work within Agile delivery teams to improve deployment reliability, operational resilience, and engineering efficiency while driving DevOps best practices across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop automation solutions to improve delivery speed, reliability, and scalability.
• Support containerised and cloud-native environments using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting solutions.
• Promote DevSecOps practices, security controls, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, testers, and product teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Lead troubleshooting, incident management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills & Experience

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or Bicep.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container orchestration.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, Node.js, or TypeScript.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, or CloudWatch.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, networking, cloud architecture, and Agile delivery.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across DevOps and platform engineering initiatives.
• Mentor and support engineers within the team.
• Define and champion engineering standards, automation practices, and cloud strategies.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, technical governance, and delivery planning.
• Act as a subject matter expert for cloud, automation, and software delivery practices.