DevOps Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company based in Warrington is looking for a seasoned Dev Ops Engineer. This role is vital for designing and maintaining a secure cloud platform supporting core applications and AI models. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in cloud engineering, particularly with Azure, and be proficient in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices. Join us in making tomorrow safer than today as part of a rapidly growing team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering.
• Proven track record in designing and managing cloud infrastructure on Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage secure cloud infrastructure on Azure.
• Lead the deployment and management of applications using Kubernetes.
• Develop robust CI/CD pipelines for automation.

Skills

Cloud engineering expertise

CI/CD pipeline management

Container orchestration

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s/PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Apache Airflow

Job description

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We are seeking a highly skilled Dev Ops Engineer to join our growing platform team. This role is critical in designing, building, and maintaining our robust, scalable, and secure cloud platform, which supports our core applications and AI/ML models. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud technologies (Azure), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines. An understanding of MLOps and data pipeline tools is also essential for integrating with our AI components.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage secure and high-performance cloud infrastructure on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
• Utilize Terraform to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of cloud resources, ensuring consistency and reliability.
• Optimize cloud costs and performance through best practices in resource management and architecture.

Container Orchestration

• Lead the deployment, scaling, and management of applications and services using Kubernetes and containerisation technologies like Docker.
• Manage infrastructure and resource allocation for all containerised applications and data systems.

CI/CD and Automation

• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment of both our front-end and back-end services.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the health and performance of our platform.
• Promote a culture of automation across the development lifecycle.

MLOps and Data Pipeline Integration

• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to support the operationalization of machine learning models.
• Possess a strong understanding of data pipeline orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow and their integration with cloud infrastructure.
• Assist in the deployment and monitoring of self-hosted LLMs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with stakeholders, including data scientists, software engineers, and business analysts, to align technical solutions with business needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning within the team.

Skills / Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's/Master’s/PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven track record of designing and managing cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated expertise with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration in a production environment.
• Experience with building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools including Apache Airflow is a significant plus.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Bash and Python
• Strong understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Solid knowledge of networking, security, and cloud-native services.

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.