DevOps Engineer - Cutting-Edge AI

Peaple Talent; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Peaple Talent Ltd. is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a fast-growing, high-tech software business in Bristol.

You will focus on maintaining and optimising cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, working with senior engineers to improve reliability, automation, and security. You will build scalable, secure systems, implement IaC and automation best practices, and collaborate across engineering teams to streamline deployments and incidents.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Experience with major cloud platforms (ideally AWS).
• Proficiency with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Solid experience configuring and managing CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Good knowledge of Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and core security practices.
• Experience with containerisation (Docker) and understanding of orchestration (Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and support scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Develop, optimise, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery.
• Implement best practices across IaC, automation, and system monitoring.
• Collaborate with wider engineering teams to troubleshoot deployment processes and improve reliability.
• Monitor performance, availability, and security; participate in incident response and resolution.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

CI/CD tooling

Linux admin

Networking

Security

Containerisation

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Peaple Talent are partnered with a fast-growing, high-tech software business based in Bristol seeking a DevOps Engineer to help build their next-generation AI tool. Partnered with industry-leading technology giants and backed by top-tier innovation programmes, they are building production-grade infrastructure for businesses seeking enterprise-grade operations at scale.

This role is focussed on the maintenance, and optimisation of their cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines. Working alongside senior engineers, you will focus on improving system reliability, automation, and security while taking ownership of core operational environments.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Practical hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (ideally AWS)
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Solid experience configuring and managing CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Good knowledge of Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and core security practices.
• Experience with containerisation (Docker) and a basic understanding of orchestration (Kubernetes).

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and support scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Develop, optimise, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and efficient software delivery.
• Implement best practices across Infrastructure as Code (IaC), operational automation, and system monitoring.
• Collaborate with wider engineering teams to troubleshoot deployment processes and enhance overall system reliability.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security, actively participating in incident response and resolution.

What Is Offered

• Clear Progression: Mentorship from senior engineers with scope to scale your technical skillset rapidly.
• Modern Tech Stack: Hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade systems.
• Workplace Culture: Competitive salary package within a collaborative, engineering-driven environment.