DevOps Systems Engineer (Hybrid Cloud)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a DevOps Systems Engineer to manage hybrid cloud infrastructure in Guildford. The ideal candidate will have strong AWS and automation skills, driving projects with Terraform and Ansible. This position offers progression, training, and a hybrid working model, allowing for one day in the office per month. Join a supportive environment where your ideas will influence technical direction in a company with over 40 years of success.

Benefits

Progression opportunities

Training programs

Company benefits

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Experience with AWS and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of automation tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AWS and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions to improve performance.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch)

Job description

DevOps Systems Engineer (Hybrid Cloud)

60,000 - 65,000 + Progression + Training + Company Benefits + Hybrid Working

Guildford (Hybrid 1 day office based per month)

Are you a DevOps Engineer with a background in AWS and automation looking to take ownership of complex cloud infrastructure within a growing, forward-thinking business where your ideas genuinely shape technical direction?

On offer is the opportunity to join a well-established yet innovative technology business with over 40 years of industry success. The company invests heavily in its people through clear progression routes, funded certifications, and exposure to modern tooling and large-scale infrastructure projects, all within a collaborative and supportive environment.

In this role you will take the lead on designing, deploying and maintaining hybrid cloud infrastructure across AWS and private cloud environments. You'll drive automation using Terraform and Ansible, build and improve CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, and implement monitoring and observability solutions to improve reliability and performance across the business. You will also act as a technical escalation point, mentoring junior engineers and influencing best practice.

This role would suit a DevOps Engineer looking for a hands-on position with real ownership, autonomy, and long-term career progression.

The Role:

• Designing, deploying and supporting AWS and hybrid cloud infrastructure
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Implementing monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch)
• Participating in an on-call rota and incident response
• Monday to Friday (Hybrid working 1 day a month site based)

The Person:

• DevOps Engineer or similar
• Commutable to Guildford

Job Reference: BBBH23449