Junior DevOps Engineer

Giacom; Prudhoe; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning & development

Casual dress code

25 days annual leave

Pension plan

Refreshments in offices

Job summary

Giacom is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our team in the Prudhoe area. You will design, build, and maintain the infrastructure behind our Marketplace and Software Tools platforms, with a strong focus on AWS. You will help automate pipelines and ensure reliability, scalability, and security for telco/MSP environments.

You’ll work with Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and CI/CD tools while collaborating with developers and network engineers to meet platform SLAs and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Recent commercial DevOps/infrastructure experience.
• Fundamental AWS knowledge (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC).
• Exposure to container technologies (Docker; Kubernetes a bonus).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tooling.
• Scripting skills in Bash/Python.
• Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S).
• Familiarity with IaC and automation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for Marketplace and Software Tools.
• Contribute to IaC (Terraform/Ansible) for cloud and on-prem infra.
• Support containerised apps in a multi-tenant environment.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting languages and tools.
• Assist in monitoring, logging and alerting integrations.
• Collaborate with developers, network engineers and product teams.

Skills

AWS basics

Docker

Networking basics

CI/CD knowledge

Scripting

Cloud/infra concepts

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Job description

Giacom are the only provider of Comms, Cloud, Hardware and Billing all through one platform. Our platform connects technology resellers and service providers to the best IT, Comms and Cloud products and services so they can create brilliant technology solutions for UK businesses.

We’re looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. You’ll be at the heart of our operations, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure that powers our cutting‑edge Marketplace and Software Tools platforms. In this role, you will be instrumental in automating our development pipeline and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our services within our telecommunications and managed service provider (MSP) environment. This role specifically will have more of a focus on AWS. If you’re passionate about automation and building robust systems, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• CI/CD Support: Assist in maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines for our Marketplace and Software Tools platforms.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Contribute to building and maintaining our cloud and on‑premise infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Containerisation: Support the deployment and operation of containerised applications in a multi‑tenant environment.
• Automation & Scripting: Help automate routine tasks using scripting languages such as Python, Bash and tools such as Chef, Ansible.
• Monitoring & Logging: Assist in implementing and maintaining monitoring, logging and alerting solutions (e.g HPe OpsRamp, UpTime).
• Collaboration: Work closely with developers, network engineers, and product teams to troubleshoot issues and support platform reliability, and to ensure our platforms meet the stringent requirements of our telco/MSP clients.
• Security: Learn and apply DevSecOps policies into the development lifecycle, including vulnerability scanning, static code analysis, and compliance checks.

Skills, Qualifications, And Experience

• Recent, commercial experience in a DevOps, cloud, or infrastructure role.
• Fundamental knowledge of AWS services (EC2, IAM, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda).
• Exposure to container technologies (Docker, familiarity with Kubernetes is a bonus).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (BitBucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar).
• Working Knowledge of IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef).
• Good foundation in Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Solid foundation of networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, Firewalls).

What’s in it for you

• Hybrid working (3 days per week in our Prudhoe office, 2 remote).
• Investment in your future career with a variety of learning and development opportunities.
• No dress code – embrace the freedom to bring your whole self to work.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. You’ll even get your birthday off, too!
• A pension plan for your future.
• Complimentary refreshments in all our offices.

For a comprehensive list of all our benefits, click here. Diversity and equality lie at the heart of our values. As an equal opportunities and disability‑confident employer, we encourage applications from all eligible candidates, regardless of their backgrounds. We firmly believe that diversity enriches and strengthens our team with a variety of perspectives that drives innovation.