Junior DevOps Engineer - Cloud, CI/CD & Automation

OCU; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility engineering contractor in the UK is seeking a motivated Junior DevOps Engineer to enhance pipeline automation and support deployment processes. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of CI/CD, exposure to Git, and a strong desire to learn about infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Docker. Opportunities for growth and development are paramount, making this role perfect for someone at the start of their DevOps career.

Qualifications

• Motivated individual early in their DevOps career.
• Strong willingness to work hands-on with infrastructure-as-code and cloud technologies.
• Ability to document processes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline updates and infrastructure-as-code training.
• Assist with environment provisioning tasks and automation improvements.
• Use monitoring dashboards to track deployment outcomes.

Skills

Foundational understanding of CI / CD concepts and software delivery pipelines

Basic hands-on exposure to Git, YAML scripting or command-line interfaces

Willingness to learn Terraform, Ansible or other infrastructure-as-code tools

Strong attention to detail with disciplined approach to following processes

Clear written/verbal communication

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Cloud services

Job description

A leading utility engineering contractor in the UK is seeking a motivated Junior DevOps Engineer to enhance pipeline automation and support deployment processes. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of CI/CD, exposure to Git, and a strong desire to learn about infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Docker. Opportunities for growth and development are paramount, making this role perfect for someone at the start of their DevOps career.