Junior DevOps Engineer - Cloud & CI/CD Enthusiast

HCLTech; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional mentorship

Job summary

HCLTech in Edinburgh is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer on a fixed-term contract to join the API Marketplace Team. The role focuses on cloud, automation, platform engineering, and CI/CD, with hands-on work on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

It’s hybrid work, for 12 months, offering mentorship and exposure to modern tooling. You will gain experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, monitoring, and platform engineering while being mentored by senior engineers to accelerate

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/IT.
• Foundational cloud concepts and Linux basics.
• Experience with Git and version control.
• Scripting with Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Understanding of DevOps life cycle and CI/CD concepts.
• Basic networking knowledge (DNS/HTTP/TCP/IP).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and teamwork.
• Awareness of IaC tooling and cloud-native practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation efforts.
• Work with IaC using Terraform and containerized workloads on Kubernetes.
• Support monitoring, logging, and incident investigations under guidance.
• Collaborate with agile teams to improve platform reliability.
• Document runbooks and platform configurations.
• Pursue relevant certifications and keep up-to-date with industry trends.

Skills

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Linux basics

Git version control

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Containerization

Automation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Harness

Monitoring tools

Job description

HCLTech in Edinburgh is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer on a fixed-term contract to join the API Marketplace Team. The role focuses on cloud, automation, platform engineering, and CI/CD, with hands-on work on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

It’s hybrid work, for 12 months, offering mentorship and exposure to modern tooling. You will gain experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, monitoring, and platform engineering while being mentored by senior engineers to accelerate