Principal DevOps Engineer — Remote, AWS & Kubernetes

Few&Far; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A product-led software company located in Leeds is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer. This hands-on role is integral in developing and maintaining the production infrastructure for a large SaaS platform, with a focus on stability, security, and speed. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in DevOps roles, with expertise in AWS and Kubernetes. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £100k, remote working, and benefits like private healthcare and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Learning & development budget

Long-term incentive plan

Private healthcare & wellbeing benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform, or Infrastructure roles.
• Hands-on experience with AWS including networking and managed services.
• Proficiency with production Kubernetes environments.
• Skilled in using Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Experience with CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve production infrastructure across AWS and Kubernetes.
• Support a global, multi-tenant SaaS platform.
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve security, monitoring, and incident response.
• Collaborate with engineers across product, data, and commercial teams.

Skills

5+ years in DevOps / Platform / Infrastructure roles

Strong hands-on AWS experience

Production Kubernetes experience

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Experience running and improving CI / CD

Pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset

Job description

A product-led software company located in Leeds is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer. This hands-on role is integral in developing and maintaining the production infrastructure for a large SaaS platform, with a focus on stability, security, and speed. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in DevOps roles, with expertise in AWS and Kubernetes. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £100k, remote working, and benefits like private healthcare and a generous holiday allowance.