Principal & Senior DevOps Engineers

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Exeter is seeking Principal & Senior DevOps Engineers to lead their DevOps initiatives. In this role, you will establish best practices, mentor team members, and focus on building scalable pipelines using cloud services like AWS, Azure, or GCP. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in CI/CD, a Bachelor's degree, and a proactive attitude with strong communication skills.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Income Protection (75% of salary)

Qualifications

• 6 - 8 years in DevOps practices, including CI/CD solution design and cloud computing.
• Proficient in Docker and Packer.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Elastic/Splunk).

Responsibilities

• Establish, scale, and lead DevOps initiatives.
• Mentor junior & mid-level team members.
• Build reusable, automated pipelines.

Skills

CI/CD

Cloud services

Version control

Build/release tools

Docker

Agile methodologies

Linux/Windows

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Artifactory

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Client:

Realtime Recruitment

Location:

exeter, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

As a player-coach, you will establish, scale, and lead our DevOps initiatives, mentoring junior & mid level team members and driving the adoption of best practices. You'll provide CI/CD and DevOps tool expertise to development teams, focusing on building reusable, automated pipelines with integrated quality and security.

You'll be instrumental in eliminating manual steps in application build and deployment, advocating for a "push-button deploy" vision. This includes guiding technical teams on operational best practices and understanding product development requirements to integrate DevOps principles.

A strong understanding of cloud services (AWS, Azure or GCP) for large-scale production deployments is essential. You'll be responsible for building, releasing, and configuring production systems, troubleshooting issues across platforms, and staying current with new technologies. This role also involves evaluating new tech, ensuring system security, documenting processes, and providing architectural guidance for DevOps improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 6 - 8 years in DevOps practices, including CI/CD solution design and cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Expertise in version control (GitHub/GitLab) and build/release tools (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Artifactory).
• Proficient in Docker and Packer.
• Familiarity with cloud architecture, networking, and build management tools (Nuget, Maven).
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Jira), monitoring tools (Elastic/Splunk), and Linux/Windows operating systems.
• A proactive, self-motivated, and detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills.
• Unlimited PTO
• Private Medical Insurance, including optical and dental, for the employee (assuming UK residency)
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Income Protection (75% of salary until state retirement age)