Senior DevOps Engineer

MCS Group; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on automation to enhance CI/CD processes within their dynamic engineering team in Belfast. This role emphasizes collaboration, innovation in deployment strategies, and contributions to a growing DevOps culture, offering a competitive salary and generous benefits.

Benefits

Flexible/ hybrid working

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare and wellbeing support

Access to pension contributions

Employee discounts and rewards

Supportive culture with events

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience with DevOps automation (CI/CD, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with AWS environments and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Ability to contribute immediately.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing automated deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Driving the shift from manual deployments to full CI/CD.
• Embedding automated testing into deployment pipelines.

Skills

DevOps automation

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

AWS environments

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer - Automation Focus.

Belfast (Hybrid), Up to £85,000!

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who thrives in an automation-first environment and wants to make a real impact by helping shape the future of CI/CD within a fast-moving engineering team.

You'll be joining a collaborative group of engineers focused on streamlining and scaling deployment processes. This role is perfect for someone who's comfortable building out pipelines, automating workflows, embedding infrastructure as code and wants to be part of a team where their work makes a difference from day one.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing and implementing automated deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Driving the shift from manual deployments to full CI/CD
• Embedding automated testing into deployment pipelines in collaboration with QA
• Contributing to infrastructure efforts in AWS, using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Sharing automation best practices across the team and supporting a growing DevOps function

What We're Looking For:

• Solid hands-on experience with DevOps automation (CI/CD, GitHub Actions)
• Familiarity with AWS environments and IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Ability to contribute immediately, we're looking for someone who can hit the ground running
• A team player who's comfortable collaborating across QA and development teams

What You'll Get:

• Flexible/ hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance, with options to buy, sell, or bank days
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support, including dental, optical, and income protection
• Access to pension contributions, life cover, and other financial perks
• A range of employee discounts, rewards, and share schemes
• A supportive culture with regular socials, volunteering opportunities, and company-wide events

To discuss this opportunity confidentially, contact Rachel McAllister, Specialist Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group, at 02896935516 or email [e-mail].

Even if this position isn't a perfect fit, we may have other roles that match your skills. Visit MCS Group to explore a wide range of current and exclusive positions at www.mcsgroup.jobs.