Senior DevOps Engineer

VanRath; Belfast; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online payments company is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote position. This role involves establishing a modern DevOps culture, leading automation efforts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and a passion for driving transformation in a high-growth environment.

Benefits

Fully remote working environment

Collaborative global team

Highly competitive salary

Benefits package

Long-term career progression

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a dedicated DevOps or cloud engineering role.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tooling and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow the DevOps function across the business.
• Design and implement a scalable CI/CD pipeline with Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members.

Skills

CI/CD

Cloud Infrastructure

Automation

Problem Solving

Leadership

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub

GitLab

CircleCI

Python

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Fully Remote (UK & Ireland-based applicants preferred)
Salary: Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Advertised by VANRATH on behalf of a Leading Online Payments Company
VANRATH is proud to be partnering with a cutting-edge global payments company to recruit a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote position. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a critical role in establishing and scaling a modern DevOps culture across an innovative, merchant-focused technology environment.
If you're passionate about CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and automation-and want the freedom to lead from the front while driving transformation across a high-growth business-this could be the role for you.

About the Company

This fintech disruptor is building the next generation of capabilities powering a merchant-first ecosystem. With a focus on lean teams, big ideas, and outcome-driven solutions, this company fosters a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous growth. You'll be joining a collaborative and pragmatic team that values innovation over bureaucracy and is on a mission to redefine how modern payments work.

The Role

As the Lead DevOps Engineer, you will:

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  Establish and grow the DevOps function across the business.
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  Design and implement a scalable, enterprise-wide CI/CD pipeline with Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities.
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  Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and act as a subject matter expert in DevOps and cloud architecture.
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  Champion full automation across deployment pipelines and drive adoption of best practices across development teams.
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  Collaborate closely with software engineers, product teams, and security to ensure robust, secure, and high-performing releases.

Key Responsibilities

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  Build and maintain reusable, automated CI/CD pipelines with integrated quality and security gates.
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  Lead cross-functional discussions on DevOps architecture and toolsets.
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  Provide hands-on expertise in tools such as Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, CircleCI, and others.
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  Implement and support deployments across AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms.
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  Integrate compliance, performance, and monitoring solutions into DevOps workflows.
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  Create detailed documentation and continuously improve system and operational processes.
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  Promote a DevOps-first mindset across agile product teams.

About You

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  5+ years' experience in a dedicated DevOps or cloud engineering role.
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  Strong experience with CI/CD tooling, infrastructure automation, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
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  Proficient in Terraform, Ansible, Python (or similar scripting language), Docker, and Packer.
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  Experienced in enterprise-scale environments, including production deployment and release management.
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  Hands-on knowledge of agile delivery methods (Scrum, Kanban) and tools (Jira, Confluence).
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  Excellent communication and leadership skills-comfortable guiding both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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  Strong problem-solving mindset and a continuous improvement attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

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  Dual expertise in Azure and AWS.
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  Certified in relevant DevOps or cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Terraform Associate).

Why Apply?

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  Fully remote working environment with a collaborative global team.
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  Opportunity to lead transformation and build scalable systems from the ground up.
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  Highly competitive salary, benefits package, and long-term career progression.
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  Work with cutting-edge technologies in a high-impact fintech space.

For more information or to apply, reach out to VANRATH today. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.