Senior DevOps Engineer

Bright Purple; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking a skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to manage and evolve their cloud infrastructure. This role involves maintaining deployment pipelines and ensuring system security and resilience while collaborating closely with product teams. The ideal candidate has substantial experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, and is proficient in Docker or Kubernetes. This position is hybrid, requiring attendance in-office three days a week, and offers competitive compensation alongside numerous benefits.

Benefits

Dental and health insurance

Life assurance and income protection

Share options

Generous holiday allowance

Strong progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience with large-scale infrastructure systems.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Docker or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and evolve cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain and improve deployment pipelines.
• Ensure security and resilience across all systems.

Skills

Experience working with large-scale infrastructure systems

Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP

Experience with Docker or Kubernetes

Excellent scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, Ansible)

Familiarity with CI/CD tools (CircleCI, Codeship, Fastlane, Bitrise)

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

London Hybrid

Benefits:

As well as offering a competitive salary of up to £100,000, you’ll receive:

• Dental and health insurance
• Life assurance and income protection
• Share options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Strong progression opportunities

About the Role

The Senior DevOps Engineer will support the design, development, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines. You’ll ensure systems are secure, scalable, and efficient, while working closely with product teams to architect solutions and drive best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and evolve cloud infrastructure
• Maintain and improve deployment pipelines
• Ensure security and resilience across all systems
• Support product squads with infrastructure guidance
• Recommend improvements to tooling and architecture

About You

• Experience working with large-scale infrastructure systems
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Docker or Kubernetes
• Excellent scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, Ansible, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as CircleCI, Codeship, Fastlane or Bitrise

This role follows an in-person collaboration model with 3 days a week in the office. If you’re a skilled DevOps Engineer looking to make an impact in a scaling, technology-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position therefore all applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.