Senior DevOps Engineer

Additional Resources Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A national support organization in the UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Lead. This role involves leading a team, driving best practices in cloud operations, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in AWS and Azure and a background in Infrastructure as Code. This is a permanent position with a salary of £43,450, and remote work is an option.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in Infrastructure and DevOps environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of AWS and Azure.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary infrastructure and DevOps team.
• Design and implement infrastructure and DevOps roadmaps.
• Oversee cloud operations on AWS and Azure.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes)

Education

Relevant IT or technology qualifications

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

CloudWatch

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an Senior DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Lead to join a national organisation that provides free and confidential support to individuals affected by crime or traumatic incidents.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing infrastructure strategy, driving DevOps best practices, and ensuring robust cloud operations across Azure and AWS environments.

This is a permanent role offering a salary of £43,450 and benefits. You will be home or remote-based, with occasional travel to the office required.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Due to the nature of the role you will need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3-4 years in order to be able to comply with NPPV2 & SC security clearance requirements.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and mentoring a multidisciplinary Infrastructure and DevOps team to deliver outstanding service levels and meet operational targets.
• Designing and implementing infrastructure and DevOps roadmaps aligned with organisational priorities.
• Overseeing cloud environments across AWS and Azure, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
• Managing and improving Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment using GitHub and automation tools.
• Maintaining and optimising CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery of secure and reliable applications.
• Managing container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS) and serverless platforms (AWS Lambda).
• Implementing automation across deployment, monitoring, and scaling processes.
• Ensuring compliance with security standards and regulatory frameworks (including ISO27001, GDPR, and Cyber Essentials Plus).
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated technical solutions.
• Producing documentation, reports, and governance for infrastructure and DevOps processes.
• Overseeing change and release management processes to ensure smooth delivery of updates and improvements.

What We Are Looking For

• Previously worked as a Senior DevOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Lead, DevOps Lead, Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, SRE Engineer, DevOps Architect, Infrastructure Architect or in a similar role.
• Leadership experience of 2 years within Infrastructure and DevOps environments.
• Strong technical knowledge across AWS and Azure platforms.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and version control (GitHub).
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with serverless technologies such as AWS or Azure.
• Advanced understanding of networking, cloud operations, and IT security.
• Experience in enterprise environments aligned with ITIL principles.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting and maintaining network systems (MPLS WAN, SD‑WAN, VPNs, VLANs, routers, switches).
• Sound knowledge of monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK).
• Relevant IT or technology qualifications.
• Right to work in the UK

This is an outstanding opportunity to lead a talented team and make a genuine impact within a forward-thinking organisation.

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