Senior DevOps Engineer

Undisclosed; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Derby-based Senior DevOps Engineer is sought to support a major enterprise transformation focused on infrastructure modernisation, cloud automation, and platform engineering. Hybrid role with two onsite days per week; BPSS clearance is required to start and SC clearance can be processed during onboarding.

The role requires leading OpenShift IaC, Azure automation, and platform delivery, with strong Kubernetes/OpenShift troubleshooting skills, secure deployment practices, and experience designing

Qualifications

• Senior DevOps Engineer with enterprise-scale experience.
• Proven ability to design, automate, and support cloud platforms.
• Strong governance and security practices in DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead OpenShift IaC development and automation.
• Design and implement Azure platform automation.
• Develop reusable deployment patterns and standards.
• Own governance and best practices across DevOps.
• Drive OpenShift architecture and platform delivery.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and orchestration.
• Support Kubernetes/OpenShift troubleshooting and optimization.
• Deliver secure and compliant infrastructure solutions.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability tooling.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and delivery teams.
• Champion automation-first deployment approaches.
• Knowledge of Azure environments and ARO/OpenShift platforms.
• Support multi-region cloud deployments in regulated environments.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Azure

IaC

CI/CD

Automation

Cloud security

Tools

OpenShift Container Platform

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)

Job description

Location: Derby (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)

Security Clearance: BPSS required to start. SC Clearance can be processed concurrently during onboarding.

Rate: Competitive Market Rates

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support a major enterprise transformation programme focused on infrastructure modernisation, cloud automation, and platform engineering within a complex engineering and manufacturing environment.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in designing, automating, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud and container platforms, driving best practices across infrastructure, deployment automation, security, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead OpenShift Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development and automation initiatives.
• Design and implement Azure platform automation solutions.
• Develop and maintain reusable deployment patterns and standards.
• Own technical governance and best practices across the DevOps function.
• Drive OpenShift architecture, platform automation, and infrastructure delivery.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment orchestration.
• Support Kubernetes and OpenShift platform troubleshooting and optimisation.
• Deliver secure and compliant infrastructure solutions.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability tooling across environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams to improve deployment efficiency and platform reliability.
• Champion automation-first approaches to infrastructure and application deployment.
• Strong experience administering Microsoft Azure environments.
• Extensive experience with Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) and/or OpenShift Container Platform.
• Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development.
• Strong Kubernetes and OpenShift troubleshooting skills.
• Experience designing and maintaining enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of cloud security and secure delivery practices.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Ability to define technical standards, governance, and reusable deployment frameworks.
• Experience working within large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.
• Experience within highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise asset management platforms such as Maximo.
• Experience supporting international deployments and multi-region cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and tooling.
• Previous experience working within engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, or defence sectors.