Senior DevOps Engineer

Darktrace; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days' holiday plus all public holidays

Additional day off for your birthday

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Join jobs.frontdoordefense.com in London as a Senior DevOps Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will build and maintain scalable infrastructures across AWS and Azure. Responsibilities include collaborating in agile teams and implementing CI/CD pipelines for large-scale systems. The ideal candidate will have proven experience with containerization, cloud platforms, and troubleshooting skills. This position offers a hybrid work model along with comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance and generous holiday allowances.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable DevOps infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Collaborate within agile teams on diverse projects.
• Design CI/CD pipelines for large-scale systems.

Skills

Containerization and Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

AWS and Azure cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

CI/CD Pipelines

Programming (Python, Node.JS, Go)

Monitoring and Logging (Prometheus, Grafana)

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Build and maintain scalable DevOps infrastructure across AWS and Azure in London with hybrid setup.

Location: London

Job Tags: Software

About The Role

Senior DevOps Engineer

Join our esteemed R&D teams where groundbreaking innovations fuel our company's meteoric rise. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in crafting and refining the backbone of our products across a diverse spectrum of projects, leveraging a rich tapestry of tools and technologies that define the cutting edge of our industry. This role offers a hybrid setup, with a minimum requirement of two days per week in our London office.

Your responsibilities will be multifaceted, encompassing the development, management, configuration, and automation of systems and services within the dynamic landscapes of AWS and Azure. Additionally you will:

• Collaborating within agile, specialized teams, you'll infuse your expertise into projects, whether working independently or fostering fresh ideas to propel our endeavors forward.
• Your adept prioritization skills will ensure seamless integration into broader organizational goals, addressing immediate challenges while advancing our collective progress.

What experience do I need:

To be suitable for the role you will have had hands‑on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes, along with supporting technologies like ArgoCD and Helm. You should also be familiar and well‑versed in monitoring, logging, and observability tools including: Prometheus; Grafana; Loki; OpenTelemetry; and the ELK stack. Amongst this, you should be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, with a solid background in building and supporting software applications,
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining on commercial cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar),
• Experience in infrastructure provisioning tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, AWS CloudFormation) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches,
• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable systems capable of handling high loads,
• Excellent problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills, combined with effective communication abilities to articulate technical concepts,
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Node.JS, Go) with a focus on automation and scripting,
• Strong Linux experience and sound understanding of core networking and best security principles,
• Hands‑on experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for large‑scale systems (experience with GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).

Benefits:

• 23 days' holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,
• Additional day off for your birthday,
• Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,
• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme,
• Enhanced family leave,
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program,
• Cycle to work scheme.