Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS Infrastructure Architect

DeliveryApp; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing logistics technology firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to architect and manage scalable AWS infrastructure. This critical role involves driving the implementation of DevOps practices while ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency of cloud operations. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of DevOps experience and must communicate effectively with engineering and product teams. A minimum of 4 days on-site is required for collaboration and support during major deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated DevOps experience.
• Proven track record managing production-scale AWS infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting and resolution skills during live incidents.
• Excellent and fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Drive the implementation of DevOps practices and capabilities.
• Ensure infrastructure reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

Infrastructure-as-Code

Incident Response

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

About DeliveryApp

DeliveryApp is in an exciting phase of rapid growth. As we scale our operations and technology, we are expanding our engineering team to build the next generation of our platform. We are looking for a highly capable Senior DevOps Engineer to step in and take full ownership of our cloud infrastructure. You will not just be managing servers; you will be driving the architecture, making critical technical decisions, and leading the implementation of our DevOps capabilities from the ground up.

The Mission

You will be architecting highly reliable, scalable, and secure AWS infrastructure designed to support high-impact, real-world logistics operations. Expect to tackle complex challenges involving high-availability architecture, seamless deployment pipelines, and proactive disaster recovery to keep our core network running flawlessly.

The Role

This role owns infrastructure reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. We are looking for an engineer with deep Infrastructure-as-Code maturity who will take complete ownership of designing, deploying, and maintaining sophisticated AWS environments that drive real value for the business.

Core Stack

• Cloud: AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront)
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform / CloudFormation
• Containerization: Docker / Kubernetes
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Observability: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana

What Sets This Role Apart

• Security: A strong, security-first mindset
• FinOps: Advanced cost optimization strategies and FinOps awareness
• Resilience: Deep expertise in disaster recovery and high-availability architecture
• Automation: High maturity in Infrastructure-as-Code practices

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated DevOps experience
• Scale Management: Proven track record managing production-scale AWS infrastructure
• Incident Response: Strong troubleshooting and resolution skills during live incidents
• Communication: Excellent and fluent English speaking skills are absolutely essential. You must have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across both engineering and product teams
• Working Model: A minimum of 4 days a week on-site is required for deep collaboration, strategic planning, and essential on-site presence during major deployments or outages

Compensation

• Salary: Competitive and negotiable based on experience