Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS - Manchester

Circle Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment in Manchester is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive AWS expertise to own the DevOps function from our central Manchester office. The role focuses on CI/CD, SRE, and infrastructure as code, supporting software engineering teams and customers worldwide while partnering with product and operations to drive reliability and agility.

You will lead DevOps strategy, design and implement pipelines, automate infrastructure, monitor performance with ELK/Prometheus/Grafana,

Qualifications

• Solid experience in DevOps or SRE within complex IT environments, AWS focus.
• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Bicep).
• Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and Scrum/Kanban.
• Excellent AWS cloud platform expertise.
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy and implement DevOps and SRE practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Promote agile practices and transparent collaboration.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, enhance reliability.
• Lead incident response and disaster recovery planning.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging tech.
• Foster knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

DevOps practices

AWS expertise

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring (ELK/Prometheus/Grafana)

Infrastructure as code

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Bicep

AWS CLI

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS - Manchester

Senior DevOps Engineer with excellent experience in DevOps, CI/CD & AWS is required by a leading organisation in central Manchester. This role is based in the Central Manchester office, within a growing technology team!

It is the perfect chance to step into an AWS DevOps role and take full ownership of the DevOps function. You could also come from a software engineering background and want to move to a fully‑fledged DevOps Engineer role. You will be managing CI/CD from the device teams, which are overseen by the product team. This role will assist with ongoing DevOps activities for customers worldwide and & also assist with CloudOps activities.

Are you an experienced IT professional with a strong background in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)? Are you passionate about working with cutting‑edge technologies, driving agile methodologies, and implementing CI/CD practices? Do you have knowledge of infrastructure as code?

Experience required

• Solid experience in a similar role, working on DevOps or SRE initiatives within complex IT environments with Software Engineering - AWS environment
• Proficiency in DevOps practices and related technologies, such as CI/CD pipelines & infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet or Bicep.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and experience working in agile teams.
• Excellent knowledge of the AWS cloud platform
• Solid scripting and automation skills, using languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Any Linux experience would be a bonus

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy and implementation for DevOps and SRE practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Establish and maintain best practices for infrastructure automation, configuration management, and system monitoring to ensure consistency and scalability
• Drive the adoption of agile methodologies, promoting collaboration, transparency, and iterative development.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement proactive measures to enhance scalability and reliability.
• Implement robust incident response and disaster recovery procedures to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on our infrastructure and operations.
• Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and knowledge sharing within the team.

They offer a dynamic work environment while developing your skills and expertise. With a competitive salary of up to £70,000 this role and excellent benefits.

I would love to hear from you if you are passionate about DevOps, AWS, and driving operational excellence.

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