Senior DevOps Engineer — Cloud & Platform Automation (Hybrid)

ENGIE Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ENGIE UK in Leeds is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and continuously improve the cloud platforms that underpin our internal and customer-facing digital services. You will ensure security, scalability, and efficiency, enabling teams to move fast while meeting the demands of a regulated energy business.

Hybrid work arrangement in Leeds with two days per week in the office; standard hours are 8:30–17:00, with occasional site travel.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of containerisation and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Expert-level skills in CI/CD design using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps practices, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch, or OpenTelemetry.
• Familiarity with data platforms including Redshift, Databricks, and Azure Data Factory.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams.
• A practical, structured approach to problem-solving and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Build, operate, and optimise CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable, repeatable, and secure software delivery.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks to ensure visibility of system health and rapid incident response.
• Embed security-by-design principles across platforms and pipelines, supporting compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, and ENGIE policies.
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers, driving DevOps best practices and capability uplift across teams.
• Collaborate with development, data engineering, and operations teams to ensure systems meet availability, performance, and cost targets.
• Influence technical standards, tooling choices, and architectural decisions to improve resilience and operability.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

DevSecOps

Vulnerability management

Observability

Data platforms

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Splunk

Grafana

CloudWatch

OpenTelemetry

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Redshift

Job description

ENGIE UK in Leeds is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and continuously improve the cloud platforms that underpin our internal and customer-facing digital services. You will ensure security, scalability, and efficiency, enabling teams to move fast while meeting the demands of a regulated energy business.

Hybrid work arrangement in Leeds with two days per week in the office; standard hours are 8:30–17:00, with occasional site travel.