Senior DevOps Engineer - Hybrid

Paxton Access Ltd; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Modern offices

Onsite gym

Gourmet café with subsidised food

Private medical insurance

Discounted fitness memberships

Generous holiday allowance

Best Companies to Work for in the UK

Job summary

A technology innovator in Brighton seeks a DevOps Engineer to build and manage GitHub pipelines, and cloud-native Azure solutions. You will be responsible for driving DevOps best practices across the business, optimizing deployments, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has experience managing CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of Azure cloud services. A collaborative attitude and a willingness to learn are highly valued. The position offers hybrid working and numerous employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a DevOps based role.
• Knowledge of cloud solutions and Azure cloud services.
• Experience with container architectures and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of GitHub build, release, and deployment pipelines.
• Design and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Support cloud-native Azure adoption and optimization.
• Implement improvements to existing DevOps pipelines.
• Mentor and guide other engineers in the team.
• Monitor service health with metrics and alerting strategies.
• Manage business-critical system statuses and project progress.
• Implement zero trust security solutions.
• Implement zero trust security solutions using AAD and B2C, helping safeguard our systems and data.

Skills

Managing CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure-as-code

.NET

PowerShell

Container architectures (Docker/Kubernetes)

Linux systems

Kubernetes

Azure

Infrastructure as code

Tools

Azure

Bicep

GitHub

Job description

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

So, what are the benefits?

• We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties and more. It's rare you won't see something going on!
• Hybrid working, work from home on Tuesday and Thursdays alongside our flexible working hours scheme.
• Modern offices, collaboration spaces, onsite gym, and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
• Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.
• Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
• Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
• 25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.
• Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies™.

About the role

Join our DevOps team in Brighton where you'll build and manage GitHub pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native Azure solutions. You'll work closely with teams across the business to drive DevOps best practices, optimize deployments, and ensure systems run smoothly

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of GitHub build, release, and deployment pipelines, ensuring our software moves smoothly from development to production.
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Bicep, turning complex cloud setups into streamlined, repeatable processes.
• Support and drive cloud-native Azure adoption by designing, deploying, and optimizing both new and existing products, helping teams make the most of the cloud.
• Lead the development and promotion of DevOps best practices across the business, collaborating closely with teams to ensure consistent and efficient workflows.
• Identify, document, and implement improvements to existing DevOps pipelines and processes, making our systems faster, smarter, and more reliable.
• Mentor and guide other engineers, sharing knowledge and providing support to help them grow in their careers.
• Monitor service health with detailed metrics, log analytics, and intelligent alerting strategies, keeping systems robust and reliable.
• Manage and report on the status of business-critical systems and project progress, providing clear insights to stakeholders.
• Implement zero trust security solutions using AAD and B2C, helping safeguard our systems and data.

What Are We Looking For?

• Previous experience in a DevOps based role, managing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-code and cloud solutions.
• Knowledge of .NET, PowerShell and container architectures (Docker/Kubernetes) and Linux systems.
• Understanding of Azure cloud services and application solutions.

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you're excited about a role but your existing experience doesn't match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us. Take a look at what our team thinks of working here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WH7Pi3--zc