Senior Devops/Systems Engineer

Pearson Carter Limited; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Profit sharing

Company pension

Wellbeing programme

Casual dress

Company events

Cycle to Work

On-site parking

Referral programme

Sick pay

Training & development

Supportive environment

Job summary

Pearson Carter Limited is recruiting a Senior Engineer to shape cloud infrastructure strategy while ensuring secure, stable and efficient platforms. The role focuses on AWS, Linux, IaC, automation and production reliability within a collaborative team.

The successful candidate will work closely with software engineers, manage production systems, and implement scalable infrastructure solutions. Role is fully remote with an office in Scotland; UK work eligibility is required and 5+ years of

Qualifications

• Five years or more experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure or systems engineering.
• Strong Linux administration skills and production support experience.
• Hands-on AWS experience focusing on EC2, VPCs and load balancing.
• Proven IaC experience with Terraform and automation with Ansible.
• Scripting in Python and Bash for operational tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD and Bitbucket Pipelines.
• Familiarity with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Nginx/Apache and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS cloud infrastructure and optimise networking and load balancing.
• Monitor Linux servers, address performance and reliability risks.
• Administer web services including nginx, Apache and databases like Redis, PostgreSQL.
• Improve security and delivery of internet-facing services with CDN and edge tech.
• Build reusable infrastructure with Terraform and automate with Ansible.
• Collaborate with developers to improve release processes and deployment reliability.
• Establish monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, New Relic or equivalent.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective measures.
• Review architecture and procedures to boost availability and efficiency.

Skills

AWS

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Bitbucket Pipelines

OpenSearch

Nginx

Networking

Job description

Senior Engineer

Pearson Carter is partnering with a growing organisation that is investing in the development of its cloud infrastructure, systems architecture and technology operations. To support its continued growth, the business is looking to recruit an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer who can help shape its infrastructure strategy while ensuring its existing platforms remain secure, stable and efficient.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a broad range of infrastructure and operational technologies, with a particular focus on AWS, Linux, infrastructure automation, cloud networking and production reliability. Alongside maintaining business-critical systems, you will contribute to technical projects that enhance scalability, strengthen security and improve the overall performance of the organisation's technology environment.

Working closely with development teams and other technical specialists, you will help establish robust infrastructure practices and improve the way systems are deployed, monitored and maintained. You will also play an important role in resolving complex technical challenges, investigating service disruptions and introducing automation to simplify operational tasks.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure or Systems Engineer who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, improving established environments and taking ownership of important systems within a collaborative technical team.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring services including EC2, VPCs, load balancers and networking components are configured, maintained and optimised effectively.

• Monitor and manage Linux servers and production systems, proactively addressing performance bottlenecks, availability concerns and operational risks.

• Support the administration and performance of web servers, application services, caching technologies and database platforms, including nginx, Apache, Redis, MariaDB/RDS, PostgreSQL and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.

• Maintain and improve the security and delivery of internet-facing services, working with CDN, WAF and edge technologies such as Akamai and Cloudflare.

• Build and maintain reusable infrastructure provisioning solutions using Terraform, alongside Ansible for configuration management and system automation.

• Partner with software engineers to improve release processes, deployment reliability and delivery workflows, making effective use of Bitbucket Pipelines and similar CI/CD tools.

• Establish and refine monitoring, logging, alerting and observability practices using platforms such as Zabbix, AWS CloudWatch, Pingdom and New Relic.

• Provide senior-level technical support during major incidents, leading investigations where appropriate and implementing corrective measures to prevent recurring problems.

• Review infrastructure architecture and existing operational procedures, recommending changes that improve availability, security, maintainability and resource efficiency.

Experience & Technical Skills

• A minimum of five years' experience in a relevant technical discipline, such as DevOps Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Systems Engineering or Infrastructure Operations.

• Strong background in administering Linux environments, including supporting business-critical services and diagnosing issues in live production systems.

• Substantial hands‑on experience with AWS infrastructure, particularly EC2, VPCs, cloud networking and load‑balancing technologies.

• Practical knowledge of web and application infrastructure, including nginx, Apache, Redis, MariaDB/RDS, PostgreSQL and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.

• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code, with a strong working knowledge of Terraform.

• Experience using Ansible to automate configuration, manage system consistency and simplify infrastructure operations.

• Proficiency in scripting with Python and Bash, with the ability to build practical solutions for operational challenges.

• Familiarity with internet‑facing infrastructure, CDN services, web application firewalls and edge security platforms. Experience with Akamai would be advantageous.

• Understanding of automated software delivery, deployment pipelines and CI/CD practices, including Bitbucket Pipelines or an equivalent solution.

• Experience investigating service outages and infrastructure faults, identifying underlying causes and delivering long‑term fixes.

• Strong technical reasoning skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues across interconnected systems and develop effective solutions.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate with software developers, infrastructure specialists and other technical stakeholders.

• A proactive approach to technical ownership, with the confidence to lead improvements and manage competing priorities without constant supervision.

• The ability to work methodically under pressure when responding to urgent incidents or resolving issues affecting production services.

• Flexibility to participate in a shared 24/7 on‑call rota, including occasional out‑of‑hours support.

Salary

Salary is dependent on experience and will go up to £65k.

Location

This role is fully remote but have an office in Scotland.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus.
Employee profit share.
Company pension.
Health & wellbeing programme.
Casual dress.
Company events.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Free on‑site parking.
Referral programme.
Sick pay.
Ongoing training and professional development.
Supportive and collaborative working environment.