Senior DevOps Engineer

BBBH116008_1779111283
  • Negotiable
  • London
  • Data Centres and Electronics

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support the delivery, reliability, and scalability of modern software platforms and infrastructure. This role focuses on cloud operations, automation, CI/CD, and operational best practices to enable efficient and secure software delivery across engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
  • Administer and automate VMware vSphere environments and virtual machines.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts for deployment, testing, and infrastructure management.
  • Support and optimise CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, and TeamCity.
  • Manage application deployments, configuration, monitoring, and operational support.
  • Develop backup, recovery, rollback, and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Ensure infrastructure is secure, scalable, highly available, and aligned with best practices.
  • Support compliance with security standards, including ISO 27001 principles.
  • Collaborate with developers, infrastructure, security, and operational teams to support the software development lifecycle.
  • Maintain clear technical and operational documentation.

Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Strong commercial experience in a DevOps, Infrastructure, or Operations role.
  • Extensive experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management.
  • Experience deploying and supporting cloud-hosted applications.
  • VMware vSphere administration and automation experience.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and infrastructure best practices.
  • Knowledge of networking and cybersecurity fundamentals.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Desirable

  • Experience with Git or other version control systems.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps tooling.

Working Arrangement

  • Hybrid remote working environment.

Erin Hinchliffe Specialist Consultant - Data Centres (UK & EMEA)
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