Senior DevOps Engineer - UK

Salary: £36,000 - 76,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and optimisation.
• Strong understanding of configuration management, monitoring, logging, and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives and manage complex workstreams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to mentor, coach, and share knowledge effectively.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, deployment, and support of cloud infrastructure and services using automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Promote and embed DevOps best practices across teams, encouraging continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Build, improve, deploy, and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure services and environments.
• Identify areas where processes, tooling, or practices can be improved and provide guidance on implementing best-practice solutions.
• Take ownership of large and complex technical workstreams, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with organisational objectives.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including operational procedures, architecture diagrams, and deployment guides.
• Support development and testing teams by providing stable, well-managed environments and deployment pipelines.
• Coach, mentor, and support colleagues, fostering knowledge sharing and capability development within the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability, performance, security, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and application issues, implementing sustainable solutions.

Technologies

• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• GCP
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Security
• Terraform

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We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer for a 12-month engagement on a maximum day rate of £750.00 inside IR35. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days on site, with locations including Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, and Sheffield. We are looking for someone to lead and support the delivery of cloud-based environments and application deployments, while helping us drive DevOps culture, automation best practices, and operational support for engineering teams.

last updated 27 week of 2026