DevOps Engineer

We are delighted and excited to offer this opportunity to join an award winning and rapidly expanding tech business in the telecommunication billing sector.

Salary £50k to £60k plus benefits

Role type Permanent

Location Surrey, England

About the Role

We are seeking a Mid-Level DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, Linux, and Python, who is passionate about building and optimising CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with development and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment processes, scalability, and reliability of our cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments using tools like AWS CodePipeline.
• Support the development team by providing automation tools and creating CI/CD pipelines to streamline workflows.
• Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure (including ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC).
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and write shell scripts for automation.
• Develop automation scripts and tools using Python to streamline development operational tasks.
• Implement and manage alerts automation using Datadog or similar monitoring tools to ensure proactive incident response.
• Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker and orchestrate environments.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions for high availability and scalability.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate DevOps best practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure security and compliance across cloud and on-prem environments.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands on experience in a DevOps or cloud infrastructure role.
• Strong proficiency in AWS services and cloud architecture principles, including ECS and CodePipeline.
• Experience with Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Hands on experience with Python for automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with Node.js environments and process management using PM2.
• Proven record in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Proficiency in Docker for containerization.
• Excellent problem solving skills, proactivity, and ability to work independently in a collaborative environment.

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and DevOps culture.
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management.