DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Posted 1 day ago by Haystack

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves deploying, maintaining, and improving a highly available event-driven microservices platform for a leading technology company focused on government organizations. The position requires collaboration with feature delivery teams to ensure reliable production releases and the enhancement of CI/CD pipelines. The engineer will also drive automation efforts to reduce operational overhead and support continuous improvement across various processes. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern DevOps tooling in a managed service environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deploy, maintain, and improve a highly available event-driven microservices platform.
  • Collaborate with feature delivery teams to ensure reliable production releases.
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines.
  • Enhance observability and ensure systems meet demanding SLA/SLO targets.
  • Drive automation to reduce manual operational overhead.
  • Support continuous improvement across infrastructure, deployment, and operational processes.

Key Skills:

  • Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
  • Proficiency in Docker containers and orchestration platforms including Kubernetes or OpenShift.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD tooling like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
  • Expertise in Linux administration, shell scripting, and command-line tooling.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS environments and cloud infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or InfluxDB.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Bristol

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are working with a leading technology company that specialises in delivering secure, scalable, and innovative systems for government organisations. With a passion for technical excellence and a growing team of over 100 specialists across the UK, they are dedicated to solving complex cross-domain challenges and providing high-quality solutions.

The Role

Play a key role in deploying, maintaining, and improving a highly available event-driven microservices platform. Collaborate with feature delivery teams to ensure reliable production releases. Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines. Enhance observability and ensure systems meet demanding SLA/SLO targets. Drive automation to reduce manual operational overhead. Support continuous improvement across infrastructure, deployment, and operational processes.

What You'll Need

Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible. Proficiency in Docker containers and orchestration platforms including Kubernetes or OpenShift. Strong understanding of CI/CD tooling like Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Expertise in Linux administration, shell scripting, and command-line tooling. Hands-on experience with AWS environments and cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or InfluxDB.

What's On Offer

Opportunity to work on a sophisticated cross-domain platform. Exposure to modern DevOps tooling in a managed service environment. Chance to solve complex operational challenges and automate infrastructure. Be part of a growing team of specialists focused on technical excellence. Apply via Haystack today!