Location: Bristol In House/Hybrid (must be within commutable distance of Bristol)
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Senior
Salary: £65k - £85k
About the Role
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines. You will play a key role in improving system reliability, scalability, and security while mentoring team members and collaborating closely with development teams.
What You’ll Do
* Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure.
* Lead the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines.
* Drive best practices in infrastructure as code, automation, and monitoring.
* Work closely with engineering teams to improve deployment processes and system reliability.
* Mentor mid-level and junior DevOps engineers and contribute to technical decision-making.
* Monitor system performance, availability, and security, responding to incidents as needed.
What We’re Looking For
* 5+ years experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
* Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
* Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi).
* Solid experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar).
* Strong knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and security best practices.
* Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Excellent communication skills and experience guiding or mentoring others.
Nice to Have
* Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
* Familiarity with SRE practices, SLAs, and incident management.
* Experience supporting microservices or event-driven architectures.
Why Join Us
* Influence infrastructure and platform strategy.
* Work on scalable, production-grade systems.
* Flexible working arrangements and competitive compensation.
* Collaborative, engineering-driven culture.