FT Recruitment has been asked to exclusively partner with our technology-led client, managing their recruitment process for a DevOps Engineer to join their expanding team. Our client specialises in AI-driven platform development, delivered through cloud-native, microservices-based architectures. AI is used across the stack to accelerate platform delivery, automate operations and improve reliability. This will be a remote working role however, the candidate should live within the greater Aberdeen area. Key Duties: Design, build and operate production Kubernetes clusters and supporting platform services Create and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code principles Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using tools such as Argo CD or Flux Implement observability solutions including metrics, logging and tracing for platform monitoring Optimise platform performance, scalability and operational efficiency Contribute to backend tooling and automation where required Participate in code and configuration reviews, promoting engineering best practices Embed security into delivery pipelines, including image scanning, dependency management and secrets handling Support incident response, post-incident reviews and continuous service improvement Work collaboratively with engineering and product teams to support predictable, low-risk releases Experience Required Experience working within a DevOps, SRE or platform engineering role Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration Experience with microservices architectures and cloud-native platforms Knowledge of GitOps methodologies and CI/CD tooling (e.g. Argo CD, Flux, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) Proficiency with Terraform, Helm and at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP) Software engineering capability in a backend language such as Go, Python or TypeScript Understanding of observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana or OpenTelemetry Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Comfortable working within an agile, delivery-focused environment Get in touch with Kris @ FT Recruitment Group to discuss this exciting opportunity.