DevOps Engineer

Plan A Digital
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 85K

Job location

Remote
Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Configuration Management
Databases
Information Engineering
Linux
DevOps
Github
Python
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT)
Scrum
Shell Script
SQL Databases
Data Streaming
GIT
Cloudformation
Information Technology
Kafka
Terraform
Serverless Computing

Job description

Promote DevOps culture, automation thinking and strong engineering practice across the team.

Security and Architecture Reviews

Lead technical assessments, risk reviews and architectural improvements for data and cloud workloads.

Infrastructure as Code

Create reusable templates and patterns using Terraform and CloudFormation to support consistent cloud deployments.

Cloud Operations and Administration

Manage identity and access, support cloud integrations, analyse performance and recommend improvements to keep systems robust and resilient.

Requirements

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges and wants to work with a wide range of cloud, container and data technologies., * Degree in computer science, engineering or a similar technical field.

  • Five or more years experience in Cloud DevOps, Cloud Architecture or Platform Engineering.
  • Strong understanding of AWS across compute, networking, identity and databases.
  • Solid experience with Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Strong Python skills.
  • Confident with SQL, MySQL, Postgres and S3 based storage.
  • Comfortable with Linux and shell scripting.
  • Experience with Git, GitHub and CI or CD pipelines.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving mindset with the ability to collaborate in a fast paced environment.
  • Strong grasp of modern DevOps, cloud tooling and configuration management.

Nice to have

  • AWS certifications.
  • Working knowledge of SOC 2, GDPR or related compliance requirements.
  • Networking certifications such as CCNA or CCNP.
  • Experience with Kafka, MQTT or other streaming technologies.
  • Hands on experience with serverless, ECS or EKS.
  • Agile or Scrum exposure.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Interest in Data Engineering, AI or ML.

Benefits & conditions

  • Work with a mature AWS ecosystem that includes EKS, Lambdas, MWAA, Confluent and Timescale.
  • Help drive the cloud vision and influence standards, guardrails and best practice.
  • Join a collaborative team of software, systems and network engineers.
  • Build secure, scalable data and analytics platforms used across the organisation.
  • Make an impact in an environment that values engineering quality, automation and innovation.

Why candidates choose this role

  • You gain ownership over cloud direction and standards.
  • You join a team that encourages learning, experimentation and the use of new technologies.
  • You work in an environment that values both independence and collaboration.
  • You build platforms that directly support real time analytics and high value data solutions.

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