DevOps Engineer
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Job description
We're looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to help design, build, and scale our infrastructure and deployment processes. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in Linux-based environments, has deep experience supporting websites and web applications, and is passionate about automation, reliability, and operational excellence.
You will play a key role in implementing best-in-class DevOps practices, optimising deployment pipelines, and driving reliable, efficient release management across multiple environments.
Core Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure primarily on Linux servers
- Manage and optimise hosting environments for websites and web applications
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing, integration, and deployment
- Manage and automate Android application build, signing, and release processes
- Coordinate and support Android app updates, including staged rollouts and version management
- Lead release management processes, ensuring smooth and reliable production releases
- Implement and maintain monitoring and observability solutions (e.g. Datadog)
- Configure and manage orchestration platforms (e.g. Docker, or similar)
- Establish and enforce DevOps best practices across development and operations teams
- Improve system reliability, performance, and security through automation and proactive monitoring
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call rotation as needed
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to streamline development workflows
Requirements
Minimum Experience: 3+ years' experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering role, The 'how' we fulfil our role is very important and therefore the following skills required for this role have been identified as:
- Strong hands-on experience with Linux system administration
- Experience managing production websites and web applications
- Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
- Experience with orchestration technologies (Docker or similar)
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability tools (Datadog or similar)
- Solid understanding of networking, security, and system performance tuning
- Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar)
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure required, AWS preferable), * Experience implementing blue/green deployments, canary releases, or similar strategies
- Familiarity with container security and vulnerability scanning
- Experience building scalable, high-availability systems
- Knowledge of compliance and security best practices
Benefits & conditions
Employee discount, Company pension, Private medical insurance, Cycle to work scheme, Free flu jabs, Company events, * Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Birthday off work
- Buying Annual leave scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Private Healthcare (optional)
- Life Assurance Policy
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flu vaccinations
- Eyecare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice platform (pension)
- Employee discounts
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Collaborative, supportive work environment
- Opportunities for progression and increased responsibility as the business scales
- Company-wide social events
Why Join Us? 501 Entertainment builds the future of social entertainment, transforming hospitality spaces with immersive, tech-powered experiences that bring people together. Our clients include some of the UK's most exciting venues and entertainment groups. As we continue to grow, we're looking for passionate people who want to shape the next generation of fun. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please get in touch., Pay: £60,000.00 per year
