DevOps Engineer

NRG (Northern Recruitment Group)
Durham, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 65K

Job location

Durham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

ASP.NET
Agile Methodologies
Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Bash
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Ubuntu (Operating System)
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Linux
DevOps
Python
Linux System Administration
Powershell
YAML
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Application Enhancement Tool
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Bicep
Cloud Migration
Terraform
Azure

Job description

  • Collaborate on the design and implementation of secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-optimised cloud infrastructure
  • Deploy and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies
  • Monitor and maintain platform availability and operational performance
  • Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams in an Agile environment using Scrum and Kanban methodologies
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives across tooling, processes, and delivery practices

Technologies:

  • AI
  • ARM
  • Azure
  • Bash
  • C#
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Helm
  • Support
  • Kanban
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Terraform
  • Ubuntu
  • ASP.NET

Requirements

  • Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform, YAML, and ARM templates
  • Hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments
  • Experience using Azure DevOps and working within Cloud Adoption Framework principles
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes, containerised services, and Helm chart management
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, collaborative mindset
  • Desirable: experience using AI-powered tools to improve development productivity and engineering workflows
  • Desirable: cost optimisation and FinOps best practices
  • Desirable: exposure to C# .NET environments
  • Desirable: scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Bicep
  • Desirable: Linux administration experience, particularly Ubuntu
  • Desirable: understanding of observability and monitoring platforms
  • Desirable: awareness of business continuity and resilience principles

Benefits & conditions

We are a fast-paced, technology-led organisation with a growing Platform Engineering team focused on innovation, scalability, and continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to join us as a DevOps Engineer and help shape engineering best practices across the business. We offer a hybrid working model, with regular office collaboration expected in Durham, alongside a collaborative and supportive team environment, ongoing learning and development opportunities, and a competitive salary and benefits package. Please note that candidates should expect a technical exercise as part of the interview process.

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