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# Senior DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** MCS Group
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, DevOps, Groovy, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Prometheus, Datadog, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Kubernetes, Data Management, Terraform, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.nijobfinder.co.uk/job/2047889/senior-devops-engineer/

## About the Role

A Senior DevOps Engineer who wants to make a genuine mark. Much of how the product is delivered to customers today is manual, and this hire will own automating it end to end from the deployment and production side. You will report directly into the Principal Engineer and Tech Lead, with real scope to shape how DevOps is done across the business, mature the automation process and bring your own opinions and ideas to the table. You will also coach and mentor more junior engineers and take the lead when needed., * Hands-on experience in a DevOps, SRE or Platform Engineering role

 * In-depth Kubernetes experience
 * Cloud experience with Azure, AWS or GCP
 * Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash or Groovy
 * Experience building and optimising CI/CD pipelines
 * Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform or similar
 * A self-starter mindset with the confidence to provide feedback and hold an opinion

Desirable: knowledge of security best practices and vulnerability scanning, experience with data platforms such as Postgres and MongoDB in Kubernetes or cloud environments, and cloud or DevOps certifications.

## Description

* Automating product delivery end to end across deployment and production environments
 * Designing, building and optimising CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, with Groovy scripting and Git workflows
 * Deploying and maintaining high-availability workloads in Kubernetes and Docker
 * Provisioning and managing infrastructure with Terraform or similar tooling
 * Working across Azure production environments and on-premise development environments
 * Monitoring and improving platform health with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus or Datadog
 * Coaching and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers


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