Senior DevOps Engineer

MA CSP is seeking a proactive, highly technical Senior DevOps Engineer to join our engineering and infrastructure practice in London. In this high-impact position, you will drive the evolution of our continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, cloud automation frameworks, and container orchestration systems across enterprise AWS and Azure environments.

Collaborating with Software Developers, Systems Architects, and Security Operations leads, you will build self-service developer platforms, enforce DevSecOps standards, and ensure high availability across complex, high-throughput production workloads. This role balances hands-on infrastructure engineering with technical governance and team mentorship., * CI/CD Automation & Release Management: Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD release pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI for seamless, zero-downtime application deployments.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Provision, scale, and govern multi-cloud environments utilizing declarative IaC tooling, primarily Terraform and CloudFormation/Bicep.
• Kubernetes Orchestration: Oversee production Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS), optimizing ingress routing, container security, pod autoscaling, and service mesh architectures.
• DevSecOps Integration: Embed automated security analysis (SAST/DAST, secrets scanning, container vulnerability scans) into delivery pipelines to align with ISO 27001 and UK GDPR frameworks.
• Observability & Incident Management: Configure comprehensive monitoring, telemetry, and logging platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK) to maintain strict SLAs and operational visibility.
• Platform Automation & Mentorship: Script routine workflows in Python, Go, or Bash, maintain technical standard operating procedures, and mentor junior DevOps and operations engineers.

• 5+ years of commercial experience as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or Cloud Infrastructure Engineer.
• Proven track record managing production Kubernetes clusters (EKS or AKS) and Docker containerization.
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform.
• Hands-on mastery building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Strong public cloud platform fluency across AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash for platform automation.
• Solid experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Splunk).

Desirable

• Relevant Professional Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, or Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert.
• Experience implementing GitOps deployment models using ArgoCD or Flux.
• Understanding of modern microservices architecture and service mesh (Istio, Linkerd).
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Gym membership
• Free parking
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Canteen
• Company events, * Annual performance-based bonus
• Hybrid working model (3 days central London office / 2 days remote)
• 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme (up to 8% company match)
• Private medical and dental cover
• Life assurance (4x base salary)
• £1,500 annual personal learning and professional development budget
• Fully paid professional certifications, examination fees, and conference passes
• Cycle to Work scheme & Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Regular team socials, engineering hackathons, and company events