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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Zinc
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Computing Platforms, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, TypeScript, YAML, Circleci, AWS ECS, Kubernetes, Functional Programming, Terraform
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=94619b45de1e36e8

## About the Role

A strategic thinker

 * Comfortable working alongside the Platform Lead and happy to wear many hats with support.
 * This is a mid-to-senior level role, we care far more about the scope and depth of what you've owned and delivered than ticking a specific years-of-experience box, so don't rule yourself out if your path here has been non-traditional.

Technical background

 * Wide ranging experience across the DevOps, SRE or Platform Engineering space.
 * Adept at working with Typescript codebases, with a good understanding of YAML within the context of CI/CD pipelines.
 * Comfortable working with containers and container orchestration (we run our platform on AWS ECS). Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling such as CircleCI is a strong plus.
 * Experience debugging and understanding performance issues within Javascript, with a good understanding of functional programming.
 * Experience with Terraform or comparable IaC tooling. Terraform and Terragrunt are both part of our current stack, so familiarity with Terragrunt specifically is a plus.

Communication ️

 * Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical team members.

Cloud ️

 * Strong cloud skills, AWS is a preference given our stack, but we recognise the overlap with other cloud providers so candidates from different backgrounds are welcome to apply.

## Description

What You Will Focus on First

 * Working closely with the Platform Lead to understand the business and requirements, how the engineering team currently functions, and our current approach to the DevOps mindset within the company.
 * Targeting areas of the app to revamp and modernise, alongside the wider organisation, to help achieve the scalable architecture needed to hit company goals.

What You'll Own

 * Developer Experience - defining new tools and policies to maintain and improve Developer Experience, whilst driving quality across the Engineering function.
 * Platform Architecture - collaborating with the Platform Lead to plan strategic improvements to the Zinc Platform, enabling the company's tech to scale alongside the customer base.
 * CI/CD - ensuring platform pipelines follow best practices, defining what "great" looks like across the tech stack, and maintaining the velocity the team achieves day-to-day.

What Success Looks Like

 * Shows curiosity about how Zinc operates and embeds within the wider engineering team, helping developers be the best they can be.
 * High levels of ownership and passion, driving quality within the organisation.
 * Working with the Platform Lead to plan and architect future revamps of the tech stack.
 * Proactive in solving engineering problems across a wide range of areas.

Reporting Line & Ways of Working

 * Reports directly to the Platform Lead, working closely day-to-day to shape and deliver the platform roadmap.
 * No on-call rotation for this role, and no plans to introduce one - the focus is on building resilient systems and processes that reduce the need for reactive firefighting in the first place.