Senior DevOps Engineer

Leeds, Hybrid Working

Up to £75,000 + Bonus + Fantastic Benefits

One of my leading clients in Leeds are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join their growing technology team. If you’re passionate about automation, cloud, and modern engineering practices, and you want to play a key role in scaling complex systems in a collaborative environment, this could be the role for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide operational support and optimisation for applications running in cloud environments, including solving, tuning, upgrading, and performance optimisation.
• Mentor and support colleagues, helping to raise technical capability across the team.
• Work across the full software development lifecycle, from design and build through to deployment and production.
• Enhance CI/CD processes using tools such as Jenkins, Nexus, and SonarQube.
• Collaborate with developers and engineers to improve automation and reliability across systems.

Technologies & Skills You’ll Bring:

• Strong experience managing applications in cloud environments (public and/or private cloud, ideally GCP or Azure).
• Familiarity with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Solid knowledge of source code repositories and related tools, particularly Git.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language is ideal - Java, JS, Python, Golang, or Rust etc.
• Background in CI/CD and automated deployments.
• Knowledge of service mesh architectures is a strong plus.
• Mentoring or leadership experience.

Perks and Benefits

• Salary up to £75k (DoE) + annual bonus.
• Hybrid working (2 days per week in the Leeds office).
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Excellent pension contributions and life assurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced parental leave and a supportive work-life balance culture.
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities, with budget for upskilling and certifications.
• Brilliant Leeds city-centre office and collaborative team culture.

Please Note: You must be based within a commutable distance of Leeds. This role does not offer sponsorship.