DevOps Engineer

<p>We're partnering with a fast-growing, award-winning, <strong>technically-led </strong>business that is transforming how organisations across the UK manage their utility services. With a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and simplifying the customer experience, this company offers a genuinely modern, supportive, and forward-thinking environment, <strong>where the Technology team plays a key role in driving growth</strong>.</p><p>They are now looking to hire a <strong>DevOps Engineer</strong> (experienced, "mid"-level) to join their Platform Engineering team at an exciting stage of growth, as they scale a key internal product beyond MVP. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer <strong>with solid foundations in DevOps</strong> who is keen to further develop their skills while <strong>working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative setting.</strong></p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £55,000 - £63,000 + extensive benefits package + bonus <strong>Working Pattern:</strong> Hybrid. Flexible split between office and home. Based from Northeast offices, with suitable locations including Durham, Hartlepool, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Peterlee, Sunderland and surrounding areas.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong>This is a hands-on position where you'll contribute to the design, build, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure. You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary Agile team, playing an active role in modern DevOps practices and tooling.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate on the design of secure, scalable, and highly available, cost-optimised cloud infrastructure</li><li>Implement technologies using Infrastructure-as-Code</li><li>Monitor and manage systems for availability and performance</li><li>Support Agile delivery through Scrum and Kanban, contributing to team rituals and processes</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><ul><li>Developing and deploying via Infrastructure-as-Code, with proficiency in Terraform, YAML and ARM templates </li><li>Creation, monitoring and management of cloud artefacts in Microsoft Azure, using the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) via Azure DevOps</li><li>Ability to build and manage services deployed into Kubernetes, including container configuration and Helm charts</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Desirable (but not essential)</strong></p><ul><li>Using AI to enhance productivity, such as code generation or coding assistance</li><li>Code written in C#/.NET</li><li>Experience with scripting tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Bicep</li><li>Understanding of observability platforms</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>If you're looking to progress your DevOps career within a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering team, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.</strong></p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?E%2fgP4FVXthUpplQmG5dkTktbIbVHwxAvt" width="0" height="0" />