Senior Devops Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable, secure and highly available cloud infrastructure, primarily using AWS.


• Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines to streamline software deployment, testing and release management.


• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration and management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies, including Terraform and Pulumi.


• Manage containerised applications and orchestration environments using Docker and Kubernetes.


• Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to support applications developed using TypeScript, Node.js and related technologies.


• Implement effective monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to improve system performance, availability and reliability.


• Identify opportunities to strengthen cloud security, optimise infrastructure costs and improve operational resilience.


• Provide technical leadership, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and promote DevOps best practices across engineering teams.

Experience Required

• 5+ years' experience in DevOps Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering or a related technical role.


• Strong hands-on experience designing, deploying and managing production environments within AWS.


• Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Pulumi.


• Extensive knowledge of containerisation technologies, particularly Docker and Kubernetes.


• Demonstrated expertise in building, maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines.


• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix environments, networking, cloud security and infrastructure troubleshooting.


• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash or similar languages.


• Excellent problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across technical teams.


• Experience managing container orchestration environments using AWS ECS or Amazon EKS.


• Familiarity with GitOps methodologies and automated infrastructure deployment practices.


• Knowledge of monitoring and observability solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana or AWS CloudWatch.


• Experience working with SQL databases and RESTful API-based applications.


• Understanding of modern software development practices, including automated testing, version control and code reviews.


• Exposure to cloud-native architecture, microservices and distributed applications.


• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability management, secrets management and automated security testing.


• Previous experience mentoring engineers or contributing to technical architecture decisions.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or third-level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.


• Relevant AWS, Kubernetes or Terraform certifications would be advantageous.