Senior DevOps Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 45,000 per year

Requirements:

• Were looking for proven experience designing, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in enterprise environments.
• We require strong automation experience across build, deployment, configuration and environment management.
• Were looking for experience with source control, branching strategies, release management and modern software delivery practices.
• We require strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, Git-based workflows and YAML-driven pipeline automation.
• Were looking for scripting and automation experience using technologies such as PowerShell, Python or Bash.
• We require hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible or similar technologies.
• Were looking for experience supporting enterprise applications, APIs, databases and service-oriented architectures.
• We value knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift and Helm.
• Were looking for experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting and observability solutions.
• We require a solid understanding of operational resilience, deployment risk management, incident investigation and continuous improvement practices.
• Were looking for experience working across Windows and Linux environments.
• We value strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a passion for reducing manual effort through automation.
• We require excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, operational and business teams.

Responsibilities:

• We rely on you to design, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines that support safe, repeatable and auditable software releases.
• We expect you to automate build, deployment, configuration and environment management activities to reduce manual effort and improve delivery efficiency.
• We expect you to work with engineering teams to improve branching strategies, build validation, deployment readiness and release governance.
• We rely on you to create and maintain Infrastructure as Code, deployment scripts, reusable templates and configuration standards.
• We expect you to enhance observability through logging, monitoring, alerting, dashboards and operational telemetry.
• We expect you to support service reliability, resilience and operational readiness through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement.
• We rely on you to investigate deployment failures, incidents and recurring operational issues, identify root causes and implement sustainable improvements.
• We expect you to embed security, access control, secrets management and vulnerability management practices in delivery pipelines and deployment processes.
• We rely on you to maintain and improve development, test and release environments.
• We expect you to support disaster recovery, business continuity and operational resilience activities.
• We invite you to contribute to DevOps standards, best practices and communities of practice, helping teams adopt consistent, scalable ways of working.
• We expect you to use operational and delivery metrics to identify improvement opportunities and demonstrate measurable business value.

Technologies:

• Ansible
• Azure
• Bash
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Docker
• Git
• Helm
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• OpenShift
• PowerShell
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• Windows
• Cloud
• Mobile

More:

Were Microlise, a Midlands-based company that has been operating for over thirty years and is now publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange. Our software, telematics and proof-of-purchase solutions support leading UK grocery retailers and food logistics providers, as well as well-known organisations such as JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose and Royal Mail. As our DevOps Engineer, youll work with a collaborative engineering team and colleagues across software engineering, testing and infrastructure to improve the delivery, reliability and operational maturity of our products and platforms. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract offering the opportunity to contribute to business-critical projects using modern technologies. Interviews may take place while the advert is live, and at least one stage will be in person at our Head Office in Eastwood, Nottingham. We provide role-related training and support, private medical insurance through Vitality Health, 33 days holiday including bank holidays (rising to 38 days and increasing further with service), life assurance at four times annual salary, Costco membership, employee discounts, wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme. Were also Great Place to Work™ certified and recognised for development, technology, wellbeing and women. We work with a small preferred supplier list when needed and do not accept speculative CVs or unsolicited calls from recruitment agencies.

last updated 43 week of 2026