Senior DevOps Engineer (Liverpool)

Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes Focus - Liverpool

  • Liverpool (Hybrid - 3 days on site)
  • £60,000 – £75,000 DOE + benefits
  • Skills: Azure AKS, Kubernetes, Terraform

A forward-thinking fintech business in Liverpool is looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering scalable, cloud-native infrastructure. This is a great opportunity to work in a collaborative environment driving a cloud-first, DevOps-led strategy across the organisation.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll work closely with both Cloud Infrastructure and Software Engineering teams to design, support and optimise microservice-based systems running on Azure AKS and related technologies.

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary of £60–75K
  • Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 31 days including bank holidays)
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  • Wellbeing support including counselling, CBT programmes, and mental health first aiders
  • Flexible benefits platform and early access to earned pay
  • Career development support and regular recognition events

Tech Stack & Experience We're Looking For:

  • Cloud: Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (AWS/GCP knowledge also welcome)
  • Containers: Solid hands-on experience with Docker , Kubernetes , and Helm
  • IaC: Advanced knowledge of Terraform , Ansible or similar tools
  • Scripting: Skilled in Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent
  • CI/CD & GitOps: Experience with Azure DevOps , GitHub Actions , ArgoCD , Flux
  • Monitoring: Exposure to Prometheus , Grafana , and alerting systems
  • Development Ecosystem: Familiarity with .NET, Node.js, React, and Nginx a bonus
  • Certifications like CKA or Terraform Associate are welcomed but not essential.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues in development and production environments.
  • Collaborate on the onboarding of new software and tools into the platform.
  • Support scalable, resilient cloud environments with modern DevOps practices.
  • Promote GitOps deployment strategies and mentor peers in DevOps best practice.
  • Enhance observability using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in a DevOps career while working with a modern tech stack in a supportive, growth-focused team. Interviews are kicking off next week APPLY NOW!

Please note: Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available , and you must be able to work on site in Liverpool 3 days a week. We cannot accept temporary or student visa applications

Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes Focus - Liverpool

Company
Forward Role Recruitment
Location
Liverpool, UK
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Company
Forward Role Recruitment
Location
Liverpool, UK
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