DevOps Engineer

Job Description

We're partnering with a fast-growing, award-winning, technically-led 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, where the Technology team plays a key role in driving growth .They are now looking to hire a DevOps Engineer 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 with solid foundations in Azure DevOps who is keen to further develop their skills while working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative setting.Salary: £50,000 – £63,000 + extensive benefits package + bonusWorking Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days in office per week. Flexible split between office and home. Based from Northeast offices, with suitable, commutable locations including Durham, Hartlepool, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Peterlee, Sunderland and surrounding areas.The RoleThis 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.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate on the design of secure, scalable, and highly available, cost-optimised cloud infrastructureImplement technologies using Infrastructure-as-CodeMonitor and manage systems for availability and performanceSupport Agile delivery through Scrum and Kanban, contributing to team rituals and processesWhat We're Looking ForDeveloping and deploying via Infrastructure-as-Code, with proficiency in Terraform, YAML and ARM templatesCreation, monitoring and management of cloud artefacts in Microsoft Azure, using the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) via Azure DevOps - we are a Microsoft environment.Ability to build and manage services deployed into Kubernetes, including container configuration and Helm chartsDesirable (but not essential)Using AI to enhance productivity, such as code generation or coding assistanceCode written in C#/.NETExperience with scripting tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or BicepUnderstanding of observability platformsIf 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.TPBN1_UKTJ