DevOps Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Manchester (2 days onsite)

Position Type: Permanent (Full time)

Essential:

• Strong Linux administration background and advanced scripting skills (Bash, Shell, or Python).
• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent.
• Thorough knowledge of replication, data protection, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar.
• Understanding of data security, governance, and compliance best practices.

Desirable:

• Experience with database technologies in high-volume, high-availability environments.
• Experience with Liquibase or similar schema migration tools.
• Experience with Jenkins pipelines and Groovy scripting.
• Experience with blue/green or zero-downtime deployment strategies.
• Understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a proactive approach to automation.
• Previous experience mentoring or guiding colleagues in best practices in coding and automation.