Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Organisation

Our client is a well-established leader in the financial services sector, with a long-standing reputation for operational excellence and innovation. The business has consistently achieved strong performance over several decades, underpinned by a culture that values technical expertise, collaboration, and professional development.

Employees are empowered to excel through flexible working arrangements, continuous learning opportunities, and a supportive environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The organisation is an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of background, identity, or personal circumstances.

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Migrate existing CI/CD pipelines from TeamCity and Octopus Deploy to Azure DevOps.
• Implement robust security controls across the software development lifecycle, including vulnerability scanning, access management, and compliance with industry standards.
• Manage and monitor environments to ensure consistent, reproducible deployments and minimal configuration drift.
• Configure monitoring tools, alerts, and dashboards to ensure proactive issue detection and system reliability.
• Administer Bitbucket repositories and ensure adherence to proper branching and version control practices.
• Promote a collaborative DevOps culture, encouraging communication, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across teams.
• Embed DevSecOps principles, integrating security practices throughout the deployment pipeline.

• Proven experience in automating software deployments to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Strong proficiency with Azure DevOps, TeamCity, and Octopus Deploy.
• Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for .NET and SQL Server applications.
• Working knowledge of PowerShell, Python, and C# scripting languages.
• Solid understanding of Git and branching strategies; experience with Bitbucket is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of secure development practices and CI/CD governance.