We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a world class engineering team. You will shape and develop a cutting-edge platform and provide vital technology for customer-centric businesses of the future.

Are you looking for a new role where you can work on the latest tech as part of a world-class engineering team who provides vital technology for customer-centric businesses of the future?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a fast-growing fintech disruptor.

You’ll work in a positive, open environment that promotes fresh ideas, promotes challenge and experimentation, and encourages continual learning.

You will be provided with flexible working that focuses on delivery rather than just focusing on hours worked.

The role.

The stack is Node.js with Typescript deployed on AWS Lambda, Mongo Atlas, and React on the front end.

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team to shape and develop our cutting-edge platform. As an experienced professional in Observability, CI/CD, and AWS, you will navigate complex challenges and approach platform design pragmatically. Leveraging modern tools, languages, and platforms, you’ll contribute to the efficient, secure, and scalable delivery of high-performance products.

Day to day you will

• Utilise your expertise in AWS, MongoDB, and JavaScript to architect and implement scalable cloud-native solutions with a focus on serverless technologies
• Implement infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and the Serverless Framework for reliable and consistent platform deployment
• Continuously improve CI/CD tooling to streamline development and release processes, ensuring high-quality and secure delivery
• Lead in observability, generating actionable alerts and use data to drive platform improvements
• Leverage managed services to enable the team to focus on delivering core business value
• Build essential core tooling to reduce cognitive load for engineering teams, enabling the rapid delivery of high-quality features.

About you.

This senior DevOps role will be ideal for you if

• You are comfortable engaging in debates about processes and methodologies, actively contributing fresh ideas and challenging the status quo.
• Embrace a culture of psychological safety, confidently voicing opinions to achieve quality standards.
• You are proficient in major CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, TeamCity, etc.
• Hands-on experience setting up and configuring these tools for streamlined development and deployment.
• You have a comprehensive understanding of AWS, with experience building with Lambda/API Gateway/SQS.
• Practical knowledge of implementing and optimising AWS solutions efficiently.
• You are an effective communicator, conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues. You will be able to translate complex details into understandable language, fostering clear and efficient communication within the team.
• You have demonstrated proficiency in at least one programming language, with bonus points for writing tests.
• Develop robust solutions with code quality ensured through effective testing practices.
• You are well versed in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering principles, focusing on CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, alerting, containerisation, automation, etc.
• Actively seek opportunities to enhance system reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• You are proficient in managing infrastructure and deployments using Terraform, Python, and the Serverless framework. Efficiently provision and maintain infrastructure as code for smooth deployments and scalability.
• You are familiar with data tooling such as Kafka, Redshift, and Airflow, and the ability to leverage these technologies appropriately when needed. You’ll understand how these tools fit into the data ecosystem and their use cases.

The benefits.

Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes

• A competitive salary
• 27 days holiday + birthday off
• Perkbox
• Flexible working arrangements (hours and hybrid/remote working options)
• Exposure to the latest technology and an opportunity to help shape the future direction
• Pension & Life Assurance
• Flexible working with 1 day per month hybrid working from London, Bristol, or Edinburgh.

Ignite Digital Talent are committed to creating equal opportunities, and welcome job applications from all who are qualified and eligible to working in the UK, regardless of colour, ethnic or national origin, race, gender, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, marital status, or family circumstances.