Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer (Automation & Platform Delivery)

Salary: Up to £100,000
Location: UK or Ireland preferred (remote)
Type: Permanent

We are working with a global technology company in the payments and financial services space that is continuing to scale its engineering platform following a period of significant growth.

The business has expanded through several acquisitions and is now focused on bringing multiple engineering environments into a more unified DevOps approach.

To support this, they are hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer who will play a key role in building the automation and infrastructure that enables engineering teams to deliver software reliably and efficiently.

This is a hands-on engineering role within a growing DevOps platform team.

The Opportunity

This role focuses on implementing and improving the systems that underpin software delivery across the organisation.

You will work closely with platform engineers and developers to improve how applications are built, deployed and operated.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Implementing infrastructure automation

• Improving deployment and release processes

• Supporting platform reliability and operational stability

• Helping engineering teams move code from development to production smoothly

While you will contribute to technical design discussions, the primary focus of this role is engineering execution and platform implementation.

The Technical Environment

The infrastructure platform operates across a hybrid environment including:

• On-prem infrastructure

• Data centre environments

• Cloud platforms

The engineering culture strongly prioritises automation and repeatability.

You will be working with technologies and practices such as:

• Infrastructure as Code

• Configuration management systems

• CI/CD pipelines

• Docker-based application environments

• Modern automation-driven infrastructure practices

The organisation is currently improving its DevOps tooling and standardising its platform architecture as part of a wider engineering transformation.

This is not a Kubernetes-heavy environment. The focus is on reliable, well-automated infrastructure that keeps the platform simple and maintainable.

What They're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a strong DevOps engineer who understands how software is built and delivered.

The team tends to favour engineers who originally came from software engineering backgrounds and transitioned into DevOps, as they understand the developer experience and delivery challenges.

Key experience

• Strong DevOps or platform engineering experience

• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Infrastructure automation and configuration management

• Experience working across cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments

• Ability to support scalable deployment and infrastructure systems

Nice to have

• Experience across both cloud and on-prem environments

• Exposure to multiple DevOps tooling ecosystems

• Strong automation mindset and engineering fundamentals

Exact tooling alignment is less important than the ability to build reliable systems and improve engineering workflows.

Why This Role

You will be joining a DevOps team that is actively improving how infrastructure and software delivery works across the organisation.

There is a real opportunity to contribute to building a modern platform environment that helps developers move faster while keeping systems reliable.

If you enjoy solving infrastructure problems and building automation that makes engineers more productive, this role offers a strong opportunity to do that at scale.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, submit your CV via the application form provided. Alternatively, to speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please contact Jack Tyrrell via j.tyrrell@mcsgroup.jobs

Disclaimer

If you have a disability which means you require assistance at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us directly to discuss. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all.

Please note, we are receiving an exceptionally high number of applications at present and will be unable to shortlist candidates who are not meeting the specific requirements for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, we may be unable to provide individual feedback. We thank you in advance for your understanding.