Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer (CI/CD & Automation Focus)

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

We're working with a global technology company in the payments and financial services space, currently scaling its engineering platform following a series of acquisitions.

As part of this, the business is standardising how software is built, packaged, and deployed across a hybrid environment spanning on-prem infrastructure and cloud platforms.

They are now hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and release engineering practices across the organisation.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on, senior engineering role focused on improving how software moves from development through to production.

The environment is not cloud-native by design - it includes legacy systems, on-prem infrastructure, and multiple product stacks that need to be brought into a consistent, automated delivery model.

You will play a key role in:

• Designing and building CI/CD pipelines end-to-end

• Standardising build and release processes across teams

• Implementing Infrastructure as Code and configuration management

• Supporting the integration of on-prem and cloud environments

• Improving deployment reliability, repeatability, and speed

• Working closely with engineering teams to improve how software is delivered

This role is suited to someone who enjoys solving delivery and automation challenges, rather than building platform tooling or internal developer platforms.

Technical Environment

The platform operates across a hybrid infrastructure, including:

• On-premise and data centre environments

• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

• Mixed legacy and modern application stacks

Key technologies and practices include:

• Docker and Docker Compose

• Ansible (core to configuration management)

• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)

• Build and artifact management (e.g. Maven, Gradle, NuGet)

This is not a Kubernetes-focused environment. The priority is simple, reliable, well-automated delivery pipelines, not container orchestration platforms.

What They're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a senior DevOps engineer with a strong understanding of software delivery, not just infrastructure.

Key Requirements

• Strong experience building and owning CI/CD pipelines

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Docker / Docker Compose

  • Ansible

  • Terraform

• Experience working in hybrid or on-prem environments

• Strong understanding of build and release processes

• Ability to improve and standardise delivery across teams

Highly Desirable

• Previous experience as a software engineer, or strong development background

• Experience working with:

  • .NET or Java build ecosystems

  • Artifact repositories and package management

• Experience integrating legacy systems into modern delivery pipelines

What This Role Is Not

To be clear, this role is not aligned to modern platform engineering or Kubernetes-heavy environments.

Profiles that focus primarily on:

• Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)

• Platform engineering / internal developer platforms

• Pure cloud-native architectures

are unlikely to be a strong fit.

Why This Role

You'll be joining a team focused on practical improvements to software delivery, not theoretical platform design.

There is a real opportunity to:

• Shape how DevOps is implemented across a complex, growing organisation

• Work on real-world engineering challenges across hybrid environments

• Build automation that has a direct impact on delivery speed and reliability

If you enjoy working close to the software delivery lifecycle and taking ownership of pipelines, automation, and release processes, 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.