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DevOps Engineer

Xelix · London, ENG, United Kingdom
London, ENG, United KingdomExp: 3-5 yrs45,000-65,000 GBP/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
45,000-65,000 GBP/yearly
Location
London, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified

Job summary

The DevOps Engineer role focuses on operating and evolving AWS-based infrastructure, utilizing Terraform and GitOps workflows for infrastructure automation. Key responsibilities include managing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, implementing DevSecOps practices, and contributing to cloud security improvement programs while writing Python-based tooling to support platform operations.

Benefits

27 days of annual leavePrivate medical & dental coverEnhanced parental leave pay1,000 personal annual budget for learning & developmentTeam socials & activitiesAnnual team retreat

Qualifications

  • Strong hands-on experience with the AWS stack
  • Proven experience managing infrastructure as code with Terraform
  • Practical experience with GitOps tooling and patterns
  • Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions
  • Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps practices
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in a Linux environment

Responsibilities

  • Design, provision, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform
  • Own and evolve GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
  • Manage relational database infrastructure on RDS and Aurora
  • Write Python-based tooling and automation scripts
  • Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
  • Implement and maintain observability across infrastructure and applications
  • Apply DevSecOps practices by embedding security checks into the development lifecycle
  • Contribute to a cloud security improvement program
  • Support a software supply chain security effort
  • Help engineering teams define infrastructure and deployment standards
  • Maintain clear documentation of infrastructure and security procedures

Skills

Argo CDAWSCloudWatchDatadogDockerECSEKSFluxGitHubGitHub ActionsGrafanaIAMKubernetesAWS LambdaLinuxOpenTelemetryPrisma CloudPrometheusPythonRoute 53S3Secrets ManagerSOPSTerraformTrivyVault

Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps EngineerAWS Certified Security – SpecialtyHashiCorp Terraform Associate

Relocation

No