The Senior DevOps Engineer will lead and expand the Delivery Team's cloud infrastructure capability, driving agile delivery practices and system reliability across the organisation. This role is a key technical lead for the rollout of a new Point-of-Sale (POS) system across new store locations, with ownership of Azure DevOps support for related project activities.
Responsibilities
- CI/CD Pipeline Leadership - Architect, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, setting standards and mentoring junior engineers
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Design and own infrastructure automation strategy using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
- Monitoring & Observability - Define and implement monitoring, alerting, and logging strategy (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- Cloud & Server Management - Own cloud environment architecture and management (AWS, Azure, GCP) across cloud and on-prem
- Stakeholder Collaboration - Partner with developers, QA, IT, and business stakeholders to drive delivery outcomes and operational excellence
- Security & Compliance - Lead DevSecOps practices, embedding security into infrastructure and deployment pipelines
- Automation & Scripting - Develop robust automation frameworks (Bash, Python) to drive efficiency at scale
- Performance & Reliability - Proactively identify systemic bottlenecks and lead resolution of complex performance issues
- 6+ years' experience in DevOps/Systems Administration, with demonstrated leadership on complex infrastructure projects
- OS & Scripting: Linux, Bash, Python (advanced)
- CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI (deep implementation and architecture experience)
- IaC: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation (advanced/expert)
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (production-scale experience)
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP (architecture-level expertise)
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
- Networking & Security: Strong networking fundamentals, DevSecOps leadership
- Version Control: Git
- Soft Skills: Stakeholder management, mentoring, strategic problem-solving, communication
