Ronald James
SysOps / DevOps Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £38,000 - 78,000 per year
Requirements:- Solid understanding of infrastructure, system administration, and deployment workflows
- Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline automation
- Experience managing cloud infrastructure, networking, and private network connectivity
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, including security principles
- Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools
- Understanding of web hosting platforms such as IIS and Nginx
- Familiarity with high-availability or real-time systems; experience in financial services environments is advantageous
- Exposure to or interest in AI-assisted tooling for scripting, automation, or monitoring
- Maintain and scale both cloud infrastructure and on-premise environments
- Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
- Maintain secure and resilient network infrastructure, including connectivity with third-party providers
- Ensure platform reliability through effective alerting and incident response
- Monitor system performance and collaborate with QA and technical teams to drive continuous improvement
- Support efficient development and release practices alongside engineering and product teams
- Troubleshoot production issues in a time-sensitive environment
- Implement automation to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of DevOps practices, tooling, and standards
- Explore and leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and monitoring capabilities
- Provide support for global users across multiple time zones
- AI
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Docker
- Support
- Kubernetes
- Network
- Nginx
- Security
- Web
More:
We are a growing technology business looking for a skilled SysOps / DevOps Engineer to help build, scale, and maintain the infrastructure underpinning our platforms. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure, with a focus on reliability, automation, and performance. You will work closely with engineering, product, and external partners in a fast-paced, real-time environment. The role is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, with a salary of 50,000 - 60,000 and is a permanent position.
last updated 36 week of 2026
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Ronald James
Newcastle upon Tyne
IT
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£58,000
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 3% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks