Senior DevOps Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - 51,000 per year

Requirements:

• We have strong experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps.
• We have experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• We have experience supporting enterprise applications and business systems.
• We have strong database administration and support experience.
• We have experience with SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• We have knowledge of ETL processes and data warehousing concepts.
• We have experience with cloud infrastructure, automation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• We have strong troubleshooting and third-line support experience.
• We have experience with monitoring, logging, and application performance management.
• We have scripting and automation skills.
• We have experience working within Agile and DevOps environments.
• Desirable: We have experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, data warehouse technologies, Learning Management Systems, Terraform, Kubernetes, PowerShell, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, and cloud security and governance.

Responsibilities:

• We support the implementation and continual improvement of our DevOps function, including Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• We design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation processes.
• We maintain documented code repositories, configurations, and infrastructure standards.
• We work closely with infrastructure teams to ensure platforms are secure, resilient, and optimised.
• We identify opportunities to automate processes and reduce manual operational effort.
• We act as technical architect and subject matter expert for business-critical applications.
• We support application integration, upgrades, patching, optimisation, and release management.
• We provide application support for core and non-core business systems.
• We collaborate with business owners and third-party vendors on troubleshooting and enhancements.
• We ensure applications are monitored, documented, and maintained to minimise technical debt.
• We support the design, implementation, and enhancement of enterprise data warehouse solutions.
• We lead Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes and activities.
• We create, configure, maintain, and support databases and database services.
• We optimise database performance, security, and reliability.
• We support data integrations and reporting platforms.
• We provide platform support for applications and operating systems.
• We support system builds, upgrades, releases, patching, and fault resolution.
• We maintain and optimise environments including SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, and Business Information Systems.
• We act as part of the DevOps resolver team, resolving incidents and service requests within agreed service levels.
• We provide third-line technical support and escalation assistance.
• We participate in major incident management and root cause analysis.
• We maintain accurate records within our IT Service Management platform.
• We act as a permanent member of the Technical Change Board.
• We provide occasional out-of-hours support for critical incidents and upgrades.
• We support the delivery of strategic technology projects and programmes.
• We lead technical workstreams and project activities where required.
• We produce and maintain project documentation.
• We ensure solutions align with technical standards and organisational objectives.
• We mentor and support DevOps Engineers and technical team members.
• We contribute to technical skills development and knowledge sharing.
• We assist in maintaining technical skills matrices and training plans.
• We promote best practices across DevOps, cloud engineering, and application support.
• We deputise for senior technical leadership when required.
• We participate in training, development, and continuous professional development activities.
• We maintain awareness of current technologies, industry trends, and best practices.
• We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• We comply with all health, safety, safeguarding, and security requirements.
• We deliver a consistently high standard of customer service.
• We undertake additional duties as reasonably required by management.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Data Warehouse
• DevOps
• ETL
• Fabric
• Incident Management
• Support
• Kubernetes
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• PowerShell
• SQL
• Security
• Terraform
• Office 365
• ITSM
• Project Manager

More:

We are offering a Senior DevOps Engineer role based in Watford on a primarily office-based working pattern. The salary is £51,000 per annum, with hours of Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 17:00 and an early finish of 16:30 on Fridays. This is a senior technical position supporting our cloud transformation, data warehouse development, DevOps automation, and enterprise applications across a broad technology environment. We work closely with IT Operations, Project Management, business stakeholders, and third-party suppliers, and the role includes mentoring, technical leadership, and support for our digital transformation strategy.

last updated 30 week of 2026