Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes Focus - Liverpool
- Liverpool (Hybrid - 3 days on site)
- £60,000 – £72,000 DOE + benefits
- Skills: Azure AKS, Kubernetes, Terraform
A forward-thinking fintech business in Liverpool is looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering scalable, cloud-native infrastructure. This is a great opportunity to work in a collaborative environment driving a cloud-first, DevOps-led strategy across the organisation.
As a senior member of the team, you’ll work closely with both Cloud Infrastructure and Software Engineering teams to design, support and optimise microservice-based systems running on Azure AKS and related technologies.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary of £60–72K
- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 31 days including bank holidays)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Wellbeing support including counselling, CBT programmes, and mental health first aiders
- Flexible benefits platform and early access to earned pay
- Career development support and regular recognition events
Tech Stack & Experience We're Looking For:
- Cloud: Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (AWS/GCP knowledge also welcome)
- Containers: Solid hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
- IaC: Advanced knowledge of Terraform, Ansible or similar tools
- Scripting: Skilled in Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent
- CI/CD & GitOps: Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Flux
- Monitoring: Exposure to Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting systems
- Development Ecosystem: Familiarity with .NET, Node.js, React, and Nginx a bonus
Certifications like CKA or Terraform Associate are welcomed but not essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues in development and production environments.
- Collaborate on the onboarding of new software and tools into the platform.
- Support scalable, resilient cloud environments with modern DevOps practices.
- Promote GitOps deployment strategies and mentor peers in DevOps best practice.
- Enhance observability using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in a DevOps career while working with a modern tech stack in a supportive, growth-focused team. Interviews are kicking off next week APPLY NOW!
Please note: Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available and you must be happy to work on site in Liverpool 3 days a week.
Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes Focus - Liverpool
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