We’re looking for a highly motivated and skilled DevOps Engineer to join our development team as we build the latest innovation from Strategic Imperatives; The Fibre Café. Built as a cloud native serverless SaaS product 
on AWS, The Fibre Café is a unified gateway to the UK’s fibre ecosystem in use by some of the largest ISPs in the UK.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will take ownership and drive the scalability, security, and efficiency of our infrastructure. This role demands a seasoned professional who can design and implement cutting-edge infrastructure solutions, lead system reliability initiatives, and mentor team members to foster a high-performing culture. You will work closely in a cross-functional team, aligning technical priorities with organisational goals while ensuring smooth operations and robust systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, high-quality Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Lead infrastructure and influence architectural  decisions, focusing on system scalability, reliability, and security.
• Take ownership of CI/CD pipelines  to ensure  seamless, resilient builds & deployments.
• Develop and refine observability strategies to proactively monitor system health using tools such as Grafana, Postman, and CloudWatch.
• Lead efforts to resolve critical system issues and minimise or prevent downtime while maintaining high operational standards.
• Embed robust security measures into all DevOps workflows to safeguard infrastructure and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Manage complex projects, prioritising tasks and dependencies to align DevOps efforts with business goals.
• Mentor team members, fostering skill development, knowledge sharing, and a feedback-driven culture.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and clearly communicate DevOps concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Continuously evaluate and optimise workflows to enhance efficiency, scalability, and resource utilisation.
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps engineers across the company, promoting best practices and standards.

Experience Required

Must have:

• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with CloudFormation and Terraform.
  Experienced with cloud platforms and their associated services, with recent experience in AWS.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bitbucket) and ideally orchestration automation tools (e.g. SpaceLift).
• Advanced skills in observability, monitoring, and debugging tools (e.g., Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch).
• Demonstrated ability to architect scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure solutions.
• Hands-on implementation of advanced security measures in CI/CD and infrastructure workflows.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, with experience managing, supporting and delivering large-scale projects or ongoing products.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in a team using collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring team members, fostering continuous learning, and promoting knowledge sharing.
• Background in software engineering and/or computer science.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Good-to-have:

• Programming experience with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., Ruby, Bash, or Node.js)
• Exposure to serverless paradigm and ideally the Serverless Framework.
• Experience with database systems (SQL, DynamoDB, Redis) and their integration with infrastructure.
• Exposure to configuration management tools like Puppet or Ansible.
• Awareness of economic thinking and evaluating the ROI of DevOps initiatives.

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking, truly innovative, rapidly expanding and market leading company that truly values those who contribute to it its success. Our environment is friendly and informal with flexible working hours and a strong emphasis on providing a healthy work-life balance.

An excellent salary and a comprehensive benefits package are on offer for the right candidate.

Job Type: Full-time