DevOps Engineer

Location Yorkshire
Discipline: Cloud and DevOps
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000-£56,500 + benefits
Contact email: James@exalto-consulting.com
Job ref: 688745B
Published: 3 days ago
DevOps Engineer

Location: West Yorkshire
Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office
Salary: £45,000 - £56,500 + benefits

Working with a leading e-commerce company we are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to optimise software deployment and enhance the performance of high-traffic websites and apps.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and improve release cycles.
  • Monitor and optimise website performance, ensuring high availability and fast load times.
  • Implement and manage caching solutions (e.g., Squid Cache) to reduce latency.
  • Enhance system observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting tools (Elastic Search, Kibana, New Relic, etc.).
  • Collaborate with architects, engineers, and QA teams to improve DevOps practices within an Agile framework.
  • Ensure security compliance with UK regulations (UK-GDPR, PCI-DSS) and OWASP best practices.
  • Support disaster recovery planning and backup strategies.
What We’re Looking For:
  • Considerable experience in DevOps/Site Reliability Engineering for high-traffic systems.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab) and performance monitoring (New Relic, Lighthouse).
  • Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Bash).
  • Familiarity with networking, security best practices, and caching technologies.
  • Agile development experience with a focus on secure coding principles.
Desirable:
  • Experience in B2C E-Commerce environments.
  • Knowledge of C#, Java, .NET, and relational/document-oriented databases.
  • API development experience (SOAP, RESTful, LDAP).