DevOps Engineer Jobs
Browse the latest jobs in DevOps engineering and read our FAQs to help further your career.
Latest roles
Applied AI Engineer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £45,000 - £65,000
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Applied AI Engineer (Forward Deployed AI Engineering) Manchester (Hybrid) | £45,000 – £65,000 + Equity + Benefits Gravitas is partnering...
D365 Platform Lead
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70,000 - £82,000
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
D365 Platform Lead The D365 Platform Lead joins the organisation’s digital transformation initiative, overseeing the strategic development...
Senior Software Engineer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £65,000 - £80,000
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer - Applied AI Manchester (Hybrid, 3 Days On-Site) | £65,000 - £80,000 + Equity Gravitas has partnered with a...
Senior Full Stack Engineer - Java, Angular
- Type
- Contract
- Salary
- £900
- Location
- Greater London, United Kingdom
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer Contract Summary Box: Location: London Contract Length: 2 weeks Day Rate / Pay: £900.0 IR35 Status: Not...
Senior AWS Platform Engineer
- Type
- Contract
- Salary
- £320
- Location
- Greater London, United Kingdom
Role Overview We are looking for someone to work alongside principal engineers and peers to make a high-traffic publishing platform...
Salesforce Architect
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £45,000 - £60,000
- Location
- Leeds, United Kingdom
Are you passionate about shaping the future of digital transformation through innovative Salesforce solutions? Join our client as a...
Lead Applied AI Engineer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Lead Applied AI Engineer Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days per week) £80,000 - £100,000 + Equity + Benefits Gravitas is proud to be partnering...
Senior Applied AI Engineer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £65,000 - £80,000
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Senior Applied AI Engineer Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days per week) £65,000 - £80,000 + Equity + Benefits Gravitas is proud to be partnering...
Senior Database Developer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £65,000 - £85,000
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Senior Database Developer The Senior Database Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, sustainable data...
Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £90,000 - £100,000
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Senior Infrastructure Engineer A specialist investment firm is looking for a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer to look after and...
Senior Database Developer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70,000 - £80,000
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Senior Database Developer – Financial Services Location: London – Hybrid Type: Permanent Sector: Financial Services / FinTech An...
Principal Data Engineer
- Type
- Contract
- Salary
- £475
- Location
- West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Principal Data Engineer Contract Summary Box: Location: Remote Contract Length: 3 months Day Rate / Pay: 475.0 IR35 Status: Outside IR35...
Backend Software Engineer
- Type
- Contract
- Salary
- £375
- Location
- Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Role Details: 6 Months Hybrid in Manchester (around once p/week in office), can be remote for right candidates Outside IR35 Circa £375 DOE...
Python Developer (x3)
- Type
- Contract
- Salary
- £625
- Location
- Surrey, United Kingdom
Python Developer The Python Developer role involves contributing to projects aimed at reducing the company's cost per hire by building...
SITS Developer
- Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £38,000 - £56,000
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
SITS Developer The SITS Developer role supports a major strategic initiative at the university, focusing on developing, configuring, and...
FAQs
What is the role of a DevOps professional?
They are responsible for overseeing software development and operations processes fostering collaboration between development and operations teams automating tasks and implementing tools and processes to ensure software delivery and infrastructure management.
Explain the role of a DevOps engineer?
This usually involves combining knowledge in software development and IT operations to streamline processes, automate tasks and ensure software delivery and infrastructure management.
What are the main duties of a DevOps engineer?
- Evaluating existing systems and processes, with a focus on enhancing efficiency.
- Establishing and configuring new development tools and infrastructure to support project needs.
- Grasping the requirements of stakeholders and effectively communicating them to development teams.
- Collaborating with developers and IT peers to supervise code deployments and releases.
- Crafting comprehensive specification documents to guide development efforts.
- Rigorously testing and scrutinizing code produced by colleagues while analysing outcomes.
- Identifying technical challenges and crafting software updates and solutions.
- Orchestrating project blueprints and actively participating in project management decisions for successful execution.
How does a DevOps engineer contribute to the wider IT team?
The focus is to work closely with development, operations and other teams to facilitate software delivery and infrastructure management. They actively participate in planning, implementation, troubleshooting systems while striving towards shared goals.
What skills do you need to have in order to become a DevOps engineer?
To pursue a career in this field it is important to possess an understanding of software development methodologies. Hands on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS plus familiarity with automation tools like Jenkins or Ansible is desirable. Also, proficiency in scripting languages along with strong problem solving, troubleshooting abilities and effective communication skills is usually required.
What is the typical salary range for DevOps engineers?
The average salary can vary depending on factors such as experience level, geographical location and industry. In London, UK, the typical salary range falls between £50,000 and £85,000 per annum.
What is the difference between a DevOps engineer and a software developer?
While both roles involve programming skills, they focus on aspects of software development. A DevOps engineer specialises in streamlining processes automating tasks and managing infrastructure. On the hand a software developer primarily focuses on writing code and creating software applications. Though there is some overlap, in their skill sets, their responsibilities and areas of expertise differ.
What do you need to pursue a career in DevOps engineer?
- Experience of software development and system administration
- An excellent knowledge of one or more scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python or Ruby
- Experience of cloud infrastructure such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
- Gain a certification such as:
DevOps Certification
Kubernetes Administrator Certification
CI/CD Pipelines with Jenkins Certification
Docker Certified Associate
Puppet and Ansible Certification
DevOps Engineer Masters Program
