Senior Devops Engineer

About IRIS

IRIS is one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, providing mission-critical cloud and on-premise solutions to more than 100,000 customers across the SME, accountancy, education, and HR & payroll sectors. Over 1 million users depend on our products daily.

About the Role

DevOps Engineer

You’ll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our CI/CD pipelines, deployment frameworks, monitoring systems, and cloud infrastructure across public and private environments. Your work will enable engineering teams to release high-quality software reliably and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
• Manage and monitor development, test, and production environments
• Ensure infrastructure is secure, cost-effective, and scalable
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and security teams to streamline deployments
• Drive improvements in tooling, monitoring, and cloud infrastructure
• Research and recommend best-in-class technologies and practices
• Support both Windows and Linux systems in a cloud-first environment

Requirements

Must-Have Experience:

• 7+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Cloud Engineering roles
• Strong experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Bamboo, TeamCity, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Git)
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Strong background in system administration (Windows Server and Linux)
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, Rackspace, or OpenStack
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (preferably EKS in AWS)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Packer, etc.)
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)

Nice to Have:

• Experience in Agile development environments
• Good understanding of networking protocols (DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, etc.)
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database systems

What We’re Looking For

• Technically strong, detail-oriented problem solver
• Excellent communicator and team collaborator
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to learn
• Passionate about automation, performance, and innovation
• Able to prioritize, plan, and deliver under minimal supervision