Senior DevOps Engineer

Randstad Technologies
Cardiff, Cymru / Wales, CF10 2AF, United Kingdom
Today
£70,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £90,000 pa

Seniority
Senior
Posted
23 Sep 2026 (Today)

Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Cardiff (Hybrid - 50% Office / 50% Remote)

Salary: Circa £70,000 to £90,000 + 10% bonus

The Opportunity

Are you a technically versatile problem-solver, passionate about cloud infrastructure and automation? We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join an enterprise scale cloud services provider in Cardiff.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior / lead engineer to deepen their expertise in multi-cloud environments (Azure & AWS), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and containerisation. You will also lead and mentor more junior engineers within a collaborative culture that prioritizes innovation-including early-stage projects in Generative AI.

What You'll Bring

  • Strong experience managing public cloud services across Azure or AWS at enterprise scale
  • Terraform and IAC experience for infrastructure provisioning
  • Experience leading and mentoring junior DevOps Engineers
  • Technical leadership / responsibility for delivery
  • Broad experience across Cloud, Infrastructure, Development, Delivery
  • GitLab for CI/CD workflows.
  • Networking Knowledge: Solid understanding of cloud networking, DNS, and secure VPN configurations.
  • Must be eligible for SC Clearance - 5 years in the UK, no criminal record etc
  • Growth Mindset: A desire to stay at the forefront of cloud tech, including Serverless (Functions/Logic Apps) and AI.

What's in it for You?

  • A salary of circa £70,000 to £90,000 depending on experience
  • 10% bonus
  • Growth: A clear career development path with full financial support for certifications (AWS, Azure, Terraform).
  • Work-Life Balance: A structured 50/50 hybrid working model
  • Financial Security: Competitive pension scheme and annual bonus.
  • Perks: MediCash, Cycle to Work scheme, and an Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme.

This is an urgent role where the hiring manager is shortlisting for interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV ASAP to be considered.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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