Senior DevOps Engineer
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Proven experience working as a Senior DevOps Engineer or DevOps Lead, with a background in Software Engineering or Development.</li><li>Minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services sector, specifically within large retail banking.</li><li>Expertise in technologies such as GitLab, TeamCity, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Rust, .NET, Java, Python, TypeScript, Gradle, Conda, and other build/deployment tools.</li><li>An expert-level understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and the surrounding ecosystem.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Educate teams on advanced DevOps principles, including DORA capabilities and modern CI/CD practices.</li><li>Assist the software development team in improving how they build and release their applications.</li><li>Support development teams in onboarding to a standardized CI/CD pipeline.</li><li>Troubleshoot technical challenges, including legacy systems, tooling migrations, and testing gaps.</li><li>Encourage sustainable practices like test automation, trunk-based development, and containerization.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Ansible</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>DevOps</li><li>Docker</li><li>GitLab</li><li>Gradle</li><li>Support</li><li>Java</li><li>Jenkins</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>Python</li><li>Rust</li><li>Teamcity</li><li>TypeScript</li><li>ASP.NET</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are offering an initial 6-month contract role with hybrid working arrangements in London, with a pay range of £500 - £600, inside IR35. We are recruiting on behalf of an IT Services Provider to help drive DevOps transformations within an existing development team. Please be aware that due to internal capabilities, it may be challenging for us to take direct calls regarding your application; instead, please direct all queries through the appropriate channels, and we will respond to them alongside your application as soon as possible. If you do not receive a response within one working day, please follow up using the designated contact methods. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>