DevOps Engineer

FT Recruitment has been asked to exclusively partner with our technology\-led client, managing their recruitment process for a DevOps Engineer to join their expanding team. Our client specialises in AI\-driven platform development, delivered through cloud\-native, microservices\-based architectures. AI is used across the stack to accelerate platform delivery, automate operations and improve reliability. This will be a remote working role however, the candidate should live within the greater Aberdeen area. Key Duties: * Design, build and operate production Kubernetes clusters and supporting platform services * Create and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using infrastructure\-as\-code principles * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using tools such as Argo CD or Flux * Implement observability solutions including metrics, logging and tracing for platform monitoring * Optimise platform performance, scalability and operational efficiency * Contribute to backend tooling and automation where required * Participate in code and configuration reviews, promoting engineering best practices * Embed security into delivery pipelines, including image scanning, dependency management and secrets handling * Support incident response, post\-incident reviews and continuous service improvement * Work collaboratively with engineering and product teams to support predictable, low\-risk releases Experience Required * Experience working within a DevOps, SRE or platform engineering role * Strong hands\-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration * Experience with microservices architectures and cloud\-native platforms * Knowledge of GitOps methodologies and CI/CD tooling (e.g. Argo CD, Flux, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) * Proficiency with Terraform, Helm and at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP) * Software engineering capability in a backend language such as Go, Python or TypeScript * Understanding of observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana or OpenTelemetry * Strong analytical and problem\-solving skills * Comfortable working within an agile, delivery\-focused environment Get in touch with Kris @ FT Recruitment Group to discuss this exciting opportunity.