Senior DevOps Systems Administrator – AC

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£60k – 65k per year

Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 DOE
Location: Guildford (Hybrid Working, One day a month required onsite)
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Are you an experienced Dev Ops Systems Administrator or Senior Dev Ops Engineer looking to take control of complex cloud projects? Do you want to join a growing, innovative business where your ideas genuinely shape the way things are done?

Our client is a leading value-added reseller and systems integrator, partnering with top technology providers and specialising in cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops, business communications, contact centres, networking, AI, automation, and systems integration. They are known for delivering innovation, reducing risk, and building trusted client relationships, all while investing in the growth and development of their team. This is your chance to work on impactful infrastructure challenges where your input truly matters.

• Design, deploy, and support AWS and private cloud infrastructure
• Architect and maintain robust hybrid cloud solutions
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Git Hub Actions
• Implement monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Cloud Watch)
• Improve system reliability, performance, and security across teams
• Manage IAM, networking, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud security
• Participate in the on‑call rota and respond to incidents
• Create and maintain technical documentation and best practices
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to long‑term infrastructure strategy

• 5+ years’ experience in Dev Ops or Systems Administration
• Hands‑on experience with AWS
• Experience with VMware or Proxmox
• Strong Linux administration skills
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
• Configuration management using Ansible
• Experience with Kubernetes (e.g. EKS)
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or Go
• Solid understanding of networking and cloud security

• AWS certifications
• Experience with container and security tools such as Trivy

• Career development and certification support
• 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension and life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Birthday leave and volunteering day
• Cycle to Work scheme
• High street and retail discounts
• Hybrid role (One day a month required onsite in Guildford)

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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