Senior Devops Systems Administrator

Senior Dev Ops Systems Administrator

Guildford - 1 day a month on-site

£60,000 - £65,000 + Private Medical Insurance + Holiday + Pension

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Dev Ops Systems Administrator looking to take ownership of complex cloud projects and have autonomy with a role while working remotely.

This company is an established technology partner and managed service provider, specialising in unified communications and cloud contact centre solutions. They help public and private sector organisations modernise their digital infrastructure with a focus on improving customer experience and operational efficiency through system integration and digital transformation.

In this varied role you will offer extensive support to help architect hybrid cloud solutions, lead automation efforts, streamline infrastructure using modern tooling, and grow your leadership skills by mentoring others. Your input will directly influence the business direction as you tackle impactful infrastructure challenges.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on Dev Ops experience within AWS and Linux environments, be a confident scripter with a deep understanding of cloud security and networking, possessing the technical maturity to manage hybrid networks and respond to incidents with resilience.

You will have a proven command of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible, alongside experience managing containerised workloads with Kubernetes (EKS). Familiarity with virtualisation platforms like VMware or Proxmox is essential, as is the ability to build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines.

• Design and deploy AWS/Private Cloud solutions.
• Build reliable pipelines via Git Hub Actions and implement monitoring using Grafana, Prometheus, and Cloud Watch.
• Manage IAM, firewalls, and VPNs while collaborating across teams to improve system reliability.
• Mentor team members, maintain high-quality documentation, and participate in the on‑call rota to ensure resilience.

• Extensive experience with Dev Ops, specifically including AWS, VMware/Proxmox, and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Highly proficient in Bash, Python, or Go for automation and system management.
• Strong Linux and networking knowledge with a focus on cloud security; AWS certifications or Trivy knowledge is a plus.
• Knowledge of Terraform and Ansible to drive scalability.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.