213 Devops Architect jobs in the United Kingdom

? Technical Operations - Automation
? Newport (Hybrid Working)
? £60,000 - £69,000 per annum + benefits

What You'll Do:

Join an expanding Technical Operations team where your automation skills will directly improve the reliability, efficiency, and security of IT services in a critical infrastructure environment. You'll develop and maintain scripts and tooling that streamline everything from syste.

The Infrastructure Automation Developer will play a pivotal role in building full-stack applications that automate infrastructure platforms, built on solutions primarily within Microsoft Azure. This includes developing both backend services (e.g., APIs, functions, integrations, configurations) and frontend interfaces (e.g., lightweight portals or dashboards) to support internal teams and external customers. 

This is a hands-on development role best suited for someone comfortable navigating cloud platforms, writing Python code, and working collaboratively across teams to shape infrastructure automation solutions. 

Principal Responsibilities & Duties

• Full-Stack Development : Design, build, and maintain full-stack automation applications using Python, Flask, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS.
• Azure Solutions : Develop backend services using Azure technologies including Functions, App Services, Automation Accounts, Azure SQL, Key Vault, and Storage Accounts.
• User Interfaces : Build user-facing interfaces such as portals or dashboards to present data and manage automation workflows.
• CI/CD & Observability : Contribute to CI/CD workflows, including code integration, testing, deployment, and monitoring/logging.
• Code Quality : Participate in peer reviews and maintain Git version control practices using version control systems (VCS).
• Lifecycle Governance : Ensure all development adheres to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and internal change management processes.
• Standards & Documentation : Maintain up-to-date technical documentation and ensure compliance with internal frameworks and security standards.
• Cross-Team Collaboration : Work closely with technical SMEs to deliver integrated code solutions that automate underlying platforms.
• Technical Scoping : Collaborate with customers, internal teams, and stakeholders to scope requirements, plan automation outcomes, and conduct testing to ensure delivery readiness.
• Customer Engagement : Travel occasionally to customer sites for solution scoping, support, or workshops related to automation projects (infrequent).
• Operational Readiness : Be prepared for future on-call responsibilities as needed; typically determined by project demands.

Requirements

• Python Development : Strong Python skills, ideally with experience in Flask or similar frameworks for backend and API development.
• Azure Expertise : Demonstrable experience with at least three of the following Azure services: App Services, Functions, SQL, Automation Accounts, Logic Apps, API Management, Key Vault, or Storage Accounts.
• Frontend Capability : Proficient in building user interfaces using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• API Integration : Skilled in working with platform/external RESTful APIs and adopting an API-first development approach.
• Version Control : Confident using Git for source control and familiar with branching strategies and workflow practices.
• CI/CD Exposure : Experience using Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or similar tools to support automated deployments and testing.
• Analytical Mindset : Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on scalable and maintainable outcomes.
• Delivery Focused : Demonstrated ability to contribute to structured project outcomes in a professional software development environment.
• Collaboration : Effective communication and teamwork, comfortable engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Infrastructure as Code : Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or Bicep for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
• Identity & Access : Understanding of identity platforms such as Entra ID (formerly Active Directory) and related access control concepts.
• Platform Exposure : Experience with Cisco Meraki and Cloudflare.
• Networking : Knowledge of networking concepts (SD-WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP).
• Tooling Familiarity : Experience using Atlassian products like Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence for issue tracking, collaboration, and source control.
• Automation Mindset : Familiarity with automation strategies within enterprise or hybrid cloud environments.

This is a hybrid role based at our Shoreham-by-Sea office. We expect team members to be present 2–3 days per week in the office, particularly during onboarding and the early months of the role.

• Highly Collaborative : Demonstrates a strong team ethic and works well with others.
• Methodical and Quality-Focused : Pays close attention to detail in both development and testing.
• Self-Directed : Comfortable working independently while adhering to team-wide standards.
• Growth-Oriented : Open to feedback, personal development, and opportunities to influence the future of infrastructure automation within the business.

Benefits

Why Join Focus Group? 

At Focus Group, we're all about creating an environment where our security professionals can thrive and make a genuine impact on client organizations. Joining us means being part of a supportive, inclusive culture where we celebrate achievements, big and small. We value every individual's contribution and believe that together, we can help our clients build truly resilient security programs. 

If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that allows you to shape security strategy at the highest levels, we'd love to hear from you. Let's build something special together. 

Benefits: 

At Focus Group, you can be proud of what you do, how you do it and feel a true part of the team. We work hard to create an inclusive, collaborative, and rewarding environment where you are inspired to achieve brilliant things and make a real difference to the future of our business. 

We're proud to have built an outstanding place to work where people thrive and are recognised for their achievements. We're delighted to have been named one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work for 2021 and a British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) 2023 Vision Award Winner for London and the South East, recognising our commitment to culture and ESG. 

Lead DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect - Azure - New Role (REF31)

£80k - £90k per annum - 1 day on site per month

A leading organisation in the healthcare sector requires a Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect to join its growing team.

The successful candidate will have have 6+ years hands-on experience with Azure. Additionally, as this is a lead role, communication skills are critical, including the ability to translate complex paradigms into easy-to-understand pieces and stakeholder management for technical change.

You will be working within an architecture team so duties will include the design and documenting of petterns and best practices guided by the Well Architected Framework as well as building foundational Terraform modules and leading the DevOps Consortium function, to ensure engineers in development teams are following best practices and deploying high quality and secure services.

A deep understanding of Azure components is essential. Key areas include:

• Virtual Machines / Scale Sets
• Azure Kubernetes Service (deployment + management)
• API Management
• App Services / App Service Environments
• Azure SQL and MI
• Functions
• Networking
• App Insights
• Data Factory
• Databricks
• Identity Management (Entra)
• Proven experience with pipeline creation/management, specifically in Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Solid understanding of
• Terraform
• HELM
• Flux
• Powershell / Azure CLI

Please send CV for ful job description and an informal chat.

We're looking for an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join a fast-growing SME to support an ongoing project.

Day rate: £525 per day Outside IR35
Location: Farnborough (3 to 4 days per week on-site)
Clearance: Must hold or be eligible for SC; DV clearance will be required

You will be working within a cross-functional team to support and enhance a secure cloud platform, focusing on auto.

Role/Job Title: Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA with CDH)

Work Location- London (2 days)

The Role

Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA) who is a senior-level professional responsible for leading the design and implementation of end-to-end Pega solutions that align with business goals and technical standards. Their key responsibilities include defining application architecture, ens.

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The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the worlds leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the worlds most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Role Overview

The System Architect is responsible for defining and delivering the shared technical and architectural vision for the delivered as part of the Agile Release Train (ART).

The technology includes systems (applications, processes and information), shared infrastructure services, shared application services, and their effective integration across Global Broking Rates and FX. The System Architect is working to align Feature teams to this vision and ensure the systems under development support the evolving business need and enables fast reliable implementation of value.

As a core role steering the wider team alongside the Release Train Engineer (RTE) & Product Managers, the System Architect collaborates with the Feature teams to design and develop the architecture and create the Architecture Runway in line with Enterprise standards, patterns and roadmaps.

Role Responsibilities

• Define Architecture vision The System Architects primary responsibility is defining the architecture vision and communicating it clearly to the ART. Consulting with product management to translate vision into ART backlog Epics for effective implementation.

• Align Architecture with the business, priorities and the vision The System Architect defines, evolves, and maintains the architectural runway ensuring the delivery of business value. Collaborating with Product to design a solution which is technically feasible with architectural enablers. Ensure alignment with the Enterprise Architectural vision and ensure the ARTs system is in line with it, as well as ensuring its contribution to the wider TP ICAP Architecture capability.

• Support DevOps The System Architect supports with the design of a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps practices, participating in the release governance process by assessing technology impacts for specific releases. Responsible for maintaining architecture and system tools, documentation, and other technical assets.

• Fostering Built-in Quality Promote system design that creates built-in quality, reusability and manage Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) for the wider team. As the System Architect you define NFRs and provide guidance for their timely and effective implementation to avoid NFRs building up and impacting the system.

• Evolve System Design with teams System Architects establish sustainable interactions with sub-teams to gather feedback on architecture design and the realities of implementation to validate or evolve architectural ideas.

Experience / Competences

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience

• Extensive experience in technical architecture and one of the following IT solution development disciplines: application development (front-end web applications and/or back-end), middleware, infrastructure engineering

• Good understanding of emerging technology trends and evolving business and operating models

• Experience working with large cross-functional teams

• Experience working in Agile environments with an understanding of Agile delivery frameworks and the Product lifecycle

• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments

• Experience of designing and delivering modern architecture and display a sound understanding of architectural and design principles

• Preferred: Knowledge of Interest Rates Derivatives / Fixed Income / FX products

• Preferred: Experience of Inter-Dealer Broking

• Preferred: Experience in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Core Skills

• Strong technical leadership skills

• Ability to set and deliver on outcome-focused goals, using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) as a goal setting metric

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation

• Excellent analytical and technical skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent planning and organizational skills

• Leading and working with domain SMEs to drive design

• Ability to advise on technology issues at all levels, identify and advocate ways to improve effectiveness in solution design and implementation

• Own, define and review non-functional requirements

• Develop and communicate the solution architecture across multiple applications to deliver agreed business outcomes

• Enable teams in their application design in line with the solution architecture

• Identify, assess and implement new and emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques to improve the solution

• Ability to work with on-shore and off-shore stakeholders and developers

• Assist with ensuring third parties adhere to TP ICAP technical architecture and design principles

Technical Skills

• Significant enterprise systems development hands-on experience (C#, Java, C++ or similar OO stack) and web app technologies

• Cloud technologies: IaaS, PaaS, containerisation, cloud security, public cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP

• SOA (Service Orientated Architecture) expertise

• Understanding of software testing frameworks/strategies

• API and system integration: REST, GraphQL, message middleware, data integration

• Full stack security posture: IDS, code vulnerability detection, code security, authentication and authorisation

• DevOps: Continuous Integration and/or Continuous Delivery, tooling such as Git repos, code pipelines, IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

• Design patterns: BFF, domain driven architecture, composable architecture, micro-services

• Understanding of software code management (code coverage security hotspots, maintainability of code), application and automated testing, Git repo branching strategies

Band & level: Manager, 7

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
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Not The Perfect Fit?

Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

Role/Job title

Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA with CDH)

Work Location

Onshore-UK-London

Role type - Permanent/Fixed Term/ Contracting

Contractor

Mode of working Hybrid /office based

Hybrid

If Hybrid, how many days are required in office?

2 days in office

Number of positions

1

Unit

EAS

Duration of assignment

6 months

Any other working conditions - travel/on call/shifts

no

The Role

Certified Pega Lead Sys.