DevOps Engineer (Hybrid, Edinburgh)

About the role

You will join a fast‑growing space‑tech company in Edinburgh, working within a skilled engineering function that spans embedded firmware, developer tooling and cloud applications. Your mission is to boost the speed, reliability and quality of software delivery by designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing test environments, tracking performance with DORA metrics, ensuring observability and upholding security best practices.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple platforms.
• Manage test environments and ensure stable, secure deployments.
• Monitor delivery performance using DORA metrics and improve observability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to streamline build, test and release processes.
• Maintain environment stability and liaise with customers when deployments affect their infrastructure.

Required profile

• Solid experience across the full software delivery lifecycle.
• Proficient with distributed version control (Git or Mercurial).
• Hands‑on with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps.
• Ability to write clean scripts in Python, shell or PowerShell.
• Experience with OCI containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, LXCA) and artifact management.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, IP, firewalls, VPN).
• Full eligibility to work in the UK.

Required skills

• Git
• Mercurial
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI
• Azure DevOps
• Python
• Shell scripting
• PowerShell
• Docker
• Podman
• Kubernetes
• LXCA
• Artifact and dependency management
• DNS
• IP addressing
• Firewalls
• VPN configuration

What we offer

• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience.
• Flexible hybrid working from the Edinburgh office.
• 36 days of annual leave.
• Pension contribution and employee ownership scheme.
• Enhanced parental leave and health cash plan (dental, optical, physio).
• Life assurance.
• Ongoing training, conferences and professional development.
• International travel opportunities.
• Inclusive and supportive culture.