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Hydrogen Group

Senior DevOps Engineer

On site

Glasgow, United kingdom

£ 400 /day

Senior

Freelance

09-10-2025

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Skills

Python Java Ruby Perl PowerShell Jira Firewalls DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Jenkins AWS CloudFormation Problem-solving Networking Architecture Network Architecture Linux git node.js AWS cloud platforms Microservices

Job Specifications

Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Glasgow (2-3 days on-site)
Rate: +-PS400 per day
We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our leading financial services client on a long-term contract.
This role will focus on cloud infrastructure, containerisation, and automation supporting large-scale migrations and platform modernisation projects.What You'll Do

Design, deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) using CloudFormation.
Build and manage containers and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, ECS, and EKS.
Configure and optimise DevOps tools - Jenkins, Bitbucket, Nexus, Git, Jira, etc.
Work with AWS services including API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, EC2, MSK, RDS (Oracle preferred).
Manage networking components - VPC, subnets, peering, Firewalls, and load balancers.
Support Java-based applications, APIs and microservices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve automation, monitoring, and deployment pipelines.
What You'll Bring

5+ years' experience working with containers, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
3+ years' experience setting up cloud infrastructure via AWS CloudFormation.
Solid background in DevOps tooling (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Nexus, Git, Jira).
Strong understanding of Linux systems and network architecture.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Nice to Have

5+ years' experience with Scripting (PowerShell, Perl, Ruby, Node.js, or Python).
AWS certifications or equivalent experience.
Experience in banking or other regulated environments.
Hands-on experience with Docker and orchestration platforms (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes).
If you're a DevOps Engineer ready to take on a technically challenging, long-term contract within a high-performing cloud environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Company

At Hydrogen Group, we enable people to live healthier, happier, more fulfilling and more successful lives in a rapidly changing world. We do this every day by giving people the tools they need to thrive. We know what works for one person, or business, won’t suit another, but if we can truly understand what type of people will thrive in your business, or what you need to Thrive in your own role, we’ll help you find that person or organisation to help you do just that. Our purpose will ensure that the people we work with ar... Know more