DevOps & Platform Engineering
DevOps Engineer Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next DevOps Engineer opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects DevOps Engineers with organisations improving software delivery, infrastructure automation, cloud platforms and operational reliability across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, AWS, Azure or infrastructure as code, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current DevOps Engineer Jobs
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What Does a DevOps Engineer Do?
DevOps Engineers help organisations improve how software and infrastructure are built, deployed and operated by combining automation, cloud technology and modern engineering practices.
The role commonly involves building CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, managing cloud and container platforms and improving the reliability, security and efficiency of software delivery.
DevOps Engineers often work alongside Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Cloud Engineers and security teams to reduce manual processes and create consistent, repeatable ways of delivering technology.
DevOps Engineer Skills & Experience
The exact technical requirements vary between organisations, but DevOps Engineer roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Ansible
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI/CD
- Azure DevOps
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Helm
- Argo CD
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- Monitoring and Observability
DevOps Engineers may specialise in a particular cloud platform, automation technology or delivery environment, while others work across the complete software delivery and infrastructure lifecycle.
Strong automation, troubleshooting and engineering skills are particularly important when building reliable platforms and reducing friction between software development and operational teams.
Typical DevOps Engineer Responsibilities
- Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration
- Managing infrastructure using Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code technologies
- Deploying and supporting containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
- Supporting AWS, Azure and Google Cloud environments
- Automating build, testing and deployment processes
- Improving platform reliability, scalability and resilience
- Implementing monitoring, logging and observability
- Investigating deployment and infrastructure issues
- Supporting secure software delivery and operational practices
- Working with software, cloud, platform and security teams
- Improving engineering processes through automation and continuous improvement
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, cloud environment and whether the role is focused on application delivery, infrastructure automation, platforms or wider DevOps transformation.
DevOps Engineer Salary Expectations
DevOps Engineer salaries vary according to experience, location, cloud platform, automation expertise, sector and the complexity of the technology environment.
Permanent DevOps Engineer
Around £72,500 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract DevOps Engineer
Around £514 per day
UK median contract rate
Senior DevOps Engineers and professionals with specialist Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud architecture, platform engineering, financial services or large-scale transformation experience may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary significantly between individual roles.
DevOps Engineer Career Progression
DevOps Engineering can lead into senior engineering, platform engineering, architecture and wider technical leadership positions.
Typical DevOps Engineer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
DevOps Engineers may also progress into roles such as:
- Platform Engineer
- Site Reliability Engineer
- DevSecOps Engineer
- Platform Architect
- Cloud Automation Engineer
- Head of DevOps
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your automation and cloud expertise, specialise in platform or reliability engineering, move into architecture or take responsibility for wider DevOps teams and strategy.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next DevOps Engineer Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the cloud platforms, automation technologies and delivery environments you work with and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
DevOps & Platform Engineering Recruitment
DevOps Engineering forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider DevOps & Platform Engineering recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across automation, cloud infrastructure, site reliability, continuous delivery and technical leadership.
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Recruiting DevOps Engineers?
HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced DevOps Engineers across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re improving CI/CD, automating cloud infrastructure, adopting Kubernetes, modernising delivery processes or scaling a wider platform engineering function, speak to HOK about your requirements.