DevOps Engineer

  • NRG
  • Durham, County Durham
  • 17/06/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

DevOps Engineer

Durham (Hybrid)

Competive Salary - DOE

Were looking for a DevOps Engineer to join a growing Platform Engineering team within a fast-paced, technology-led organisation.


This is an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative engineering environment focused on innovation, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Youll play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting secure, highly available cloud infrastructure while helping shape engineering best practices across the business.

The role offers a hybrid working model, with regular office collaboration expected in Durham.


What Youll Be Doing:

Collaborating on the design and implementation of secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-optimised cloud infrastructure

Deploying and managing infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies

Monitoring and maintaining platform availability and operational performance

Working closely with cross-functional engineering teams in an Agile environment using Scrum and Kanban methodologies

Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across tooling, processes, and delivery practices

What Were Looking For:

Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform, YAML, and ARM templates

Hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments

Experience using Azure DevOps and working within Cloud Adoption Framework principles

Knowledge of Kubernetes, containerised services, and Helm chart management

Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, collaborative mindset

Desirable Experience:

Using AI-powered tools to improve development productivity and engineering workflows

Cost optimisation and FinOps best practices

Exposure to C# .NET environments

Scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Bicep

Linux administration experience, particularly Ubuntu

Understanding of observability and monitoring platforms

Awareness of business continuity and resilience principles


Whats on Offer:

Opportunity to work within a modern engineering culture with strong technical standards

Collaborative and supportive team environment

Hybrid working model

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Competitive salary and benefits package


Please note: candidates should expect a technical exercise as part of the interview process.


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