Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps Engineer)

Role: DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer Location: Southampton (Hybrid Working) Salary: £90,000 £110,000 Benefits Kubernetes at Scale | Infrastructure Ownership | High-Impact Engineering Environment Were partnered with an exciting and forward-thinking technology business that is continuing to invest heavily in its engineering capabilities. Theyre looking for an experienced DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer who wants genuine technical ownership and the opportunity to work on infrastructure that directly supports critical production services. This is not a traditional DevOps position focused on maintaining legacy environments or simply working through tickets. Youll be given the freedom to build, automate, optimize and improve production infrastructure , working on technically challenging problems where reliability, scalability and performance are genuinely important. Youll also work heavily with Terraform, Ansible and Linux , helping create highly automated and reliable infrastructure across physical and virtual environments. Youll have the opportunity to work closely with talented engineers, influence architecture and take projects from initial concept through to production. Required Skills: 5 years experience across DevOps, Infrastructure or Platform Engineering Strong commercial experience managing Kubernetes in production environments Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code , particularly Terraform, Ansible or similar Excellent Linux administration skills Experience supporting highly available production platforms Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, reliability and scalability Experience with monitoring, observability and infrastructure optimization Ability to take ownership of infrastructure projects from concept through to production UK based and able to commute to Southampton Desirable Skills: Experience with Proxmox VE or Ceph Strong networking knowledge Security-focused approach to infrastructure Experience within SaaS, hosting or real-time infrastructure environments Exclusive Benefits: £90,000 £110,000 Salary Excellent Benefits Hybrid Working Southampton Hands-on ownership of production Kubernetes infrastructure Work with modern DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure technologies Significant exposure to Terraform, Ansible, Linux and automation Opportunity to influence architecture and platform strategy High level of autonomy and technical ownership Work alongside a small team of highly skilled engineers Take ownership of major infrastructure projects from design through to production Long-term career progression within a technology-driven business If youre a DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys building high-performance infrastructure, automating wherever possible and working with Kubernetes at scale , this is an opportunity to take real ownership and make a measurable impact. Click APPLY NOW , attach your FULL CV and contact details , and Ill be in touch ASAP. ??