Devops Engineer

AllPoints Fibre is revolutionising connectivity across the UK. As a cutting-edge full fibre network wholesaler, we simplify access to high-speed broadband through a powerful, API-driven platform that unifies major networks like Openreach, BT Wholesale, and CityFibre. Our agile platform, aquila, empowers service providers with seamless automation, real-time visibility, and rapid scalability, making it an exciting environment for professionals who thrive on innovation, efficiency, and delivering smarter digital solutions.

The DevOps Engineer at AllPoints Fibre Networks will play a key part of our Systems Engineering team and is accountable for building, testing, and maintaining tools and infrastructure used for rapid and reliable software development and release. This role will work closely with the Development Team, Solution Architects, Security practitioners, and Product Owners to define and implement our transformation roadmap and the necessary infrastructure and cloud environments for lasting solutions. This role is also accountable for optimising the infrastructure and applications for uptime and performance. This role will stay abreast of industry trends and new technology developments across cloud and hybrid operating models. This role will also collaborate with systems teams as needed to share knowledge, resolve blocks, reduce technical debt, promote best practices and consistency across the organisation.

What you will be doing: As a DevOps Engineer, you'll drive automation and smooth deployments using tools like Terraform and GitHub Actions, ensuring reliable releases across multiple environments. You'll document changes clearly, support development teams, maintain and provision infrastructure, manage automated workflows, and collaborate with security to ensure compliance. We're looking for someone with strong communication skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to take ownership of tasks from start to finish.

Essential criteria:

• Database Management (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
• GitHub (& GitHub Actions)
• Linux (Ubuntu) Administration
• AWS (RDS, EC2, S3, SQS, SES)
• Confluent Cloud (Kafka)
• Auth0 (Identity Management – OAuth 2.0)
• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Sentry (Logging & Monitoring)
• Certificate Manipulation (crt/pem)
• Redis Cache
• Microservice Architecture

Desirable criteria:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with Terraform for deploying configurations
• Amazon Seller Central (SP-APIs)
• Laravel Forge
• PHP (Laravel Framework)
• Network Security: Experience configuring firewalls for inbound/outbound connectivity on VMware (SSH, HTTP, HTTPS) using PFSense
• VMware Provisioning: Skilled in provisioning VMware environments, both in the cloud and in-house
• Containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes)

The benefits at APFN: At AllPoints Fibre Networks, we're all about looking after you. We offer an extensive wellbeing package that goes beyond the EAP. Your benefits will include Bupa private medical insurance and dental cover, income protection insurance, group life insurance and a health plan to help with day-to-day expenses such as eye care. We will even pay for you to get a massage.

Everyone needs a break now and then, right? That's why we start all our employees off with a generous 30 days' annual leave allowance (pro rata), plus bank holidays. And if you ever need some extra time off due to illness or parental leave, we've got enhanced leave plans in place to support you through that.

Additionally, we know how important it is to feel secure with your finances. That's why we have benefits dedicated to your financial wellbeing. You will be able to join our employer contributory pension and in addition to income protection insurance, group life insurance we offer cashback and voucher schemes to help cover living costs such as electricals and personal spending.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: At AllPoints Fibre, diversity makes us stronger. We're building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We're committed to:

• Fair pay and equal opportunities for all
• Supporting underrepresented groups through our Women in Telecoms Network
• Investing in future talent with our apprenticeship scheme and mentorship programmes
• Ensuring every employee completes Equality, Diversity & Inclusion training
• Creating a culture where every voice is heard and everyone has the opportunity to grow

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply — we'd love to hear from you.

Next steps: If the role sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to seeing your application. If shortlisted, our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to set up an initial conversation. Next stages will involve meeting with our hiring teams to discuss the role and your experience in more detail. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made during your interview process, please tell us in your application or reach out for a discussion about how we can accommodate you in the selection process.