Senior DevOps Engineer (, , United Kingdom)

Let’s build better infrastructure – together.

At Loan.co.uk, we combine smart technology with real human empathy to simplify borrowing. As we continue to innovate, we’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who’s passionate about infrastructure, automation, and AI to help us keep things running smoothly – and evolve what’s possible.

This is your opportunity to lead and shape the infrastructure that powers a faster, fairer, and more intuitive way to borrow. If you\’re someone who thrives in a high-autonomy, high-impact role, you have the ability to work across multiple workstreams and environments, and you’re ready to bring clarity, resilience, and future-thinking to the way we build — we’d love to hear from you.

💬 What You’ll Be Doing:

• Managing all infrastructure services and technology to ensure reliable, effective and scalable operation
• Leading on architectural design and innovation to ensure continued development of new functionality using new and market-leading technologies
• Supporting the development and workload of other DevOps Engineers, promoting best practices and development standards
• Managing and optimising cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) for performance and reliability
• Utilising AI services and tools extensively to support DevOps activities and processes, automating repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce errors.
• Designing, developing, and implementing services to support product development activities
• Managing and improving robust CI/CD pipelines across all internal projects
• Championing automation — using AI tools and smart scripts to eliminate repetitive tasks
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues across environments, improving uptime and resilience
• Monitoring system security and performance and proactively managing updates and patches
• Implementing security best practices across infrastructure and services
• Collaborating across teams to define development environments and support testing and deployments
• Documenting processes, procedures and system configurations
• Staying ahead of the curve — evaluating emerging technologies and championing innovation
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to gather and address technical and design requirements

✅ We’re Looking for Someone Who:

• Has 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer or similar
• Is confident managing cloud infrastructure, especially in AWS
• Strong experience of CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.)
• Proficient with containerisation technologies, specifically Docker, Amazon ECS and ECR
• Brings expertise in both relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Has experience with search (Elasticsearch) and caching technologies (Redis)
• Has knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform
• Has a strong understanding of networking (VPCs, SGs etc), firewalls, VPN, and DNS
• Is familiar with monitoring tools such as Sentry, Grafana and CloudWatch
• Has experience with version control systems (e.g. GitLab) and best practices for branching, merging, and versioning
• Has extensive coding experiencing using Python, Javascript, Bash and PHP
• Has knowledge and demonstratable experience using latest AI tooling and technology to automate DevOps processes
• Is a collaborative problem-solver who thrives in cross-functional teams
• Can self-manage across multiple workstreams and communicate clearly with stakeholders

✨ Bonus points for:

• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect etc)
• Experience working with Amazon Connect or Kinesis
• Experience of automated testing frameworks and code quality tools
• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and related services

💛 Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• A salary that reflects your value – Salary Range: £60,000 – £80,000
• Work from anywhere – for up to 6 weeks per year, allowing you to work from your dream destination or while visiting family abroad
• Flexibility in working hours – we’re a high-performing team and focus on outcomes, giving you the freedom to flex your hours around modern life
• Time to rest and recharge – 21 days holiday (plus bank holidays), growing annually
• Fully remote, fully trusted – work from anywhere in the UK
• Perkbox – get discounts on holidays, shopping, cinema trips, wellness, and more
• Company pension – via True Potential Investor
• BUPA health cover – your wellbeing matters to us

🌱 What It’s Like to Work Here:

You’ll join a team that’s inclusive, curious, and genuinely values people. We’re building something better — a broker fit for the future — and we want you to grow with us.

🚀 Ready to Join Us?

If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you. You don’t need to tick every single box – if you’ve got the skills, passion, and drive to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

We\’re an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments or flexible working options, just let us know – we’ll do our best to make it work.

Apply now and help us transform the way the UK borrows.