DevOps Engineer - Nottingham City

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)

At Nottingham Building Society our talent acquisition approach is rooted in openness and inclusive hiring, so even if you don’t feel you tick every box, we’d still genuinely love to hear from you. Join us as a DevOps Engineer and help shape the future of our technology!

You’ll design and maintain scalable infrastructure, build and refine CI/CD pipelines, and drive automation across our digital platforms. Working closely with development teams, you’ll boost delivery speed, system reliability, and overall engineering excellence. You’ll champion new technologies, inspire experimentation, and contribute to initiatives that modernise how we work. Your strategic vision will accelerate agility across the organisation and position us at the forefront of technological innovation.

Here’s a taste of what you will be doing as a DevOps Engineer at Nottingham Building Society:

• Infrastructure as Code: Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring scalable and automated Azure environments.
• Container Orchestration: Support the configuration and management of Kubernetes clusters to support efficient, reliable deployment of containerised applications.
• CI/CD Engineering: Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines across Bitbucket, GitHub, or GitLab to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration: Work closely with development teams to enhance application performance, scalability, and reliability through shared DevOps practices.
• System Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Proactively identify and resolve performance issues, security vulnerabilities, and operational challenges.
• Security & Compliance: Establish and enforce robust cloud security, compliance standards, and disaster‑recovery processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Research emerging technologies and trends, introducing modern tools and practices to strengthen platform capabilities.
• Strategic Leadership: Provide technical guidance and deliver innovative solutions aligned with wider business objectives.

About you:

• Cloud Expertise: Strong hands‑on experience with Azure and core cloud services across compute, networking, and security.
• IaC & Automation: Proficient with Terraform and scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) to automate and scale infrastructure.
• Containers & Orchestration: Skilled in Docker and Kubernetes, with proven experience deploying and operating containerised applications.
• CI/CD Delivery: Confident in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to drive reliable, repeatable deployments.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Familiar with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK, with the ability to diagnose and resolve production issues.
• Engineering Collaboration: Experienced partnering with development teams to enhance performance, reliability, and delivery practices.
• Mindset & Behaviours: Ownership‑driven, automation‑first, calm under pressure, security‑aware, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Experience & Qualifications: 4+ years in DevOps/infrastructure roles, and ideally holding cloud or DevOps certifications.

Reward & Benefits:

• Competitive Package: Fair salary benchmarked against market data, annual discretionary bonus, and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Health & Wellbeing: Access to Medicash healthcare, mental health first aiders, and a suite of wellbeing resources to support you inside and outside of work.
• Work-Life Balance: 35-hour working week for full-time roles, with flexibility to help you perform at your best.
• Career Growth: Ongoing personal and professional development, we’ll support your ambitions and help you grow your potential.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of a friendly, values-led team that genuinely cares about doing the right thing for colleagues and customers.
• Giving Back: Use two paid volunteering days each year to support causes close to your heart, through our Samuel Fox Foundation.
• Sustainability Focus: Join a business committed to reducing its carbon footprint and making a positive impact on the environment.
• Free access to Octopus Money: Financial coaching & tools that help you plan, manage, and make the most of your money.

Embracing Diversity Together: We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is not just essential for our success but is also a reflection of the vibrant communities we serve. Our commitment to diversity extends beyond our internal culture to the way we approach advertising and engage with our customers. Our commitment means actively working to eliminate barriers and biases that may hinder equal opportunities within our organisation. We strive to ensure that all individuals, regardless of background, have an equal chance to thrive and advance in their careers. We acknowledge that diversity is not just a goal to be achieved but a continuous journey toward creating an environment that embraces differences and promotes equal opportunities for all. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and a sense of belonging for every member of our community.

About Us: We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and – well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members. Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring. At The Nottingham Building Society, we are dedicated to overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities. At the heart of our mission is our unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and building better futures by helping our customers achieve the significant milestone of owning their own home.