At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead cloud migration projects and design scalable AWS infrastructure.
- Company: Join a leading international digital platform in the sports media industry.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, hybrid working, bonuses, and clear career progression.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to mentor and influence technical direction.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global platforms while shaping DevOps best practices.
- Qualifications: 5 years in DevOps with strong AWS and Infrastructure as Code experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
My client, a leading international digital platform business, is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their growing engineering team in Belfast. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in modernising cloud infrastructure, driving AWS migration projects, and shaping DevOps best practices across a large-scale global platform.
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Clear career progression opportunities
- Exposure to large-scale cloud and platform engineering projects
You will join a highly collaborative engineering environment working alongside software engineers, product teams, and support functions to build, optimise, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will have the opportunity to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive automation and operational excellence across multiple platforms.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will lead cloud migration initiatives, develop Infrastructure as Code solutions, improve CI/CD capabilities, and enhance system observability and reliability. You will be responsible for designing and implementing secure, scalable AWS infrastructure while helping to establish engineering standards and best practices across the wider organisation.
The Role
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure
- Lead migration projects from legacy environments to cloud-native platforms
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Improve platform reliability, observability, security, and cost optimisation
- Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery
- Implement monitoring, logging, tracing, and incident response solutions
- Support production environments and drive operational improvements
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align DevOps tooling and processes
The Person
- 5 years' experience in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or similar infrastructure-focused roles
- Strong experience designing and operating AWS-based environments (EC2, ECS/EKS, VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch)
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Strong Linux administration and networking experience
- Experience building and managing containerised environments using Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes
- Experience designing resilient, scalable systems in production environments
- Strong scripting or programming skills using Bash, Python, Go, or similar languages
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting Java application environments and JVM optimisation
- Experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management
- Knowledge of DNS, CDN, and security platforms such as Cloudflare
- Experience administering PostgreSQL or MySQL databases
- Previous cloud migration project experience
- Exposure to multi-tenant SaaS environments
- Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Splunk, or ELK
- Strong understanding of AWS networking concepts
For further information on this opportunity, or any other DevOps, Cloud, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering positions in Belfast or Northern Ireland, apply via the link or contact us for a confidential discussion today.
Senior DevOps Engineer - Sports media industry in Belfast employer: VANRATH
Join a leading international digital platform business in Belfast as a Senior DevOps Engineer, where you'll enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and a clear path for career progression. Our collaborative work culture fosters innovation and mentorship, allowing you to influence architecture and drive cloud migration projects while working on large-scale engineering initiatives. With flexible working options and a bonus scheme, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to grow your skills in a dynamic environment.
