Degree Apprentice DevOps Engineer in Poole

Location: Poole, GB, BH17 7ER

Type of Employment: Full-time

Career Level: Entry Level / Early Professional

Job Family: Internal Services

Date posted: 10 Feb 2026

We believe our apprenticeship programmes are a great alternative for those who would like to immerse themselves into their career, learning and developing skills both through college and on the job. You’ll gain a technical and occupational qualification whilst earning a salary, as well as the reputation that comes with working for a pioneering company like Yunex Traffic.

Yunex Traffic designs, markets, manufactures, installs, and maintains a wide portfolio of international traffic management products and is the UK market leader in the traffic signal business. This includes intersection and pedestrian traffic controllers, intelligent urban traffic control systems, variable message signs, public transport and car park guidance systems to enhance road safety and improve traffic flow in congested urban and inter-urban areas.

Yunex Traffic recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

The challenge

Part of being a #TrafficTransformer apprentice at Yunex Traffic means you get to work on real life projects whilst also being supported on a guided learning journey and often experiencing different areas within the business. Our apprentices get the opportunity to find their passion and, in turn, we get to experience their drive and zest for new ideas and initiatives. We are always looking for apprentices who want to make a difference to the world we live in. This will be a Degree Apprenticeship, over a 4-year period.

Role Specific Requirements

• Be willing to travel to multiple of our Yunex Traffic sites across the UK for training.
• Desire to contribute in a challenging and diverse environment.
• Willing to continuously research, learn and be creative.
• The ability to learn and adapt, recognise changing trends, and tackle the unexpected with enthusiasm.

Essential Skills

• Enjoy collaborating with others to find innovative solutions.
• Have a willingness to self-learn, research and take a creative approach to problem solving.
• Possess good organisational and time management skills to assist in completing the academic qualifications and occupational skills developments within this apprenticeship.
• Take ownership of challenges and ideas.
• Be forward thinking and inquisitive.

Whilst not essential, it would be a bonus if you already have experience with: Java, Databases, Cloud Technologies, and Kubernetes.

Basic Skills

• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrate effective listening and teamwork skills, to create a collaborative work environment and strengthen relationships.
• Be IT literate; able to use Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Here is what you can make a difference in:

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

• Support building and maintaining AWS environments (EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS).
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform and help design scalable, resilient cloud architectures.

Deployments & Delivery

• Assist with automated deployment pipelines for applications, microservices, and infrastructure.

Autoscaling & Performance

• Help configure autoscaling, load balancing, and serverless scaling.
• Monitor performance metrics and support capacity planning and optimisation.

Security & Compliance

• Apply AWS security best practices (IAM, least-privilege, encryption, network segmentation).
• Support vulnerability scanning, patching, and compliance checks.

AI-Driven DevOps

• Explore AI-powered tools like Kiro to enhance automation and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to predictive analytics, automated remediation, and intelligent pipeline optimisation.

Collaboration & Learning

• Work with developers, platform and security engineers to deliver reliable solutions.
• Document infrastructure and processes while developing skills through hands-on engineering and degree-level study.

The location of this apprenticeship role will be Poole, Dorset.

The Benefits Of a Degree Apprenticeship At Yunex Traffic

• Continue your learning beyond college/school whilst earning a competitive salary at the same time, as well as an annual bonus!
• Have the chance to join a community of highly skilled professionals who will help you on your learning journey.
• As an apprentice, you will receive first-rate training and tuition from Yunex Traffic and/or our partner colleges.
• Stay at the forefront of innovation by joining one of Europe's leading engineering and technology companies.
• Join our flexible benefits scheme with access to private medical care, discounted cinema tickets and gym membership and so much more!

Minimum Educational Requirements

• 4 GCSEs at 4 or above, including Maths and English (or Functional Skills/Apprenticeship equivalent).
• 3 A-Levels at grade C or above, or BTEC equivalent.
• A keen interest in embedded software and/or Electronic Engineering.

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That is why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

Should you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process, please feel free to email us on ukcareers@yunextraffic.com and we will do our best to accommodate.

Please note, regarding travel for this role, you must be able to travel to the relevant Yunex Traffic site or your respective college.

Right to Work

Please note, if you are applying for an apprenticeship at Yunex Traffic, you must have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the apprenticeship. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor anyone joining us on an Apprenticeship who does not have valid right to work in the UK.

Recruitment Process

Applications for this Apprenticeship roles will close on 28th February 2026. For this role, we will be holding in-person interviews, some roles may also require attendance to a virtual interview, or in-person assessment centre. Assessment centres typically include a combination of tasks and activities such as group problem-solving tasks, individual interviews, presentations, and role simulation exercises. Interviews are typically competency based and a chance for us to find out what your motivations are for your next career. Our Apprentices will join the business on Tuesday 1st September 2026, so you must be available from this date.

Additional Information To Help With Your Application

If you would like to hear more about Yunex Traffic and what we do, check out our Virtual Work Experience with Springpod! This is an on-demand programme that you can complete at any time. If you complete this, be sure to let us know on your application, or via email at ukcareers@yunextraffic.com.

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