DevOps Engineer

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading banking client in Dublin city centre is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer for a day-rate contract. This is a critical role supporting the build and operation of secure systems in a regulated financial environment. Responsibilities include improving CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and automation capabilities while ensuring compliance and performance. Candidates should have strong experience in enterprise environments and familiarity with CI/CD tools, cloud platforms, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a DevOps Engineer in enterprise environments.
• Proven background with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Support and improve cloud-based platforms.

Skills

DevOps practices

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Containerisation

Linux

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

DevOps Engineer - Day Rate Contract

Dublin City Centre (2-3 days p/w); Initial 6 months - extension likely

We are working with a leading banking client based in Dublin city centre who are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their technology team on a day-rate contract. This is a critical role supporting the build, deployment, and operation of highly secure, scalable systems within a regulated financial environment. You will work closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and automation capabilities while ensuring stability, performance, and compliance.

The Role

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Support and improve cloud-based platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment and release processes
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability
• Implement security best practices in line with banking and regulatory standards
• Troubleshoot production issues and support incident resolution

Requirements

• Strong experience as a DevOps Engineer in enterprise environments
• Proven background with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.)
• Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong Linux experience
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, etc.)
• Experience working in regulated or financial services environments is highly desirable