DevOps Engineer

Test Driven Solutions Ltd.; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company based in Newcastle seeks a skilled cloud technology professional with at least 2 years' experience in Azure environments. You'll work closely with clients, contribute to internal application development, and advocate best practices in software development. This role offers opportunities for mentorship and professional growth within a collaborative and supportive company culture. Benefits include 25 days holiday, a contributory pension scheme, and various tech perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Paid tech certificates

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

BUPA Health/Dental care

Monthly company socials

Company away weekends

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in a cloud technology environment.
• Experience with Azure services and cloud application development.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients in cross-functional teams to support project delivery.
• Contribute to design, development, and operation of internal applications.
• Advocate for software development best practices.

Skills

Azure IaaS/PaaS services

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

What's it like working here

At TDS we uphold clear and unwavering values, fostering a community-oriented ethos that encourages close collaboration across our diverse disciplines. We hold regular team meet-ups, both online and in person, and monthly company wide social events. In addition, we organise company away weekends, which have previously taken us to cities like Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Riga and Dublin. These trips offer the team a chance to unwind and strengthen connections outside of the office. It is important to us to create an environment where strong connections are built and camaraderie is nurtured within our team.

Offering full hybrid working patterns to align with today’s flexible work environment, our team is spread across the UK, with members based in and around Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Inverness and Birmingham. We are proud to have our modern UK headquarters on the Quayside in Newcastle’s city centre, with stunning views of the Glass House. This office serves as a central base of work for everyone, providing a collaborative space for our team when they come together. In January 2026, we opened a new office space in the heart of Edinburgh’s Haymarket area for our Scottish employees to collaborate and host socials.

Additionally, we have teams located in our international office regions in Wrocław, Poland, and Calgary, Canada, creating a truly global workforce. This distributed team structure fosters strong connections and collaboration, regardless of location.

What you will be involved in

• Working in cross-functional teams with our clients, supporting the delivery of their initiatives
• Contributing to design, development and the operations of internal applications
• Communicating effectively, internally and externally
• Promoting the TDS company values: Passion, Effectiveness, Transparency, Commitment
• Advocating best practices in software development, including XP (TDD), agility, DevOps and CI/CD
• Growing the company by contributing to our ongoing recruitment efforts
• Being a curious technologist with an appetite to develop new skills
• Mentoring TDS staff, growing their technical and consultancy skills
• Actively participating in internal product and systems development

Technical Requirements

In addition to the roles and responsibilities outlined above, a successful candidate will have at least 2 years of professional experience working in a cloud technology environment using Azure, with experience building and operating applications within this space. A candidate will have worked with the following technologies:

• Solid understanding of Azure IaaS/PaaS services such as logic apps, web apps, app gateways, vnets, APIM etc)
• Containerisation and orchestration technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, Helm
• An infrastructure as code tool, such as: Terraform, ARM Templates
• An Configuration as Code tool, such as : Ansible
• A DevOps-friendly scripting language, such as Python, Powershell, Bash
• An understanding of a cloud provider’s IAM architecture and its security implications
• Continuous Delivery pipelines: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, YAML
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme (Salary sacrifice available)
• Progression opportunities
• Paid tech certificates
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• BUPA Health/Dental care
• City centre office location
• Macbook Pro/Windows Machine provided
• Monthly company socials
• Company away weekend (Previously we have been to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Riga and Dublin)