DevOps Engineer – Cloud & Kubernetes (Dublin/Belfast/Malta)

About the role

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a fast‑growing engineering team operating across Dublin, Belfast and Malta. You will help modernise our cloud platform, drive Kubernetes adoption and ensure the infrastructure remains secure, scalable and cost‑effective.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain Kubernetes (EKS) platforms on AWS.
• Support and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Harness.io.
• Implement and manage observability tooling with Datadog.
• Enhance and support AWS cloud infrastructure, including ECS workloads.
• Review, optimise and document deployment and operational processes.
• Ensure change‑management aligns with security and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to enable self‑service platform capabilities.
• Support incident response and platform reliability initiatives.
• Analyse and optimise cloud infrastructure costs.

Required profile

• 3+ years in a senior DevOps or Platform Engineering role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, especially AWS EKS.
• Experience with AWS services (compute, databases, security) and ECS.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Hands‑on experience with observability tools, preferably Datadog.
• Solid scripting skills in Python and/or Bash.
• Good understanding of container security best practices.
• Background in regulated or security‑focused environments.
• Excellent communication and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Required skills

• Kubernetes
• AWS (EKS, ECS, compute, databases, security)
• Terraform
• GitHub Actions
• Harness.io
• Datadog
• Python
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code
• Container security
• Cloud cost optimisation

What we offer

• Competitive salary up to €90,000 per year.
• Hybrid working model – 2 to 3 days onsite.
• Full‑time permanent contract.
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge cloud modernisation projects in a highly secure, regulated environment.