Senior DevOps Engineer Leicester – Hybrid (3 days onsite) £65,000–£71,000 DOE – No sponsorship available VIQU have partnered with a large, high-growth UK technology business recognised for its constant innovation and fast-paced engineering culture. The organisation is investing heavily in modern DevOps, cloud transformation, and automation to support the rapid scaling of its digital products. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you’ll join a team that works closely with development and product groups, enabling smooth delivery pipelines, evolving cloud infrastructure, and driving continuous improvement across engineering practices. This is an environment that encourages experimentation, new ideas, and the freedom to reshape how things are done. The Role You’ll play a key part in the organisation’s transition from on-premise platforms to Azure, ensuring robust CI/CD processes, automated environment builds, and secure, scalable infrastructure. Expect a mix of greenfield innovation and the challenge of modernising legacy systems. Key responsibilities include: Automating build and deployment of Dev/Test/Pre-Prod/Production environments Owning CI/CD development (YAML), automated testing and environment governance Supporting on-prem to Azure migration projects Managing application source code, branching strategies, and repositories Creating secure data refresh processes Working with monitoring tools for diagnostics and performance tuning Setting up IIS/Node.js web servers, NuGet/NPM repos Identifying opportunities to streamline and automate departmental processes Working closely with auditing and security teams to ensure compliance Producing documentation on environments and infrastructure Tech Stack You’ll Work With (Core technologies referenced from the JD) Azure Cloud , Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Artifacts, CI/CD) Terraform (IaC) Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker Compose Git, PowerShell, Bash .NET Framework/.NET Core, C#, Node.js, React SQL Server / NoSQL Windows & Linux servers Microservices, DevSecOps tooling (SonarCloud, CrowdStrike) Networking fundamentals This role suits a DevOps engineer who enjoys autonomy, fast-moving environments, and the chance to influence engineering practices at scale. Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or contact Aaron Chiverton via the VIQU IT website. Know someone great? Refer them and receive up to £1,000 if successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities, follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment. TPBN1_UKTJ

Excellent opportunity opens for an experienced Developer strong on Golang with experience in AWS and Kubernetes to join a highly regarded Financial Services entity’s London office. You will act as the team lead and play a key role in building mission-critical financial applications that power trading, investment, and risk management systems across the firm.

If you are passionate about working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and are eager to apply your technical expertise to the financial services industry, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Back End services using GoLang to support financial applications and services, including trading platforms, investment systems, and risk management tools.
• Build and deploy cloud-based solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS), including services such as EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and Lambda to create scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure.
• Implement and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes, ensuring seamless orchestration, scaling, and resilience in a cloud environment.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code while following best practices for financial systems development, focusing on performance and security.
• Collaborate with other development teams, business analysts, and stakeholders to define and refine requirements, and ensure that applications meet financial regulatory standards and business needs.
• Optimize the performance of Back End services, ensuring low-latency responses and high availability, critical for financial services.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring systems to ensure the reliability and stability of production systems.
• Proactively identify issues and bottlenecks in existing systems and propose solutions to improve the system’s performance and scalability.
• Stay updated with new tools, technologies, and industry trends in cloud computing, containerization, and financial systems to continuously improve development practices and outcomes.

Ideal Skills:

• Proven experience (2+ years) in GoLang Back End development, with a strong focus on performance optimization and building scalable systems for high-volume, high-frequency financial applications.
• Strong experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, and other cloud-native technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications in a cloud environment.
• Solid understanding of financial systems and services, particularly in areas such as trading platforms, investment management, and risk analytics.
• Experience in building microservices architectures and working with APIs (RESTful, gRPC, etc.) to integrate various systems.
• Strong knowledge of containerization (Docker) and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Experience with database systems (relational and NoSQL) and working with financial data.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools to streamline the development life cycle, such as infrastructure-as-code (eg, Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in production environments, ensuring uptime and performance in high-pressure, mission-critical scenarios.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in a fast-paced financial environment.
• Experience with serverless computing (AWS Lambda, etc.) to create efficient and scalable solutions.
• Knowledge of financial industry regulations and standards, particularly around data security and privacy.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures or message queues (eg, Kafka, RabbitMQ) for Real Time data processing.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and continuous delivery tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Understanding of performance monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Datadog.

Interested? Please Apply!

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Senior Backend Software Engineer - Cloud-Native Platform | Up to £85,000 | Hybrid (Nottinghamshire HQ) I’m delighted to be once again recruiting on behalf of my technology-led client that’s building a modern, cloud-native platform from the ground up. They’re looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join a high-performing team focused on delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality services using the latest tools and engineering practices. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, working in a microservices environment, and contributing to architectural decisions. The team values clean code, automation, and continuous improvement-and they’re looking for someone who shares that mindset. Key responsibilities as the Senior Back-End Software Engineer are: Design and develop backend services using Node.js and TypeScript, deployed in a cloud-native environment. Build and maintain GraphQL and REST APIs to support a range of digital products and integrations. Collaborate with architects, product managers, and other engineers to shape scalable technical solutions. Integrate with third-party platforms and services, including content systems, payment providers, and internal tools. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices. Promote engineering best practices across testing, documentation, and code quality. Stay up to date with emerging technologies and bring innovative ideas to the team. Skills & Experience needed: Essential: Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript Proven background in microservices architecture Solid understanding of GraphQL and RESTful API design Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, and modern development workflowsDesirable: Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) Exposure to event-driven architecture and messaging systems Containerization and orchestration experience (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)Package & Working Model Salary: Up to £85,000 Hybrid working: 3 days per week onsite in Nottinghamshire HQ Flexible hours and collaborative team culture Opportunity to work on a greenfield platform using modern technologiesIf you’re a senior engineer looking for a fresh challenge in a tech-first environment, I’d love to speak with you. Drop me a message for a confidential chat or to learn more about the team and the opportunity. Studies suggest that women tend not to apply for a job if their CV isn’t a perfect fit. Here, talent takes precedence over experience. So, if you like the role and think you could be awesome at it in time, go ahead and apply

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Software Design Engineer to join our engineering team and play a key role in the design and development of high-performance industrial and automation software. You will work on complex, real-time systems that interface closely with hardware such as motion controllers, lasers, and machine-vision components.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, working across software and hardware boundaries, and contributing to robust, scalable system architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions using C# (.NET / .NET Core), with a strong focus on clean, maintainable architecture.
• Build intuitive user interfaces using WPF, following best practices such as MVVM and other proven design patterns.
• Develop and support real-time systems running on RTOS, Windows, or Linux platforms.
• Integrate and control industrial hardware including motion controllers, lasers, and vision systems.
• Implement reliable communication between systems using industrial Ethernet protocols and OPC UA.
• Develop automation, data processing, and tooling solutions using Python.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust, production-ready systems.
• Support continuous improvement through version control, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

Technical Skills & Experience

Programming & Frameworks

• Expert-level experience in C# (.NET / .NET Core).
• Strong experience with WPF for desktop UI development.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns (e.g. MVVM, Factory) and clean architecture principles.
• Good Python skills for automation, scripting, and data handling.
• Experience developing real-time systems on RTOS, Windows, or Linux.

Industrial Control & Communication

• Experience programming industrial PCs and motion controllers such as Beckhoff, Delta Tau, Aerotech, or Galil.
• Deep understanding of industrial Ethernet protocols including EtherCAT, PROFINET, and SERCOS.
• Hands-on experience using OPC UA for system integration and data exchange.

Hardware, Lasers & Vision

• Practical experience controlling industrial lasers (fibre, CO2, excimer) via API or serial/Ethernet interfaces.
• Experience calibrating and controlling galvo scanners (e.g. ScanLab, Cambridge Technology).
• Strong machine-vision experience using tools such as Halcon and/or OpenCV.

DevOps & Tools

• Proficient with Git for version control.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitLab).
• Familiarity with data logging and databases, including SQL, NoSQL, and time-series databases such as InfluxDB.

What Were Looking For

• A highly motivated engineer with strong problem-solving skills.
• Someone who enjoys working on technically demanding, real-world systems.
• A team player who can communicate effectively across software, hardware, and engineering disciplines.
• A passion for building reliable, scalable, and well-designed software.

If you are excited by the opportunity to work on cutting-edge industrial software and contribute to innovative, real-world engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.