Senior DevOps Engineer

CompanyMAK-SYSTEM

LocationGreater London, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/12/2026

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£52,300 (£26.82 per hour)

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Description

Job Role: Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: London - Remote

Reporting to: Head of Platform Engineering

Established in 1984, MAK-SYSTEM’s vision is to design, develop, and deliver globally best-of-breed software to manage Blood, Plasma, Tissue, and Cells from end to end using the best technologies and functionalities for the patient’s benefit. Our software solutions continuously support the digital transformation of organizations such as

Blood Centers
Plasma Centers
Transfusion Services
Tissue Banks
Stem Cell Labs
Cell and Gene Therapy (SME to Big Pharma, CMOs, Hospitals)

Key Responsibilities

Strives for continuous deployment of both applications and infrastructure on AWS platforms
Builds and configures the tools and scripts of our automated deployment pipeline
Participates actively in discussions with peers to identify issues and continually improve the overall system for everyone 
Works with internal MAK-SYSTEM teams and third parties to ensure all our tools and platforms are meeting service level objectives

Monitor systems and identify performance issues proactively 

Support NFR activities, including security hardening, load, and performance testing 

Elevate and manage incidents appropriately, ensuring root cause analysis and remediation, participating in a monthly on call 24/7 rotation

Act as an enabler for innovation in new tools, technologies, processes, and techniques

Objectives

To introduce processes, tools, and methodologies, to balance needs throughout the software development life cycle, from coding and deployment to maintenance and updates.
To balance needs throughout the software development life cycle, from coding and deployment to maintenance and updates.

Previous Experiences/Qualifications

In-depth AWS experience running production workloads, migrations, and CI/CD pipelines 
Experience using scripts to automate the configuration of services and tools via their APIs or SDKs with a background using Python and other tools (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) 
Experience developing in a source-controlled workspace (e.g., Git, SVN)

Experience with infrastructure-as-code approach to automating platform provisioning using CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, Pulumi and Terraform

Experience with build and deployment tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Code Deploy, Ansible) 

Experience in deploying and managing deployments of relational database technologies (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) 

Understanding of the software engineering life cycle, including design, architecture, test automation, deployment automation, monitoring and alerting 

Support exposure in a 24/7 environment 

Linux experience, Amazon Linux/CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu Distro 

Configuration management tools experience: Chef, Puppet, Ansible; CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Pulumi and Terraform

Knowledge and experience of working with containers (e.g., Docker, CRI-O)

Knowledge and experience of working in Java application development environments a benefit

Strong background in Linux/Unix operating systems and networking concepts; Linux and shell scripting; Experience in deploying Micro-services

Excellent troubleshooting skills

Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services

Innovation, Flexibility, and Adaptability – undertake tasks with a positive attitude and respond well to management and customer requests. Must be prepared to meet business goals and respond well to change

Positive attitude and commitment to professional development

Proven ability to make recommendations to resolve problems by using judgment that is consistent with MAK-SYSTEM's culture, policies, and procedures

Effective communication and collaboration skills suitable for liaising with colleagues within the DevOps Team and beyond to the broader project team, both on a one to one and one to many bases

Fluency in English (both verbal and written)

Bachelor’s degree in a software engineering related field (or equivalent experience)