DevOps Engineer

Were looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team in the Bristol Design & Product Development (D&PD) office part of the Ensera Group.

Ensera has facilities in Europe the USA and Asia as well as Design & Development hubs in Bristol UK (where youll be based) and New Jersey and Colorado in the USA.

In this role youll report directly to and work alongside the Head of IT taking ownership of the development infrastructure tooling environments and automation that enable our software and engineering teams to deliver effectively.

Youll work closely with software embedded electronics and wider engineering teams to ensure our development environments are secure reliable scalable and efficient. A key part of the role will be improving our CI/CD capability development workflows infrastructure automation and deployment practices while administering the core platforms that underpin the software development lifecycle.

This is a hands-on role where youll have the opportunity to identify improvements introduce automation and help shape how DevOps practices develop across Ensera Design. Youll also contribute to wider infrastructure cybersecurity and group technology projects where required.

Occasional travel to other Ensera locations including Ireland Poland and the USA may be required and some projects could involve evening or weekend work.

About you

Youre a technically capable and proactive DevOps Engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of software development infrastructure automation and security.

Youll be comfortable taking ownership of development platforms and environments working directly with engineering teams to understand their requirements and implementing solutions that make development faster more reliable repeatable and secure.

Youre interested in more than simply keeping systems running. You look for opportunities to automate manual processes improve CI/CD pipelines standardise development environments and create better tooling and workflows for engineers.

Youre methodical and comfortable troubleshooting complex issues across Linux development tooling networks servers and software environments. You can communicate clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues and are confident documenting systems and explaining technical decisions during project reviews or audits.

Working within medical device development also means youll understand the importance of security traceability documentation reliability and controlled change.

Essential skills and experience

Experience in one or more of the following:

• DevOps Platform Engineering Software Engineering Systems Engineering or a similar technical role within a software or engineering environment

• Strong working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Experience administering development platforms such as JIRA Git Bitbucket Confluence or CI/CD systems

• Experience building maintaining or improving CI/CD pipelines

• Good knowledge of Git and version control workflows

• Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line administration

• Experience with scripting and automation

• Experience administering or supporting development infrastructure servers and associated services

• Understanding of TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPNs and networking fundamentals

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across development environments software infrastructure and connectivity

• Experience working collaboratively with software and engineering teams to improve development workflows

• Ability to take ownership of technical platforms and drive continuous improvement

• Strong communication and documentation skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly

Beneficial skills and experience

Experience in any of the following specific areas would be desirable:

• Atlassian suite Bitbucket JIRA and Confluence

• Embedded development environments or tools such as IAR Embedded Workbench or Altium Designer

• Advanced Git administration and branching strategies

• Scripting and automation using Bash Python PowerShell or similar

• Infrastructure as Code and configuration management

• Containerisation technologies such as Docker

• Cloud platforms and services

• Build automation and artifact management

• Monitoring logging and observability

• Supporting audits or working within regulated or safety-critical environments

• Familiarity with security standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001 IEC 81001 or Cyber Essentials

• Experience improving or redesigning development environments infrastructure or toolchains

• Experience introducing DevOps practices into an established engineering environment

Key responsibilities

DevOps & CI/CD

• Develop maintain and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines supporting software and engineering teams

• Identify manual development and deployment activities that can be automated

• Improve build test integration and deployment workflows

• Work with developers to create repeatable and reliable development processes

• Support continuous integration practices and improve development feedback loops

• Monitor pipeline performance and proactively resolve issues

Development Tool Administration

• Own and administer core development platforms and engineering toolsets

• Manage access permissions integrations and configurations

• Ensure availability performance reliability and security of development tools

• Drive platform improvements upgrades integrations and automation

• Work with engineering teams to ensure tooling remains aligned with evolving development requirements

Development Environments & Infrastructure

• Maintain and improve Linux-based development and build environments

• Support infrastructure underpinning software development and engineering activities

• Standardise development environments to improve consistency and repeatability

• Automate environment configuration and routine administrative activities where possible

• Troubleshoot complex issues across infrastructure development tooling networks and software environments

• Work closely with developers to continuously improve the developer experience

Software Development Lifecycle Support

• Support the full SDLC from requirements and development through to testing verification and deployment

• Improve workflows traceability and collaboration through tooling and automation

• Work with development teams to establish scalable DevOps practices

• Support version control strategies and repository management

• Identify opportunities to reduce development bottlenecks and improve engineering productivity

Cybersecurity Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure development systems and environments are secure patched and aligned with internal security policies

• Implement appropriate access controls and secure configurations

• Identify document and remediate risks within development infrastructure and environments

• Maintain clear technical documentation covering platforms environments processes and configurations

• Support audit requirements and provide technical evidence where required

• Contribute to security and compliance initiatives across the wider technology environment

Wider Technology & Infrastructure

• Partner with the Head of IT on wider infrastructure security and technology improvement projects

• Support the onboarding and offboarding of engineers from development platforms and environments

• Provide technical expertise on development tooling and infrastructure issues

• Where required assist with complex infrastructure or technology issues affecting engineering delivery

The salary for this role is 45000 to 50000 commensurate with the experience of the successful candidate. During your application we will ask you for your salary expectations. If you would like to discuss this in further detail please reach out to us.

Why work with us

We offer flexible hybrid working policies in terms of working hours from day one. We operate availability hours so people can start at 9:30am if needed lunch can be taken between 12:00pm to 2:00pm and we offer an early finish on Fridays if you have banked your contracted hours for the week.

Our full-time contract is 38 hours per week. Colleagues at Ensera Design work with a great deal of flexibility which varies across our teams. An individuals working pattern is agreed with their respective line managers taking into account the needs of the individual and the team. We anticipate this role to be office-based only to start with flexibility once settled in to the role.

We recognise that we are only as good as our people and we know how important it is to support our team.

We offer:

Performance related company-wide bonus

Flexible working approaches around availability hours

Training and development opportunities including dedicated learning days

Private healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Matched contributory pension scheme

Holiday allowance starting at 25 days plus purchase scheme

Cycle to Work scheme and transport discounts

Regular team events and socials

A collaborative supportive working environment

About us

We are based in an iconic Grade II listed building in the heart of Bristol. Our vibrant workspace houses state-of-the-art labs a design studio usability suites and collaborative meeting spaces. Nestled in a lively neighbourhood with independent shops were just a short walk from Park Street the Harbourside and St. Nicks Markets.

We are proud of our values:

• Find a way: We work as one team combining our knowledge and experience to unite around a shared goal. We trust each other and do whats needed to get things done and exceed expectations.

• Pull together: We believe anything is possible. When faced with challenges we take the initiative using our creative spirit and determination to find bold solutions and deliver results that move us forward.

• Care: We act with integrity take pride in our work and support each other. We each play our part to make a positive impact for our customers our colleagues and our planet.

Our diverse multidisciplinary team spans research design human factors engineering prototyping manufacturing and beyond. Together we deliver cutting-edge solutions for clients ranging from global leaders to innovative start-ups with a particular focus on medical devices drug delivery orthopaedics and diagnostics.

Do we sound like a good match for you

If youd like to discuss the role or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need to make your application wed love to hear from you. If you think you might be the right person for us but want an informal chat first then get in touch via .

Please note we intend to shortlist applications as they come in and we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we have a high level of applications. We look forward to hearing from you!

At Ensera Design we believe that designing for people means including all people starting with the team behind the work. Our human-centred design ethos is rooted in empathy and our values pull together find a way and care guide us in building a team that reflects the diversity of the world we design for.

We know that different perspectives lead to better ideas stronger collaboration and more meaningful outcomes. If you meet the skills and experience for this role we welcome your application whatever your background identity or path into design. What matters to us is that you share our belief in purposeful people-first design.

Polite notice for agencies We appreciate the interest from recruitment partners; however we are managing this hiring process directly and ask that agencies do not contact us regarding this role. Unsolicited CVs will be considered as a gift to Ensera Design.