Closing Date 2026-07-03 Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Durrington, hybrid Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 37 per week Salary: from £50k About the role We're looking for a forward-thinking DevOps Engineer to play a key role in evolving and enhancing our Azure-based data and application platforms. Joining a collaborative, innovative data platform team, you’ll help shape how we build, deploy, and optimise modern cloud-based services that support analytics, machine learning, and application delivery across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves automation, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to work with cutting-edge Azure, DevOps, and ML Ops tooling. What you will be responsible for In this role, you’ll help drive a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement across our DevOps practices. You will: Design and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines, including reusable templates for data and ML workloads. Implement ML Ops workflows for deploying, monitoring, and retraining models on Azure Databricks. Integrate CI/CD into applications built in Python, C#, and JavaScript. Contribute to application-level development and deployment processes. Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates. Build PowerShell automation modules to eliminate manual tasks. Manage secrets, environment variables, and secure access across environments. Monitor system health and deployment performance using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics. Additional Requirements Hybrid working with occasional on-site collaboration days. Participation in an on-call or out-of-hours rota may be required depending on operational needs. Opportunity to work with specialist platforms including Databricks, Azure ML, and enterprise-scale data tools. What you’ll bring to the role Essential Strong experience with Azure DevOps, including pipeline and template development. Hands-on experience with ML Ops practices and tools such as Databricks or MLflow. Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, and scripting for automation. Experience supporting application development in Python, C#, and JavaScript. Knowledge of Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and CI/CD best practice. Azure certification (e.g., AZ-400 or DP-100). Desirable Experience with Azure Data Factory, Event Hubs, and Key Vault. Knowledge of agile ways of working and DevOps culture. Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed. You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need. If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com- Introduce Yourself) Our Commitment to Diversity We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Additional information: In line with Southern Water’s security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record check (DBS) and verification of their employment and/or education history for the past three years. Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of all pre‑employment checks, including security vetting. Please note that if a candidate does not meet the required security standards or fails to pass the vetting process, Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment. Some positions may also require higher levels of security vetting, which may involve providing additional documentation. Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good. It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation. Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all. We believe in Water for Life. If you do too, Dive Right In. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
