Junior DevOps Engineer

About the role

FirstVet is looking for a motivated Junior DevOps Engineer to join its agile DevOps team. You will support product teams by maintaining and improving the cloud infrastructure that powers its digital veterinary platform, ensuring stability, security and scalability as the company expands internationally.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance cloud infrastructure on AWS, including compute, storage and networking resources.
• Develop and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes, Docker or ECS.
• Build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code solutions with Terraform or Pulumi.
• Collaborate with engineers across product teams to identify gaps, improve security and ensure robust operations.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot incidents and contribute to on‑call rotations.

Required profile

• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, Docker or ECS.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation processes.
• Programming or scripting skills in Python, TypeScript, Bash or similar languages.
• Interest or experience with infrastructure‑as‑code frameworks like Terraform or Pulumi.
• Strong collaborative and communication abilities.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Motivation to learn, take ownership and proactively improve systems.

Required skills

• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• ECS
• CI/CD
• Python
• TypeScript
• Bash
• Terraform
• Pulumi