DevOps Engineer

About the role

The Release and Environment Management team is hiring a DevOps Engineer to support the operation, upkeep, and ongoing enhancement of integration and application platforms. The position is centred on keeping environments stable, releases smooth, automation strong, and platform management consistent across non-production and production systems.

You will work mainly with the IBM WebMethods integration stack and help support reliable release workflows plus dependable environment administration. The role also contributes to improving delivery pipelines and keeping platforms efficient, resilient, and well controlled.

You will partner with development, testing, operations, and architecture teams to simplify processes, strengthen automation, and advance DevOps maturity. Experience in a regulated or controlled environment would be an advantage, along with a continuous-improvement mindset and a focus on high-quality operational support.

Key responsibilities

• Look after the IBM WebMethods integration platform, including Integration Server, Deployer, and internal/external API Gateway components.
• Handle build and release activities, along with environment setup and configuration across multiple environments.
• Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for the platform while working closely with development and QA teams.
• Deliver day-to-day operational support such as performance monitoring, upgrades, patching, security management, access control, clustering, tuning, incident troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Keep a strong focus on automation and on improving release processes over time.
• Assist with occasional application releases or urgent incidents in the evenings and at weekends.

Required experience and knowledge

• At least 3 years of experience in release management, site reliability engineering, or DevOps engineering.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Certifications in relevant areas such as DevOps, Linux administration, CI/CD, or Azure are preferred.
• Solid understanding of the IBM WebMethods platform and its supporting components.
• Proven experience delivering containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on use of DevOps tools such as Git, Bash, Python, Ansible, Jira, Bitbucket, and Datadog.
• Experience administering and deploying applications in Windows and Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Practical experience with CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding of APIs, REST/SOAP services, and messaging concepts.
• Cloud experience with Azure.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform.
• IBM webMethods certifications are an advantage.
• Java development experience is beneficial.

Skills and competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical thinking.
• Automation-first mindset.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-driven and organised approach to work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical topics clearly and build understanding with others.
• Strong process improvement and change management capability.
• Good planning, coordination, and time management skills.

Additional competencies

• Effective communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.
• Collaborative team-player attitude.
• Genuine interest in continuous improvement.

Work pattern and other details

This position is based in Bluebell, County Dublin, Ireland. It is a full-time, onsite role. The role sits in the C pay grade within the IT department.

Support may occasionally be needed for releases or incidents outside standard hours, including evenings and weekends.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement of 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.
• Health insurance subsidy for the employee and family.
• Wellbeing allowance.
• Defined contribution pension scheme.
• Tax saver schemes.
• Lunch allowance.
• Discounts on home, car, and travel insurance.
• Annual bonus.
• Education support.
• Free parking.

Equal opportunity statement

The employer is committed to inclusive hiring and welcomes applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, cultures, religions, languages, sexual orientations, abilities, disabilities, and social backgrounds. The organisation aims to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where people are supported, valued, and able to be themselves.