UK Remote Job – DevOps Engineer at Covetrus

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Company: Covetrus Location: United Kingdom Salary/Rate: Not Specified

• Support the modernisation and development of the company’s application infrastructure
• Deliver platform upgrades, security improvements, disaster recovery capability and reliable deployment processes
• Take an active role in PostgreSQL major-version upgrades, compatibility testing and query/performance validation
• Patch, upgrade and maintain Debian/Linux operating systems, including security hardening
• Build and test disaster recovery solutions, including failover procedures and periodic DR testing
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable and repeatable application and infrastructure deployments
• Administer, maintain and tune Apache Tomcat application servers supporting the bespoke Java application stack
• Provide Linux systems administration, including monitoring, capacity planning, backups and incident response
• Troubleshoot production issues across operating system, database and application layers
• Support infrastructure engineering, maintenance and troubleshooting across projects
• Contribute infrastructure expertise to new project environments, deployments and technology initiatives
• Maintain technical documentation and operational records
• Improve infrastructure, deployment and operational processes for reliability, security and control
• Support compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements
• Work with Development and wider Infrastructure teams on business and technology projects
• Report concerns, support audits and contribute to continual process improvement

Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience as a Linux Systems Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer, or similar role, ideally with Debian/Ubuntu environments
• Practical experience administering PostgreSQL, including major-version upgrades
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, for example with Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or equivalent
• Experience administering Apache Tomcat or similar Java application servers
• Experience building and testing disaster recovery solutions
• Strong troubleshooting skills spanning operating system, database, and application layers
• Familiarity with security hardening, access controls, system auditing and logging
• Scripting ability, for example Bash or Python, for automating routine administration tasks would be an advantage
• Good communication skills and the ability to work independently while coordinating with Development and wider Infrastructure teams
• Awareness of, or practical experience working within, ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 management system frameworks (or equivalent) is desirable
• Comply with applicable company policies, procedures, work instructions and legal/regulatory requirements
• Follow ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and Good Distribution Practice requirements
• Complete required training and maintain role competence
• Maintain accurate, complete and timely records
• Report deviations, incidents, non-conformances and other concerns promptly
• Cooperate with internal and external audits