Your team:

Publishing Systems runs the critical systems, applications, and workflows that power the printing of News UK newspapers and magazines. We focus on creating and distributing world-class journalism, news, sport, analysis, and opinion to entertain, inform, and inspire our customers.

Your role:

As a DevOps Engineer, you will join a passionate, collaborative team to modernise development mechanisms and build solutions directly in the cloud. Reporting to the team lead, you will play an integral part in transitioning proof-of-concepts into production-ready platforms that support our world-famous media brands.

Day to day you will:

• Modernise the deployment and development mechanisms of the team by adopting a cloud-first approach and following DevOps best practices.

• Build reliable, modularised, and maintainable deployment pipelines to transition proof-of-concept designs into robust production-ready solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional peers using agile methodologies to safely deploy and maintain systems.

• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure all team outputs align with high performance, security, and architectural standards.

• Troubleshoot multilayer application systems to proactively identify solutions for complex technical issues.

• Advocate for continuous improvement within the team, encouraging peers to elevate engineering standards.

What we're looking for from you:

• Demonstrate a strong technical background in supporting and building cloud solutions, specifically utilising AWS infrastructure.

• Utilize automation and CI/CD configuration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CircleCI, Kubernetes, or GitHub to optimize delivery pipelines.

• Apply an understanding of modern programming languages, particularly Java ecosystem dynamics or scripting tools, to support backend workflows.

• Engage proactively within agile frameworks, collaborating effectively during team ceremonies to drive projects forward.

• Show a commitment to high-quality code standards by practicing test-driven development (TDD) methods.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio an<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3483152706=""></source-footnote>d video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3483152706=""></source-footnote>. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speec<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3483152706=""></source-footnote>h and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the na<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3483152706=""></source-footnote>tion, telling the stories that m<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3483152706=""></source-footnote>atter.<sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3034882233=""> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3034882233="" _nghost-ng-c2795888793="" class="ng-star-inserted"></source-inline-chip></sources-carousel-inline>

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. <source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3483152706=""></source-footnote>Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

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• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.