Automation & DevOps Engineer

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By connecting people, places, and things, Vodafone IoT enables organisations to thrive in the digital world. Leveraging our expertise in connectivity, our advanced IoT platform, and our extensive global reach, we deliver the results necessary for our customers' progress and success. We support businesses of all sizes and sectors in their efforts to connect for a better future.

The Vodafone Internet of Things (IoT) suite of products and services is specifically designed to meet the demands of emerging business verticals. Our connection base has experienced a 20% year-over-year growth, reaching over 200 million connections by the end of the financial year 2025. Vodafone IoT maintains its leadership as a ten-time consecutive leader in the IoT Connectivity Gartner Magic Quadrant. To address the technological needs of IoT, Vodafone has developed an industry-leading IoT Connectivity Management Platform, targeting key strategic growth opportunities to meet the global requirements of IoT customers.

Vodafone has also carved out the IoT Connectivity business to secure additional external investment and maintain our leading position in the industry through the following.

1. Continue accelerating and enhancing our Platform as a Service for Vodafone customers on footprint.
2. Introduce service propositions in markets beyond Vodafone's current footprint (US and France).
3. Address long tail lower volume segment through digital self-service platform globally.

We seek an Automation & DevOps  Engineer to be focused on the CI&CD & Automation  journey for our IoT Platform Engineering team. This role reports to the IoT DevOps Team Lead 

What you’ll do

• Contribute for the evolution of the CI/CD strategy for the IoT Platform, ensuring performance, reliability, scalability, and high quality enginnering standards;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Development, Operations, and Security—to define and implement robust CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks;
• Architect and evolve the CI/CD toolchain, contributing for strategic direction, implementation and adoption across teams;
• Champion a DevOps culture by promoting feedback loops, continuous improvement, and automation-first practices across the engineering lifecycle;
• Design, implement, and maintain standardized CI/CD pipelines that support consistent build, test, release, and deployment processes;
• Embed DevSecOps principles into CI/CD workflows to enhance security without compromising delivery speed or quality;
• Ensure automation processes  are observable and monitoring, as well as following the Vodafone security and compliance standards;
• Improve the Connectivity service delivered to Vodafone IoT customers;
• Assure the proper dimensioning for the owned IoT platforms, guaranteeing capacity is used efficiently;
• Guarantee owned IoT Connectivity platforms can cope with new products being delivered to IoT customers;
• Manage stakeholders and vendors as required for the technical delivery and  report project progress & activities.

Who you are

• Educated to BSc degree level in Software Engineering or related discipline with Computer Science;
• Proven hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in complex environments, with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc;
• Strong grasp of DevOps principles and best practices, with the ability to work across development and operations functions;
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD practices and tooling, with a proven ability to maintain, evolve, and scale the CI/CD toolchain to meet growing platform needs;
• Understanding of security principles, practices and standards and how they translate into real-world technical solutions;
• Able to work well within a multinational, multicultural environment;
• Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies, especially SAFe, desirable;
• Experience in complex international programmes: the role holder will need to be able to work laterally with technical (engineering and operations) and business functions (line of business, finance) within Vodafone;
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD best practices, and Agile methodologies, with a track record of fostering automation-first and feedback-driven cultures;
• Proven experience with git and version control workflows;
• Comfortable working in containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, including deployment and lifecycle management;
• Comfortable with scripting languages such as bash, python or groovy;
• Industry experience working with Linux-based systems and deploying solutions across on-premises and cloud platforms;
• Valued experience with integration with other DevOps stack tools;
• Good understanding of information security;
• Consultative, customer-focused design mind-set;
• Strong presentation and communication skills, to technical, business and (senior) management audience;
• Strong work planning- and time management skills;
• Willing to learn and a strong sense of ownsership and autonomy;
• Fluency in English.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

• Hybrid Work Model - Flexible hybrid work model with 8-10 in-office days per month, managed by team leaders;
• Vodafone Products and Services - Employees get a mobile phone, free communication plan, data card, and various discounts on services and products;
• Recognition - Recognition programs for innovative, creative, high-potential employees and exemplary behaviors;
• Health and Well-being - Well-being Program offers nutrition and psychological consultations, webinars, workshops, and discounts on various services and products;
• Learning - Access to Communities of Practice and a customizable digital training platform with high-quality content (namely Harvard Business Publishing, Skillsoft and Speexx);
• Local and International Mobility - Internal recruitment with local and international rotation opportunities across departments and roles.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.