Join the Frontline Group — Making the Complex Simple
Frontline Group is made up of three dynamic business units—Frontline Distribution Solutions, Frontline Retail Solutions, and Gold Key Media—supported by key enabling functions. United by our mission to ‘Make the Complex Simple’, we’re the UK’s leading retail sales, marketing, and distribution company, with a strong presence in publishing and home entertainment.
Who We Work With
We partner with iconic UK magazine publishers, representing titles like Radio Times, Good Housekeeping, TV Choice, Heat, Top Gear, Grazia, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Empire, National Geographic, and many more.
We also work with major film studios to manage DVD distribution in grocery retail: and run the book category for retailers such as Morrisons and Waitrose. We are currently expanding into additional categories such as music, collectables and other exciting products. At Gold Key Media we work closely with key venues such as four and five star hotels, airport lounges and world famous events internationally.
What We Do
We collaborate with UK and international retailers, wholesalers, and supply chain partners to deliver on our clients’ commercial goals with the vision to be the most valued Distribution and Retail solutions partner. Through Gold Key Media, we also manage premium brand placements across global events, travel hubs, and hospitality venues.
Who We Are
Jointly owned by Bauer Media and Immediate Media Company (Hubert Burda Media), Frontline Group offers career opportunities across a wide range of business areas. We’re passionate about developing talent and have a strong track record of helping our people grow and thrive.
Our Culture
Our teams are made up of trusted industry professionals. We celebrate diversity and ensure everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves.
Our I ACT values—Impact, Ambition, Collaboration, and Trust—drive sustainable performance, business growth, continuous innovation, and a happy work environment.
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We’re looking for a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer to help modernise and run the core infrastructure that powers one of the UK’s most complex distribution and forecasting networks. You’ll play a key role in moving us toward a secure, automated, cloud-first future.
In this role, you’ll design, operate, and improve our on prem, cloud, and hybrid platforms. You’ll work closely with engineering, security, data, and service teams to embed automation, strengthen resilience, and deliver high-quality infrastructure services. This is a senior technical role with real ownership — not people management.
We offer a hybrid working model, with a minimum of 2 days a week in our Peterborough office.
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Build and support resilient cloud and on prem infrastructure
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Ensure platforms are secure, scalable, monitored, and well documented
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Develop CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
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Automate processes to improve reliability and reduce manual work
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Enhance observability, logging, and operational tooling
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Participate in the DevOps on call rota
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Lead incident response and root cause investigations
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Implement fixes to improve stability and prevent recurrence
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Embed security and compliance into platform design
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Manage access controls, encryption, and audit logging
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Support vulnerability and configuration management
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Work within a Kanban delivery model
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Prioritise technical work and support continuous improvement
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Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Development, Data, and Service teams
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your wellbeing and lifestyle, including:
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28 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
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Contributory pension, including life assurance, and income protection
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Informal hybrid working arrangements, combining in-office and remote/home working.
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Additional leave: 2 paid volunteering days per year and family-friendly policy
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Wellbeing support, including our Employee Assistance Programme
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On-site gym and parking at Stuart House, Peterborough
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Reward Gateway scheme – Smart Spending App
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Salary‑sacrifice options including private medical insurance, car scheme, and holiday purchase scheme
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Learning and development opportunities
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Executive coaching and mentoring available to all colleagues
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Strong experience in DevOps or infrastructure engineering
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Hands-on cloud or hybrid production support
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CI/CD pipeline development
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Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
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Scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
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Experience in Agile/Kanban environments
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Networking, monitoring, and troubleshooting experience
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Strong communication and problem-solving skills
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Desirable, but not essential: Containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), Configuration management (e.g., Ansible), GitOps practices, virtualisation, and infrastructure security knowledge.
Bring ‘You’ to the interview
Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We want to make sure that our selection processes are transparent and fair, providing a level playing field for anyone who wants to come and work with us. Therefore, if you require any reasonable adjustments to an interview process, please feel free to get in touch with the Hiring Manager who will be happy to discuss your needs in complete confidence.
