Role: Industrial IoT DevOps Engineer

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Onsite with occasional WFH

Salary: £40,000–£48,000 depending on experience, plus pension and performance bonus.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK

This is a exiting role for a IoT devops engineer who is wanting to work in IoT, energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and nuclear.

This is 80% Devops and server management and the other 20% to gather data

We need a devops engineer to support the deployment, maintenance, and operation of secure, connected monitoring systems for harsh industrial environments. You will deliver cloud and on-prem solutions that connect ultrasonic sensors, including LoRaWAN-based, to provide actionable asset data to end users.

This hands-on role involves system integration, device onboarding, data flow management, and managing live customer instances. You will work closely with internal engineering teams and external partners to support real-world deployments in sectors including energy, chemicals, and manufacturing, with a focus on long-term corrosion monitoring and defect detection.

Your focus will be developing NodeRed flows which ingest and output data in a range of IOT and industrial formats. You will also be responsible for connecting IOT devices, including configuration of on gateway LoRaWAN LNS using Chirpstack.

In year one, you will support a pilot with around 10 customers and up to 100 devices, building processes that will scale to thousands of devices in future years.

This is a varied and practical role that offers the opportunity to take ownership of system integration and deployment activities. It suits a technically capable, proactive engineer who works well independently and is confident operating in demanding, safety-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy, integrate, and support connected devices to Thingsboard and customer systems using Node-RED, including developing new flows and integrations.

• Connection of IOT devices including configuration of on-gateway Chirpstack LoRaWAN LNS and deployment of connected devices.

• Assist with Linux VMs, Docker, and basic firewall rules under an established runbook (e.g. Azure NSGs, Cloudflare Access) to ensure secure deployments.

• Ensure secure and reliable device-to-cloud data flow using HTTP/MQTT, APIs, and modern industrial protocols (e.g. Modbus-TCP, OPC-UA).

• Commission and troubleshoot devices, gateways, and networks in the field, including validating LoRaWAN connectivity.

• Collaborate with engineering and customer support teams to onboard new devices and customers smoothly, and provide knowledge transfer through concise documentation and runbooks.

• Support the maintenance and improvement of dashboards and workflows in ThingsBoard.

• Provide light support for a small legacy IIS/SQL Server application (minimal time commitment, basic configuration only).

The Candidate:

Essential skills and personal attributes:

• Use of Node-RED for building and managing data flows.

• Experience with LoRaWAN sensors and Chirpstack (or similar) LNS platforms.

• Hands-on experience deploying and supporting IoT or web-connected systems.

• Familiarity with industrial protocols such as Modbus-TCP and OPC-UA.

• Basic firewall/security administration (e.g. Azure NSGs, VPN, or Cloudflare rules).

• Basic Linux and Docker administration.

• HTTP/MQTT integration and JSON payload handling.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience editing dashboards or building custom widgets in ThingsBoard (PE or CE).

• Practical use of PostgreSQL.

• Scripting in JavaScript (or similar); willing to learn TBEL.

• Exposure to IIS and SQL Server.

• Good problem-solving and communication skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary, pension and performance bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including Cycle to Work Scheme, Holiday Buy-back and First Friday Half Days monthly, with increasing leave on years of service.

• Access to Electric Car Scheme

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

How to apply?

Please email a CV to danni@cortechtalentsolutions.co.uk