AWS Platform/DevOps Engineer

Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited is seeking a DevOps Engineer to create robust environments for multidisciplinary teams within a major UK digital transformation program. The role emphasizes automation, AWS proficiency, and strong collaboration with stakeholders.

You will manage Terraform-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and tooling like Jenkins, Git, and Docker in a secure, highly available AWS setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with AWS technologies and cloud security.
• Proficient in IaC and automation.
• Experience in 24x7 AWS environments and incident management.
• Strong stakeholder communication and reporting.
• Experience with OpenLDAP and mail services configuration.
• Hands-on CI/CD delivery using Groovy scripting and Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality, maintainable code with an automation-first approach.
• Provide in-depth insight into DevOps issues and technical guidance.
• Foster learning, transparency and self-organization within the team.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings with stakeholders to drive outcomes.
• Own and resolve technology change, issues and escalations.
• Lead by example to build a constructive team culture and manage conflicts.

Skills

AWS technologies

Shell/Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Vagrant

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Groovy

OpenLDAP

Nessus security

Tools

Terraform

Vagrant

Docker

Groovy

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Postfix

Dovecot

Job description

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for creating the right environment for your multidisciplinary team to succeed, helping them to self-organize whilst fostering a culture of learning and transparency. You'll be a key part of one of the UK's biggest and most high-profile digital transformation programs, a once-in-a-generation reform of government products and services.

• Develop high quality and maintainable code with automation first approach.
• Provide in-depth insight into DevOps issues and strong technical experience.
• Maintain an open-minded attitude and ability to rapidly adapt and learn in line with DevOps culture.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings with a variety of stakeholders, show and tell, and drive outcomes.
• Manage technology change, issues, and escalations (external and internal), taking responsibility by owning them until they are mitigated or resolved.
• Lead by example, acting as a servant-leader, demonstrating the right behaviours, dealing with conflict, and helping establish a team culture that allows for constructive criticism. 10+ years of experience with a broad range of AWS technologies (eg, EC2, ECS, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, SSM, HSM) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security.
• Expertise in AWS networking using VPC, NACLs, route53, transit gateways and VIFs.
• Expertise in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant.
• Experience with using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to support automation
• Solid experience as a DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools.
• Strong Scripting skills (eg Shell, Python, PowerShell) and automation skills.
• Experience in configuring Open LDAP
• Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline using Groovy script.
• Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
• Experience with system monitoring tools (eg, Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, and Node exporter).
• Experience in deploying and configuring Postfix SMTP and Dovecot IMAP Servers.
• Experience configuring mail clients like Thunderbird and outlook office 365.
• Experience working with implementing COTS products.
• Experience in configuring and maintain Nginx and Squid Proxy with mTLS.
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex infrastructure resource and application deployment issues.
• Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management.
• Experience in automating and codifying the installation of software packages.
• Nessus security scanning and antivirus experience with ClamAV and MS defender.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience in Jaspersoft reporting tool.
• DBA experience in performance tuning SQL queries and Postgres/Aurora DB config.
• Experience in setting up Proxmox cluster with ubuntu OS.
• Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication.
• Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO.
• Firewall and switch configuration and patch management.
• Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP).
• Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on digital or technology projects at a leading consultancy, agency, or government organization.
• AWS or Azure certification, or willingness to attain the certification.
• Self-starter, comfortable working in both process-driven and ambiguous environments.
• Experience and passion for working within Central Government and other sectors.
• Proven capability of working successfully with senior client stakeholders and end-users, quickly building successful relationships, and establishing credibility.
• Passion for digital and technology, with the drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself and others.
• Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills, with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work independently in a highly collaborative, team-based environment.