DevOps Engineer

La Fosse Associates; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer for a permanent position in London. You will be responsible for deploying and configuring applications, managing SQL Server databases, and enhancing CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in application deployment and strong troubleshooting skills, with a salary between £65k and £70k. This position involves 3 days of onsite work.

Qualifications

• Experience with deployment/configuration of applications is essential.
• Background in development, testing, or support is necessary.
• Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills are vital.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, install, and configure .NET and web applications.
• Manage SQL Server databases, permissions, backups, and scripts.
• Ensure system monitoring, backups, and resource integrity.

Skills

Application deployment/configuration experience

Background in development, testing, or support

Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills

Build and deployment pipeline creation and maintenance

Automation experience

Windows Server, SQL Server Management Studio

IIS and Apache Tomcat

Virtualization (VMWare)

Package management (CloudSmith, Artifactory)

Containers: Minikube, Docker, Kubernetes

CI/CD with SAST/SCA

DevOps tools: Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, AWS CI/CD, TeamCity, OctopusDeploy

Terraform, Ansible

PowerShell scripting

Azure & AWS fundamentals

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Location: London (3 days onsite)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £65k – £70k (possibly higher for the right candidate)

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, install, and configure .NET and other web applications.
• Manage SQL Server databases, permissions, backups, and script deployments.
• Perform structured releases across DEV, TEST, and PRD environments.
• Configure and manage virtualized servers (e.g., VMWare) with performance tuning.
• Install and support packaged applications such as BizTalk, Dynamics CRM, and Pega.
• Maintain deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting documentation.
• Monitor systems, logs, backups, and server resources; ensure availability and integrity.
• Administer Active Directory: users, groups, and service accounts.
• Assist with disaster recovery planning, testing, and out-of-hours deployments.
• Identify automation opportunities in deployments, maintenance, and environment refreshes.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and platform teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop CI/CD policies, standards, and training materials.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Application deployment/configuration experience
• Background in development, testing, or support
• Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills
• Build and deployment pipeline creation and maintenance
• Automation experience
• Windows Server, SQL Server Management Studio
• IIS and Apache Tomcat
• Virtualization (VMWare)
• Package management (CloudSmith, Artifactory)
• Containers: Minikube, Docker, Kubernetes
• CI/CD with SAST/SCA
• DevOps tools: Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, AWS CI/CD, TeamCity, OctopusDeploy
• Terraform, Ansible
• PowerShell scripting
• Azure & AWS fundamentals

Desirable

• Third-party software supplier experience
• Infrastructure engineer background
• Insurance industry exposure
• Application support / systems admin experience
• Web application support
• Multi-platform automation initiatives
• Continuous improvement mindset
• MS Dynamics & PowerApps