DevOps Engineer

Berkeley Square IT; City Of London; On-site; GBP 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment/trading firm in London is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance automation and CI/CD processes. Candidates should have 5+ years' experience, a relevant degree, and skills in cloud infrastructure. This position offers a competitive package exceeding £250k and requires a minimum of 4 days onsite. The firm values innovation and cutting-edge technology in their operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a commercial environment.
• Exceptional expertise in automation, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure.
• Education from a Russell Group or top 100 university.

Responsibilities

• Identify and utilize automation opportunities in development and production environments.
• Collaborate with the Core Architecture team to evolve and scale systems.

Skills

Automation expertise

CI/CD best practices

Cloud Infrastructure management

PowerShell / scripting language

C#, Java or Python

Infrastructure as Code

Containerisation - Docker

Kubernetes or Docker Swarm

Monitoring tools (ELK, Grafana)

Microsoft SQL Server

Education

A-Levels at grade A*/A/B

2.1 degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bitbucket

JIRA

Octopus Deploy

Control-M

VMware (vSphere)

Job description

Overview

London

Permanent - 4 days onsite Central London

Step into the dynamic realm of Senior DevOps at a leading, innovative Investment/Trading company, where cutting-edge technology meets limitless potential. We are looking for the best talent, 5+ years in a commercial environment, candidates who command a £250k+ package.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with a Bachelors degree from a Russell Group or top 100 world university, bringing exceptional expertise in automation, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Identify and utilize automation opportunities, taking ownership of both development pipeline and production environment automation, including continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with the Core Architecture team to evolve and scale systems in alignment with the growing needs of the business.

Technical Expertise

• PowerShell / scripting language
• C#, Java or Python with prior development experience or ability to code
• Infrastructure As Code: Ansible, Terraform or equivalent
• Containerisation using Docker, and orchestration via Kubernetes or Docker Swarm
• Monitoring with ELK, Grafana or equivalent
• CI/CD with TeamCity
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Windows and Linux administration experience

Additional Skills

• Bitbucket, JIRA
• Octopus Deploy
• Static analysis tools
• Control-M
• Cloud experience (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• VMware (vSphere) and SAN experience

Must Have

Education

A-Levels at grade A*/A/B/ (or international equivalent) and a minimum 2.1 degree obtained in

Computer Science, or a related field, from a Russell Group University