DevOps Engineer

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK bank is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the Cloud and DevOps team in building a new hosting platform in AWS and migrating services from private to public cloud. Responsibilities include demonstrating the application of DevOps methodologies and collaborating with various teams to improve platform functionality. Ideal candidates will have experience in Infrastructure as Code and be proficient in tools such as Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, as well as AWS services. This position offers a chance to make impactful decisions that drive long-term value.

Qualifications

• Experience in Infrastructure as Code.
• Solid understanding of Software Development.
• Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cloud and DevOps team in building a new hosting platform in AWS.
• Demonstrate and visualize the flow and delivery of value through DevOps methods.
• Collaborate with teams for platform improvement.
• Provide feedback to enhance policies, practices, and tooling.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Software Development

Automation scripting (Python/Shell)

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS hosting and services

Java Spring boot

CI/CD (Gitlab)

Observability tooling (Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Mimir, Prometheus)

Job description

Join us as a DevOps Engineer

• This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to building our DevOps engineering capability, culture and mindsets within the bank
• Promoting technical and cultural change, you’ll be accelerating learning journeys and the progressive adoption of our DevOps centre of excellence technical practices and techniques
• As you build relationships with your colleagues, you’ll be making sure that decisions are commercially focused and create long term value for the bank

What you'll do

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll be supporting the Cloud and DevOps team build a new hosting platform in AWS, as well as supporting the migration of our services from private cloud to public cloud.

You’ll also be:

• Demonstrating how to measure, understand and visualise the flow and delivery of value through adopting DevOps tools, techniques and processes
• Working with teams across the bank to improve the platform
• Providing feedback that builds on policies, standards, practices and associated DevOps tooling
• Making sure decisions made are based on robust data, return on investment and value measures that demonstrate thoughtful and intelligent cost management

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with experience in Infrastructure as Code, as well as a solid understanding of Software Development and automation scripting such as Python or Shell.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Proficiency with Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge and experience in AWS hosting and services
• A solid understanding of programming languages, preferably Java Spring boot
• Demonstratable CI/CD experience preferably using Gitlab
• Experience with Observability tooling such as Grafana Loki, Tempo, Mimir and Prometheus