DevOps Engineer

Brave HCG; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to work on-site in Gloucestershire. The role involves maintaining a critical service and requires current DV clearance. Responsibilities include managing integrations, optimising performance, and providing technical support. Ideal candidates have strong experience in Infrastructure as Code, scripting, CI/CD tools, and cloud networking, along with a collaborative team spirit.

Qualifications

• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform.
• Proficiency in scripting languages for automation tasks.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitPod or Concourse CI.
• Knowledge of cloud networking concepts.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Basic Linux SysAdmin - RHCSA.
• Experience with MongoDB and/or Elastic.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage customer-requested integrations.
• Monitor application and infrastructure health, and optimise system performance.
• Deploy updates and perform regular maintenance.
• Provide second-line technical support.
• Automate tasks and enhance customer experience.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently.
• Collaborate with teams for requirement gathering.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Automation and Scripting

CI/CD Pipelines

Networking

Containers

Operating Systems

Databases/Analytics

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Client site 3 days a week)

Salary: £50,000 - £75,000 (Depending on Experience)

Hours: Monday to Friday

Please Note - DV Clearance Required

Our Client:

Our client supports customers with all IT and procurement requirements. IT is often seen as complex and frustrating; our client is here to change that. Their mission is to provide fully tailored IT solutions that facilitate efficiency, productivity and profitability. Our client helps customers to succeed through technology by focusing their advice, procurement and services across three key IT priorities: Infrastructure, Consultancy and Services.

The Role:

Our client is looking for experienced DevOps Engineers with current DV clearance to work in Gloucestershire. The role is office based and working alongside their client base team and involves the maintenance and support of a highly critical service in collaboration with client operations and security teams to ensure service remains optimised for performance and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage customer-requested integrations
• Embed security practices throughout the software development lifecycle
• Monitor and log application and infrastructure health, troubleshooting and optimising system performance based on key metrics
• Deploy updates, fixes, and perform regular maintenance
• Provide second-line technical support
• Build tools and automation to reduce errors and enhance customer experience
• Perform root cause analysis for production errors and implement long-term solutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently
• Automate tasks, including visualisation and reporting processes
• Design and implement troubleshooting and maintenance procedures
• Collaborate with teams for requirement gathering and documentation
• Foster automation, orchestration, and Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) best practices
• Promote a problem-solving mindset and a strong team-oriented approach
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Experience with Test is essential

Skills Required

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like Terraform
• Automation and Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages for automation tasks. Strong experience with Python and/or Java preferred.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Experience with CI/CD tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitPod or Concourse CI.
• Networking: Knowledge of cloud networking concepts, including VPCs, VPNs, load balancers, and DNS.
• Containers: Familiarity with containerisation technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Operating Systems: Basic Linux SysAdmin - RHCSA.
• Databases/Analytics: Experience with MongoDB and/or Elastic.