Devops Engineer

Netcompany; Ledston; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Vitality private medical health care

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Certifications & training

Employee discounts

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Netcompany in Leeds, UK is seeking a DevOps Engineer to implement and support improvements across platforms with a focus on automation, reliability, and rapid delivery. You will join the APS (Application Support) team and perform a mix of development, DevOps and support tasks, including an on-call rotation.

The role requires hands-on experience with AWS, CI/CD, Terraform and Kubernetes, plus Java, monitoring tools and GitOps.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a similar DevOps role.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on with Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Experience in Java.
• Experience with monitoring tools.
• Kubernetes & Helm familiarity.
• Experience with AWS Cloud.
• CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
• Database change management (Liquibase).
• GitOps understanding.
• Automation and proactive monitoring mindset.
• Willingness to travel and UK right to work.
• UK Security Clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support improvements to efficiency and software quality.
• Collaborate in DevOps focused, cross-functional teams.
• Handle development, DevOps, and support tasks.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

DevOps basics

Communication

Automation mindset

Stakeholder management

Willingness to travel

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Liquibase

AWS

Job description

Responsible for implementing and supporting improvements, enhancing efficiency, enhancing software quality, and accelerating delivery times and having a shared responsibility between development/operations, with a focus on people, processes, and tools that take a unified customer/user focus in a multi-disciplinary team with Development, QA, IT Operations, InfoSec, UCD, etc., all working together to achieve a common goal of applying best practices in DevOps.

You will work in our APS (Application Support) team, where you will learn about the different platforms and products we support in the UK. You will be responsible for a mix of development, DevOps, and support, and will be part of an on-call rotation.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience of DevOps tooling, containers and containerisation


• Communication: Able to speak to stakeholders and be able to transfer business requirements into technical implementation


• Facilitate information/business knowledge: Able to act as a business SME and understand what the business needs and how to support this into an efficient DevOps team.


• Stakeholder Management: Able to negotiate and influence with stakeholders to ensure the service runs effectively and efforts are placed correctly.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a similar role


• Strong knowledge of AWS and CI/CD pipeline creation and maintenance


• Practical experience using Terraform and Kubernetes


• Experience in Java


• Experienced with multiple ecosystem databases, architecture and integration


• Experience with monitoring tools to ensure system reliability and performance.


• Kubernetes & Helm: Strong understanding of container orchestration with Kubernetes and package management using Helm.


• Experience with AWS Cloud.


• CI/CD: Proficiency in setting up and maintaining pipelines, particularly with Jenkins.


• Database Management: Experience with schema change management (e.g., Liquibase).


• GitOps: Understanding of GitOps principles.


• Core Principles: A mindset focused on automation, proactive monitoring, continuous improvement, and defining best practices.


• Must have a willingness to travel


• Must have the right to work in the UK


• Must be able to attain a UK Security Clearance

Additional Information

Benefits include

• Hybrid working model with some flexible working


• Private Medical Health care via Vitality


• Pension contribution, Life Assurance


• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.


• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.


• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

DevOps Engineer Leeds, England, United Kingdom