DevOps Engineer

Akkodis; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic cloud services team in a hybrid role, requiring office attendance two days a week. The role encompasses designing and maintaining infrastructure, managing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring the security and scalability of services. Candidates should possess hands-on DevOps experience, proficiency in cloud services, and a solid understanding of networking principles. This position promises an exciting opportunity to impact a market-leading organization.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a DevOps, SRE or similar role.
• Strong proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• In-depth knowledge of container orchestration.
• Demonstrable experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Expertise in using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or Bash.
• Solid understanding of networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, firewalls).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for reliable software releases.
• Develop and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure using IaC.
• Manage and scale containerised applications for high availability.
• Automate manual processes related to deployment and operations.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to identify system issues.
• Work closely with teams to troubleshoot issues and optimise performance.
• Integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle.

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud provider proficiency

Container orchestration knowledge

CI/CD tools experience

Terraform or Ansible

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Security best practices (DevSecOps)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

DevOps Engineer
Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading service provider to recruit an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their leading cloud services team.

Please note this is a hybrid role where you will be required to attend the office 2 days a week.

The Role

As a DevOps Engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure that powers our clients' cutting‑edge platforms. You will be instrumental in automating the development pipeline and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of services within telecommunications and a managed service provider (MSP) environment.

The Responsibilities

• CI/CD pipeline management: design, implement, and manage continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines for all platforms, enabling rapid and reliable software releases.
• Infrastructure as code: develop and maintain cloud and on‑premise infrastructure using IaC principles with tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Containerization & orchestration: manage and scale containerised applications, ensuring high availability and efficient resource utilisation in a multi‑tenant environment.
• Automation & scripting: automate manual processes related to deployment, monitoring, and operations using languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
• Monitoring & logging: implement and manage robust monitoring, logging and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to proactively identify and resolve system issues.
• Collaboration: work closely with software developers, network engineers and product managers to troubleshoot issues and optimise performance.
• Security: integrate security best practices (DevSecOps) into the development lifecycle, including vulnerability scanning, static code analysis and compliance checks.

The Requirements

• Hands‑on experience in a DevOps, SRE or similar role.
• Strong proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• In‑depth knowledge of container orchestration.
• Demonstrable experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Expertise in using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or Bash.
• Solid understanding of networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, firewalls).

If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to play a pivotal part in a market leading organisation please apply now.

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