DevOps Engineer

Sanderson Government & Defence; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent government and defence solutions provider is seeking a DevOps Engineer with eDV clearance to develop innovative cloud-native platforms and applications. Candidates should have proven experience in Java and JavaScript, as well as knowledge of AWS services. Responsibilities include implementing CI/CD practices and contributing to data engineering efforts. The position is based in either Cheltenham or London, with a contract duration of 6-12 months.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Java and JavaScript development, focusing on cloud-native applications.
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration tools.
• Experience with agile development processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud-native platforms and applications.
• Implement and optimize relevant technologies for applications.
• Contribute to batch analytics and data engineering efforts.

Skills

Cloud-native platform design

Java development

JavaScript development

Data engineering

CI/CD practices

Monitoring and alerting

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Prometheus

Grafana

Elasticsearch

Job description

Role: DevOps Engineer

Location: Cheltenham or London

Contract duration: 6-12 months

Clearance level: eDV

We provide talent solutions for the UK government and their critical supply chains. We currently are on the look out for eDV cleared DevOps professionals to join our National Security sector.

Key skills:

• Design and develop innovative cloud-native platforms and applications using AWS, data engineering, and CI/CD practices.
• Implement and optimize Java, JavaScript, React, and other relevant technologies for full-stack applications.
• Contribute to batch analytics, Python, and data engineering efforts.
• Ensure platform and application resilience through effective monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, and Elasticsearch.
• Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and code reviews.
• Apply SRE principles to improve system reliability and performance.
• Proven experience in Java and JavaScript development, with a focus on cloud-native applications.
• Good understanding of AWS services

Additional skills:

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools (Helm, ArgoCD).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab, Concourse) and monitoring solutions (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Elasticsearch).
• Knowledge of batch analytics and Python.

If you think you would be a good fit please apply with your most recent CV

Reasonable Adjustments:

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