DevOps Engineer - Negotiable

Alchemy; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An industry-leading tech start-up in Reading is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support product deployment and maintain existing infrastructure. The role offers flexible working arrangements, including remote work options. Candidates should have over 5 years of IT experience, including 2+ years in DevOps, and expertise in tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Strong communication skills and the ability to multitask are essential in this dynamic environment. Join a rapidly evolving team to ensure the long-term security and accessibility of clients' data.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience within IT, including over 2 years in a DevOps capacity.
• Experience with either AWS or GCP.
• Production experience of Docker Container technologies.
• Production experience of using Kubernetes.
• Intimate knowledge of the Linux operating system with a focus on CentOS.

Responsibilities

• Automate and orchestrate deployment with CI/CD techniques.
• Troubleshoot production and pre-production environment issues.
• Help drive security practices in all implementations.
• Develop and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Cloud and DevOps knowledge

Excellent technical communication skills

Excellent non-technical communication skills

Ability to multitask and manage time efficiently

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Job description

About the job DevOps Engineer - Negotiable

Our client is an industry leading tech start-up based in Reading.

Their exceptional SaaS solution is used internationally for the archiving and preservation of valuable digital assets across a range of industries including life sciences, scientific research, heritage and higher education.

Today, the amount of data that organisations are generating is growing exponentially. This means the long-term management and preservation of that data is more important than ever before. This is an incredibly exciting time for Our Client, as their customers rely on them to ensure the long-term security and accessibility of their data, regardless of volume, variety or complexity.

The Role

Our client is looking for an experienced Cloud and Operations Engineer to provide creative technical solutions to their product deployment and support of existing infrastructure using DevOps techniques.

As a self-motivatedEngineeryou wouldjoin adynamicteam, supporting arapidly evolving product.Bringingyour excellentCloud and DevOps knowledge to our client. You’denable them to respond to the high volume and rapidly changing data management needs of our customers.

The role is based out of Reading, with a flexible approach to working with the option to work remotely if desired.

Key Tasks

• Automating and orchestrating thedeployment withContinuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD)techniques
• Troubleshoot production and pre-production environment issues
• Build and configure container technologies for Docker Swarm and Kubernetes
• Help drive Security Practices in all implementations
• Build a great working relationship with team members and the Java based application development teams
• Develop and mentor junior team members

Skills/Experience

• 5+ years’ experience within IT, including over 2 years in a DevOps capacity
• Experience with either AWS or GCP
• Infrastructure as Codeand automationtoolsTerraform, Helm, and Jenkins
• Production experience of Docker Container technologies
• Experience with using monitoring tools, Prometheus, Alert Manager, Grafana, ELK stack
• Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills
• Able to multitask, prioritise, and manage time efficiently
• An understanding of authentication protocols such as Oauth and SAML
• Production experience of using Kubernetes
• Intimate knowledge of the Linux operating system with a focus on CentOS
• Proficient in scripting, and Git and Git workflows (Python andbash scripts)
• Working knowledge of NoSQL and Relational databases technologies such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL