DevOps Engineer

Neptune North Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Neptune North Limited in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for exceptional talent with strong technical skills. You will be responsible for infrastructure automation and managing CI systems, helping us deliver innovative technology solutions to clients in the financial services industry.

Ideal candidates will have coding experience, familiarity with automation tools, and an undergraduate degree. A collaborative and supportive working environment awaits you!

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with team members and clients.
• Experience in financial services is a bonus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure and environment automation.
• Owning, managing, and maintaining Continuous Integration infrastructure.
• Delivery of end-user automation solutions.

Skills

PowerShell / scripting language

C#, Java or Python

Infrastructure As Code (Ansible, Terraform)

Containerization using Docker

Monitoring with ELK, Grafana

CI/CD with TeamCity

Microsoft SQL Server

Windows and Linux administration

Education

Undergraduate Degree in a relevant subject

Tools

Octopus Deploy

Static analysis tools (SonarQube)

Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

VMware (vSphere)

Job description

Neptune North was founded in 2024 as a joint venture between Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting and part of the NYSE-listed Marsh, and Rokos Capital Management, a global alternative investment fund manager. Our people are exceptional technical experts, who thrive on exploiting leading-edge technologies to solve the most complex problems.

We provide bespoke technology solutions to businesses operating in the banking and financial services, private capital and defence industries.

Our working environment is founded on principles of trust, collaboration and shared purpose. We pride ourselves both on the high calibre of our people, and on the supportive workplace they create, where each individual is given autonomy to grow and thrive.

From our headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, we operate across our international office network. We are expanding rapidly, building teams in key markets to stay close to our clients and talent.

Our Culture

• We are looking for exceptional talent with excellent communication skills
• Collaboration is key, both internally and with our clients. We believe we do our best work when we are together and working hand in hand with business users
• Curiosity is something we embrace and value highly
• We want people who are positive and passionate, have proven problem solving capabilities, can work quickly to find solutions to complex challenges and unlock big opportunities
• People need to be able to take ownership and be trusted to deliver, going the extra mile
• We want people who are highly motivated and have a high desire to learn

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure and environment automation
• Owning, managing and maintaining our Continuous Integration infrastructure
• Development of our monitoring and diagnostics
• Delivery of end-user automation solutions

What makes a great candidate

• PowerShell / scripting language
• C#, Java or Python – prior history as developer or the ability to code
• Infrastructure As Code – Ansible, Terraform or equivalent
• Containerisation using Docker, and orchestration via Kubernetes or Docker Swarm
• Monitoring with ELK, Grafana or equivalent
• CI/CD with TeamCity
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Windows and Linux administration experience
• The ability to communicate clearly and professionally with our clients as well as team members
• Financial Services experience a bonus, but is not essential
• An Undergraduate Degree in a relevant subject

We would also prefer you to have

• Octopus Deploy
• Static analysis tools e.g. SonarQube
• Control-M
• Cloud experience (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• VMware (vSphere) and SAN experience
• You can have an impact from day one – we empower and trust our people to leverage their skillsets
• Work on a wide variety of projects alongside exceptionally talented people, often closely correlated to world events and trends
• Deliver demonstrable business value working hand-in-hand with the customer
• Learn from industry experts on how financial markets and world economies work