DevOps Engineer | S2 | Wealth Management & Insurance

Santander USA; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a DevOps Engineer to join a forward-thinking company’s Wealth Management & Insurance Team. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, supporting the deployment of applications and maintaining a robust CI/CD pipeline. Ideal for those transitioning from Java development to DevOps or seasoned professionals looking to expand their expertise. With a hybrid working model and a commitment to employee well-being, this position promises a fulfilling career path in a dynamic environment. Join a team that values innovation and collaboration, and help shape the future of technology in finance.

Benefits

Annual cash allowance of £500

Discretionary performance-related annual bonus

8% pension contribution

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free digital health services

Death-in-service benefit

Employee discount platform

Voluntary healthcare benefits

Share plans

Charitable giving support

Qualifications

• Experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines with Java applications.
• Involvement in deployment and support of applications in production.

Responsibilities

• Support the deployment of Project applications and BAU activities.
• Work with the Technical team on pipeline activities across environments.

Skills

CI/CD Pipeline Setup

Java Development

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Kubernetes

AWS

Dynatrace

Jira

Job description

Interested in part-time, job-share or flexible working? We want to talk to you!

Join our community.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a DevOps Engineer to join our Wealth Management & Insurance Team.

You’ll work within the technical team to help deliver and maintain the continuous delivery and deployment pipeline for our Projects and aid in our support of BAU activities. The opportunity would suit an experienced Java software engineer that wishes move into a DevOps position or an existing DevOps Engineer that wishes to expand their experience.

If you’ve performed a similar role previously, this could be a great opportunity to develop your career.

The difference you’ll make:

• Supporting the deployment of Project applications and BAU activities in the development pipeline
• Supporting the Senior DevOps Engineer and Technical team with all pipeline activities in all environments
• Representing the Team at Change Control forums and delivering supporting documentation
• Working to the priorities envisaged by the Technical Lead and Project Managers
• Providing problem solving support with the deployment process
• Supporting the wider team in deployment activities, as required

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Involvement in setting up the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and Kubnetes with Java applications
• Experience with development, testing, deployment, systems/infrastructure, and project teams to ensure continuous operation of build and test systems
• Experience of implementing end to end of the product, from development to production

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Experience on RedHat OpenStack (IaaS) and OpenShift (PaaS) solutions
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Experience with Monitoring Tools, Dynatrace and/or Elastic Search
• Experience using Jira as ticket tracking and workflow tool

What else you need to know:

This permanent role is based in Unity Place – Milton Keynes.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Application process

If your application is successful, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :–

1st Stage – Technical Interview – this will a 30min technical interview with one of the team

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions. This can be done virtually or face to face depending on your situation.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at [e-mail] or call 0870 414 9080.

About the company

Our work touches 140 million lives every day. How? By always innovating, sharing our experiences, questioning how we do things and adapting to new challenges.As we keep reinventing ourselves for the digital age, you’ll find that with us, even your smallest action will have a massive impact. That’s the Santander Effect.