DevOps I Platform I Tools Engineer

Jobtailor; Crawley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior DevOps Platform Engineer to create a modern, cloud-native tooling environment for UK engineering teams. You will drive migrations to Azure, ensure service continuity during tooling transitions, and coach junior colleagues within an Agile team with a Technical Product Owner.

Strong automation, CI/CD, and security clearance are essential. Your responsibilities include deploying tools on Thales Azure infrastructure, implementing IaC, monitoring, backups, and

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in modern DevOps and platform engineering technologies.
• Linux administration and scripting.
• CI/CD methodologies and pipeline design.
• Kubernetes and Docker for containerisation and orchestration.
• JFrog Platform (Artifactory/XRay) for artifact and dependency management.
• GitLab for source control and CI.
• Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Python for scripting and tooling.
• Virtual Machines and cloud infrastructure concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build and support a modern, cloud-native tooling environment for engineering teams across the UK.
• Lead migration from legacy tooling to Azure-based solutions.
• Ensure continuity of service during tooling transition.
• Work in an agile development team with a Technical Product Owner and other stakeholders.
• Plan, prioritise, and deliver improvements.
• Coach and guide junior team members.
• Champion best practices in deployment, automation, and operations.
• Deploy and support tools on Thales’ Azure infrastructure, including CI/CD, artifact management, code quality, and licensing tools.
• Build or modify deployment solutions using Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Improve processes through automation to reduce manual effort and increase consistency and reliability.
• Maintain existing environments during the transition phase.
• Support delivery teams with automated tools and scripts to provision resources.
• Implement monitoring, backups, archives, and log management.
• Maintain relationships with engineering users and key stakeholders to align tooling with business needs.

Skills

DevOps Engineering

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

Linux administration

Python scripting

Ansible

GitLab

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Jenkins

JFrog Platform

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Polarion

FlexLM

Black Duck SCA

Coverity

SonarQube

Job description

• Build and support a modern, cloud-native tooling environment for engineering teams across the UK
• Lead migration from legacy on-premises or older tooling to Azure-based solutions
• Ensure continuity of service during the tooling transition
• Work in an agile development team with a Technical Product Owner and other stakeholders
• Plan, prioritise, and deliver improvements
• Coach and guide junior team members
• Champion best practices in deployment, automation, and operations
• Deploy and support tools on Thales’ Azure infrastructure, including CI/CD, artifact management, code quality, and licensing tools
• Build or modify deployment solutions using Infrastructure as Code and automation
• Improve processes through automation to reduce manual effort and increase consistency and reliability
• Maintain existing environments during the transition phase
• Support delivery teams with automated tools and scripts to provision compute, network, and storage resources
• Implement monitoring, backups, archives, and log management
• Maintain relationships with engineering users and key stakeholders to align tooling with business needs

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in modern DevOps and platform engineering technologies
• Linux administration and scripting
• CI/CD methodologies and pipeline design
• Kubernetes and Docker for containerisation and orchestration
• JFrog Platform (Artifactory/XRay) for artifact and dependency management
• GitLab for source control and CI
• Ansible for configuration management and automation
• Python for scripting and tooling
• Virtual Machines and cloud infrastructure concepts
• Experience with Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence) is advantageous
• Experience with Siemens Polarion (requirements/ALM) is advantageous
• Experience with FlexLM License Server is advantageous
• Experience with Black Duck SCA, Coverity, or SonarQube is advantageous
• Experience with Jenkins is advantageous
• Must be a UK National
• Must achieve and maintain Security Clearance (SC) without caveats before commencing employment
• Generally must have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for full SC; in some circumstances, at least 3 years of UK residence over the last 5 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong hands-on experience in DevOps and platform engineering, with expertise in CI/CD methodologies, cloud infrastructure, and automation tools. Capable of leading tooling migrations, coaching team members, and ensuring service continuity during transitions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• DevOps Engineering
• CI/CD Methodologies
• Kubernetes and Docker
• Azure Infrastructure
• Linux Administration

Hard Skills

• Python
• Ansible
• GitLab
• JFrog Platform
• Virtual Machines
• Scripting
• Automation
• Infrastructure as Code
• Monitoring
• Backup Management

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile Development

Certifications & Qualifications

• Security Clearance (SC)

Industry Keywords

• Cloud-Native
• Tooling Environment
• Deployment Best Practices
• Artifact Management
• Orchestration

Tools & Technologies

• Atlassian Suite
• Jenkins
• FlexLM License Server
• Black Duck SCA
• Coverity
• SonarQube
• Thales Azure Infrastructure