Ops Tools Senior DevOps Engineer

Axiom Software Solutions Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled cloud engineer for a fully remote contract role. This position demands extensive experience with hyperscalers like AWS and a strong background in deployment automation tools. You'll be responsible for managing cloud-native applications, utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and various monitoring tools. The ideal candidate will possess a university degree in computer science or engineering, along with excellent communication skills and a passion for cloud technologies. Join a forward-thinking team and contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical experience in cloud technologies and deployment automation.
• Expertise in AWS and familiarity with various monitoring and security tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deploy cloud-native applications using various tools and technologies.
• Ensure security best practices and efficient deployment automation.

Skills

Cloud Networking

Deployment Automation

Container Orchestration

Scripting (PowerShell, Python)

Monitoring Tools

Security Best Practices

Database Knowledge (SAP HANA)

Excellent Communication Skills

Education

University degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Splunk

Kubernetes

Docker

Hashicorp Vault

Job description

JD:

Contract role with inside IR 35

Location: UK (Fully Remote)

Responsibilities & Requirements:

1. University degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
2. 6+ years of technical professional experience.
3. In-depth knowledge of hyperscalers like AWS required.
4. Expertise in SAP Converged Cloud (Open Stack) is a major plus.
5. Understanding of deployment automation and tools e.g. Ansible, Chef.
6. Experience with Infrastructure as Code - Terraform preferred.
7. Experience with CI/CD pipelines e.g. ArgoCD (preferred), GitLab CI/CD (preferred), Jenkins.
8. Experience with Monitoring tools e.g. Dynatrace, CloudWatch.
9. Experience with Logging tools e.g. Splunk (preferred), Elasticsearch, Logstash.
10. Experience with Cloud Networking tools e.g. AWS VPCs (preferred), VNet, Google VPC.
11. In-depth experience in technologies for deploying and managing Cloud-native applications:
1. Container Orchestration tools e.g. Gardener (preferred), Kubernetes, Docker.
2. Helm charts.
3. Repository management e.g. Artifactory (preferred), JFrog (preferred).
4. Service management tools e.g. Consul (preferred), Zookeeper.
12. Familiarity with GitLab and/or GitHub.
13. Scripting background e.g. PowerShell, Python (preferred).
14. Security best practices including hardened containers and images (STIG).
15. Experience with Security tools e.g. Hashicorp Vault (preferred), GitHub Secrets.
16. Database knowledge like SAP HANA.
17. Expertise with OS e.g. Linux, RHEL.
18. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
19. Knowledge of SAP and the SAP solution portfolio is a plus.