Principal DevOps Engineer AWS GitOps Argo CD

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology consultancy is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead the migration of legacy systems to AWS. In this pivotal role, you will engage in exciting Greenfield projects, optimizing DevOps processes and building CI/CD pipelines. You'll work closely with renowned global clients, ensuring high-quality deployment and management of applications. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical care and life assurance. Join a collaborative team that values communication and innovation, and make a significant impact in the financial services sector.

Benefits

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private medical care

Qualifications

• Experience migrating legacy systems to AWS in financial services.
• Strong understanding of DevOps culture and software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Automate and optimize DevOps processes for global clients.
• Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

Skills

AWS

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Helm

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar STEM discipline

Tools

Argo CD

GitLab Runners

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Principal DevOps Engineer AWS GitOps Argo CD, London

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Principal DevOps Engineer (AWS GitOps Argo CD) London / WFH to £120k

Are you a senior DevOps Engineer with experience of migrating legacy systems to AWS within a financial services or banking environment?

You could be joining a global technology consultancy.

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will work on Greenfield projects for a number of well-known, global clients. You will be working on automating and optimising DevOps processes, building out CI/CD pipelines and taking ownership of client platforms with a particular focus on migrating legacy systems to AWS for a major client. Other responsibilities will encompass developing and deploying containerised applications using Docker, managing Kubernetes clusters to ensure optimal deployment, scaling and management of applications, IaC to automate infrastructure provisioning, implementation of monitoring and logging solutions and troubleshooting of infrastructure or application performance.

Location / WFH:

You'll join the team in London 2-3 days on a hybrid work from home basis.

About you:

• You are a talented DevOps Engineer with experience of migrating legacy systems to AWS within a financial services or banking environment
• You have a good understanding of the software development lifecycle and DevOps culture
• You have strong AWS experience
• You have experience of building CI/CD pipelines using Argo CD and managing them via GitLab CI / GitLab Runners
• You have experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation
• You have experience of automating processes using Helm for managing Kubernetes deployments
• You are degree educated, Computer Science or similar STEM discipline
• You're collaborative with great communication skills

What's in it for you:

As a Principal DevOps Engineer you will earn a highly competitive package:

• Salary to £120k
• Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection
• Private medical care for you and your family, including mental health