Senior DevOps Engineer

Reed Talent Solutions; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK recruitment firm is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to design and manage Azure cloud resources. The successful candidate will lead pipeline development and optimize deployment processes while fostering a collaborative Agile environment. Essential skills include expertise in Azure services, pipeline optimization, and experience with languages such as Python or Java. Join a dynamic team and make a societal impact while growing your career.

Qualifications

• Highly experienced with Azure Cloud Services including API Management.
• Demonstrable experience in pipeline build and optimisation.
• Coding background in languages like Python, Java, C# or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure cloud resources using IaC.
• Lead the design and development of deployment pipelines.
• Continuously analyse DevOps processes and identify improvements.

Skills

Azure Cloud Services

Pipeline optimisation

Python

Java

C#

JavaScript

React

PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code

Agile practices

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain resources in Azure cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC, Terraform).
• Lead the design and development of our deployment pipelines and automation solutions using Azure and open-source tooling.
• Continuously analyse our DevOps processes and identify opportunities to further automate and refine our deployment practices.
• Engage collaboratively in an agile environment, working closely with solution architects, technical leads and developers.
• Implementation of services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• Contribute to low level design and maintain documentation.
• Peer reviewing IaC developed as part of our workflow.
• Able to self-manage including keeping technical knowledge up to date.
• Promoting collaborative working, efficiencies and knowledge transfer.
• Actively participating within the wider community of practice; advocating DevOps best practices and sharing knowledge/experience.
• Mentoring and providing guidance to DevOps and Software Developers.
• Leading/facilitating technical discussions and engaging with external delivery partners as appropriate.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Highly experienced, working with a range of Azure Cloud Services including API Management and function apps.
• Demonstrable experience in the build and optimisation of pipelines (ideally in Azure DevOps).
• Coding background, with experience in a language such as Python, Java, C# JavaScript, React or PowerShell.
• Experience in provisioning and managing infrastructure through IaC (e.g. BiCep, terraform).
• Demonstrable commitment to high quality, cost effective and robust engineering practices.
• Experience working within an agile development team.
• Experience of productive collaboration with design, testing, product and other digital delivery colleagues.

Desirable

• Experience with JavaScript and building/deploying/scaling React-based applications (or similar).
• Experience working within a monorepo environment and tooling such as NX or turborepo.
• Experience working with Netlify or Vercel PaaS.
• Experience with bash scripting.
• Experience with git version control.
• Experience in a senior role.

About Us

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We\'re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely