Senior DevOps Engineer

Netcompany Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Private Medical Health care

Pension contribution

Professional certifications support

Retail discounts

Employee Resource Groups access

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Greater London seeks a skilled DevOps Engineer to improve software quality and delivery times in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, knowledge of AWS and CI/CD, and practical skills in Terraform and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include stakeholder management, enhancing operational efficiencies, and implementing modern best practices. Benefits include private medical healthcare, pension contributions, and support for professional certifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and CI/CD pipeline creation.
• Practical experience using Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Knowledge of Java (Spring) is ideal.
• Must be able to attain a UK Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support software improvements and efficiency.
• Communicate technical needs to stakeholders.
• Facilitate business knowledge for efficient DevOps.
• Negotiate with stakeholders for effective service management.

Skills

DevOps tooling

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Cloud Services (AWS)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Scripting

Database Management

GitOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Java programming

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Maven

AWS

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for implementing and supporting improvements, efficiency, enhancing software quality, and accelerate delivery times. Having the shared responsibility between development/operations with a focus on people, process, tolls that take a unified customer/user focus. In a multi-disciplinary team with Development, QA, IT Operations, Infosec, UCD etc. all working together to achieve a common goal of applying best practice in DevOps.

Key Responsibilities

• Extensive experience of DevOps tooling, containers and containerisation
• Communication: Able to speak to stakeholders and be able to transfer business requirements into technical implementation
• Facilitate information/business knowledge: Able to act as a business SME and understand what the business needs and how to support this into an efficient DevOps team.
• Stakeholder Management: Able to negotiate and influence with stakeholders to ensure the service runs effectively and efforts are placed correctly.

Qualifications

• 5+ Years as a DevOps Engineer
• Strong knowledgeinAWS and CI/CD pipeline creation and maintenance
• Practical experienceusing Terraform, Kubernetes and Helm
• Knowledge of Java(spring) is ideal
• Extensive experience of cloud computing, and best practices/emerging technologies
• Experienced with multiple eco-system databases, architecture and integration
• Experience with monitoring tools to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Kubernetes & Helm: Strong understanding of container orchestration with Kubernetes and package management using Helm.
• Cloud Services (AWS): Experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of tools like Terraform.
• CI/CD: Proficiency in setting up and maintaining pipelines, particularly with Jenkins.
• Database Management: Experience with schema change management (e.g., Liquibase).
• Scripting: Ability to write automation scripts (e.g., Python).
• GitOps: Understanding of GitOps principles.
• Java & Maven: Experience with Java programming and Maven for builds.
• Core Principles: A mindset focused on automation, proactive monitoring, continuous improvement, and defining best practices.
• Must have willingness to travel
• Must have the right to work in the UK
• Must be able to attain a UK Security Clearance

Benefits

• Hybrid working model with some flexible working
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

EEO Statement

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.