Senior DevOps Engineer

Experian Health; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an enthusiastic DevOps Engineer to join their Credit & Verification Services team in London. This hybrid role involves working with Azure technologies to develop and maintain cloud solutions, ensuring high standards of security and reliability. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a passion for agile methodologies. Join a collaborative team that values innovation and work-life balance, while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Pension

Bupa Healthcare

Sharesave Scheme

25 Days Annual Leave

3 Volunteering Days

Qualifications

• Experience in building and supporting cloud solutions on Azure.
• Strong in infrastructure as code using Bicep and Terraform.
• Extensive hands-on with Azure Pipelines for CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality solutions as part of an agile team.
• Build and maintain automation and infrastructure via infrastructure as code.
• Ensure security, reliability, and responsiveness of platforms.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Agile Methodologies

Problem Analysis

Collaboration

Education

Experience with Azure

Experience with Powershell scripting

Experience with infrastructure as code

Tools

Azure Pipelines

Bicep

Terraform

Job description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic DevOps Engineer to work within our Credit & Verifications Services business.

Background:

This is an incredibly exciting time for the Experian UKI Region, as we look to build our presence in the UK and Hyderabad and work on a technology transformation to meet our aspiration to significantly scale our business over the next five years. This an opportunity to join Credit & Verification Services on this journey and be part of a collaborative team that uses Agile DevSecOps principles to deliver business value.

Credit and Verification Services currently comprises nearly 100 engineering teams who deliver over 200 products achieving significant revenue per annum for our UK Business. Our unique culture and agile ways of working offer a great opportunity to those looking to join an experienced diverse set of problem solvers to design, build and maintain our products. We pride ourselves in excellence, adopting best practices and holding ourselves to the highest standards.

Our Tech:

We're a proud .NET house using a rich mixture of the tools and features. We're using Azure PaaS in all new services and are always keen to evaluate new features to see if we can take advantage of them. We use multiple testing and quality techniques, and our services are pushed through our environments using Azure DevOps pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as part of an agile team to develop quality solutions
• Building and maintaining automation and infrastructure via infrastructure as code that support the delivery of our products to our clients
• Ensure the security, reliability, resilience, and responsiveness of our platforms are maintained and improved
• Document services, automations, best practices, infrastructure, and operational procedures
• Collaborate effectively with product teams to support and enhance the full product lifecycle
• Review proposals, evaluating alternatives, providing estimates and making recommendations
• Be an expert on developing and fulfilling non-functional software requirements and providing technical support
• Revise, update, refactor and debug greenfield and established codebases
• Provide on-call support for production issues when on rota
• Support other team members’ development

Experience/Skills:

• Experience in building and supporting cloud solutions on Azure
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain solutions to technical and non-technical audiences
• The ability to work with international teams from different cultures and background
• Write clean, scalable code, with a view towards design patterns and best practices
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to analyse problems and requirements
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Passion for continually pushing and improving how we build/test/prove our services

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure, preferably with exposure to API use and PaaS offerings (for example App Services and Azure SQL)
• Extensive hands-on with Azure Pipelines to support CI/CD automation
• Strong in infrastructure as code (IAC) using Bicep and terraform
• Experience with Powershell scripting
• Understand networking – including IP addresses, DNS routing, firewalls and WAF’s
• Ability to pick up new skills and proprietary code
• Any knowledge of developing in C#/.NET would be a bonus

Additional Information

This is a hybrid role requiring travelling to London office up to twice a week, as needed.

Benefits package includes:

• Great compensation package
• Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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