Senior DevOps Engineer — Kubernetes, CI/CD & Cloud Platform

Alvar; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to manage its cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux-based systems, open-source tools, and automation. Key responsibilities include maintaining security best practices and overseeing database management. This full-time role emphasizes teamwork and innovation, making it essential for candidates to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Linux-based systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in using open-source tools.
• Hands-on experience managing databases, ideally PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure using OpenStack and Terraform.
• Implement security best practices for infrastructure and applications.
• Automate deployments and configurations with Ansible.
• Set up monitoring and alerting systems using Prometheus and Grafana.

Skills

Linux-based systems

Cloud infrastructure

Open-source tools

Configuration Management / IaC tools

Scripting or programming languages (Python, Golang, or Java)

Database management (PostgreSQL)

DevOps principles

CI/CD pipelines

Microservices architecture

Cloud-based platforms (OpenStack, AWS, or GCP)

Tools

OpenStack

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Jenkins

Nexus

Elasticsearch

OpenVPN

Bitbucket

Job description

A financial services firm in London is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to manage its cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux-based systems, open-source tools, and automation. Key responsibilities include maintaining security best practices and overseeing database management. This full-time role emphasizes teamwork and innovation, making it essential for candidates to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and effective communication.