Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer. We are looking for candidates with over 3 years of experience and

expertise in the following key skills:

Terraform



Ansible



PowerShell



Azure DevOps (Repos & CI/CD pipelines)



JIRA



ServiceNow



Python



Additionally, the selected candidates will be required to be available for on-call rota support between



07:00 19:00 UK time.



Please find the detailed job description attached for your reference.



ROLE PURPOSE



The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and maintenance



of the infrastructure and processes required to support the software development lifecycle. The



Senior DevOps Engineer will work closely with the development and operations teams to ensure that



the applications are deployed and running smoothly in the production environment. The Senior



DevOps Engineer will also act as a mentor to junior team members and provide guidance on best



practices and technologies.



KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES



Lead the design and implementation of the infrastructure required to support the software



development lifecycle



Create and maintain automated deployment processes for the applications



Monitor and maintain the production environment to ensure that it is running smoothly



Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner



Work with the development team to ensure that new features and updates are deployed to



production smoothly



Collaborate with other teams such as security, network, and storage to ensure that the



infrastructure is secure and reliable



Continuously improve the infrastructure and processes to increase efficiency and reduce



downtime



Act as a mentor to junior team members and provide guidance on best practices and



technologies



Lead the research and evaluation of new technologies and tools to improve the



infrastructure



Participate in the hiring process for new team members



Provide regular reports on the performance of the infrastructure and the progress of



projects.



FUNCTIONAL / TECHNICAL SKILLS

Skills and Experience:

Bachelors degree in computer science or related field



8 years of experience in a DevOps or related role



Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix administration



Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure ( Azure)



Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)



Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible,Terraform, Salt)



Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, datadog, splunk)



Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD, Azure DevOps)



Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash)



Experience with scripting languages (Javascript /Nodejs)



Strong communication and collaboration skills



Strong problem-solving skills



Experience leading a team and mentoring junior team members



Experience with architecture design of scalable and high availability systems