DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, resilient cloud-based infrastructure using an Infrastructure as Code approach. • Ensuring smooth operation of implemented systems, including preventative measures to minimise the number of unplanned downtimes • Bring DevOps tools and techniques into the operation of the whole IT Infrastructure, using available tools to enhance service and security of the platform • Supporting developers by creating and maintaining scalable, resilient cloud-based infrastructure using an IaC approach • Taking initiative, spotting opportunities and driving positive change within the systems • Driving CI/CD workflow standards and a DevOps culture across the wider Digital team • Contribute to platform architecture, design and security

You will need...

• Knowledge and implementation of Terraform • Strong knowledge of AWS with IaC using Terraform • Experience with pipeline configuration and best practice, preferably with GitHub • Strong scripting skills for nix systems (e.g. bash) • Docker skills • Working knowledge of Git • Proven ability to code against REST APIs • Strong knowledge of the software development life cycle, including testing, deployment and release strategies and monitoring solutions • Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills

It is a plus if you have experience of...

• Kubernetes skills, especially EKS & Helm • Distributed event store and stream processing solutions such as Apache Kafka • Databases MySQL and NoSQL • Windows/Powershell • Back end programming especially C# • Supporting scalable products for a large user base