Senior DevOps Engineer
Senior DevOps Engineer
Permanent
Location: the South East
Start date: As soon as possible
About the Role
You'll join a further education provider as Senior DevOps Engineer, supporting the delivery, development and improvement of DevOps services, systems and IT projects. You'll provide senior technical support across key applications, helping to keep systems reliable for staff and students across teaching, learning and day-to-day operations.
You'll act as the technical specialist for key applications, databases, MIS systems and integrations, while also helping to develop junior DevOps staff and supporting wider digital transformation projects.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Acting as the technical specialist for key applications, databases, MIS systems and integrations.
- Supporting major IT projects, including the development of a new data warehouse.
- Providing 3rd line support for applications, systems, incidents, upgrades, patching and fault resolution.
- Building, maintaining and optimising databases using tools such as SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
- Keeping systems, code, configurations and technical processes properly documented.
- Mentoring DevOps Application Engineers and helping to improve team knowledge, skills and service delivery.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Good understanding of Azure design, not just AWS, as Azure is set up and managed differently
- Relevant qualification in IT, Computing or Business Administration
- Around 5+ years' experience in a senior IT, MIS, DevOps or technical systems role
- Strong experience with Azure DevOps, Jira and Microsoft-based systems
- Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
If you're a credible, confident DevOps professional ready to raise quality across systems and teams, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice
Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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