Automation DevOps Engineer - Linux & Windows.*SC CLEARED*

Location: London - Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite
Contract: Initial 6 months
Rate: Up to £600 per day, Inside IR35

SC: Active SC required

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Automation DevOps Engineer to support a major financial services organisation with the upgrade, automation and ongoing management of enterprise applications and platforms.The role will focus heavily on CI/CD engineering, application and platform upgrades, Windows and Linux environments, and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver application upgrades, migrations and platform refreshes.
• Build, enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Administer enterprise applications across Windows and Linux environments.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python and/or similar Scripting languages.
• Use Ansible and configuration management tooling to automate deployments and operational processes.
• Automate manual application and infrastructure upgrade activities.
• Troubleshoot complex application, Middleware and infrastructure issues.
• Promote Infrastructure as Code and DevOps best practices.
• Ensure applications remain compliant with vendor support and security requirements.

Essential Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a DevOps, Platform or Automation Engineer.
• Strong hands-on CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Demonstrable experience delivering application and platform upgrades in production environments.
• Strong administration experience across both Windows and Linux.
• Automation/Scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python or similar.
• Experience with Ansible or comparable configuration management tooling.
• Good understanding of application Servers, Middleware and databases.