Platform Engineer

We at Qualient Technology Solutions are looking for a Platform Engineer based in United Kingdom.

Role Title: DevOps Engineer
Role Location: Solihull, UK
Role Type: Permanent (Hybrid)

Candidates must hold active SC and NPPV3 Clearance.

Job Description:-

Key Responsibilities:
? Develop high quality and maintainable code with automation first approach.
? Provide in-depth insight into DevOps issues and strong technical experience.
? Maintain an open-minded attitude and ability to rapidly adapt and learn in line with DevOps culture.
? Facilitate workshops, meetings with a variety of stakeholders, show and tell, and drive outcomes.
? Manage technology change, issues, and escalations (external and internal), taking responsibility by owning them until they are mitigated or resolved.
? Lead by example, acting as a servant-leader, demonstrating the right behaviours, dealing with conflict, and helping establish a team culture that allows for constructive criticism.

Essential Skills and Experience:
? 5+ years of experience with a broad range of AWS technologies (eg, EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security.
? Expertise in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant.
? Solid experience as a DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools.
? Strong Scripting skills (eg, Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA) and automation skills.
? Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy script.
? Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
? Experience with system monitoring tools (eg, Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, and Node exporter).
? Ability to analyse and resolve complex infrastructure resource and application deployment issues.
? Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management.
? Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication.
? Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO.
? Experience in automating and codifying the installation of software packages.
? Nexus security scanning and antivirus experience with ClamAV and MS defender.

Desired Skills and Experience:
? Linux system administration experience, including building, hardening, and managing Linux operating systems.
? MS Active Directory configuration and management.
? Firewall and switch configuration and patch management.
? Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP).
? Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on digital or technology projects at a leading consultancy, agency, or government organization.
? AWS or Azure certification, or willingness to attain the certification.
? Self-starter, comfortable working in both process-driven and ambiguous environments.
? Experience and passion for working within Central Government and other sectors.
? Proven capability of working successfully with senior client stakeholders and end-users, quickly building successful relationships, and establishing credibility.
? Passion for digital and technology, with the drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself and others.
? Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills, with a high degree of attention to detail.
? Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work independently in a highly collaborative, team-based environment.
? The right to live and work in the UK, be a British national (ideally not dual nationality) and have lived in the UK to obtain SC clearance.