Devops Engineer
Description
As a DevOps Engineer, you will act as an ambassador for DevOps principles within the company, driving process improvements and advancing automation across the SDLC for both infrastructure and software delivery. You will focus on optimizing the speed, scalability, and security of deployments, ensuring that production releases are stable and reliable. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, establishing monitoring and alerting systems, and leading incident management efforts to minimize downtime and improve recovery times.
Additionally, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement best practices in security (DevSecOps), drive cost optimization (FinOps), and proactively identify areas for operational improvement.
Adaptability, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to quickly learn and implement new tools and methodologies are critical to your success in this role. You will also play a pivotal role in mentoring junior team members and driving the adoption of best practices across teams.
Drive the adoption of DevOps principles and culture, advocating for collaboration across teams and the wider business, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and leading organizational alignment with modern DevOps methodologies
Technical/Professional Qualifications/Requirements
Required
IT platforms, infrastructure engineering, or software development, within a DevOps capacity focusing on cloud and process automation and infrastructure design.
Extensive proficiency within Microsoft Azure with deep hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and managing resilient infrastructure to Microsoft best practices
Proven in managing Azure DevOps and its features, including implementing CI/CD pipelines, branch policies, repositories/repo structure and driving best practice for usage and workflows
Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Helm, ARM templates, or Bicep. (AWS exposure is a bonus)
Strong knowledge in containerization technologies such as Docker, and Kubernetes (AKS), with experience in deploying, scaling, and managing containerized workloads in production environments and their supporting infrastructure layers experience implementing monitoring, observability, traceability and logging stacks, including tools such as Prometheus, New Relic, Grafana, Loki and OpenTelemetry
Strong knowledge of Cloud Native Technologies and CNCF-recommended solutions, and the implementation thereof
Knowledge of implementing and maintaining GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or FluxCD
Essentials
- MS Azure
- Containerization
- ADO
- IAC
Job Title: Devops Engineer
Location: Birmingham, UK
Job Type: Contract
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