Senior DevOps Engineer

Please note this role does not provide Sponsorship - Valid Right to Work in UK needed.



Senior DevOps Engineer - up to £75,000 DOE - Oxford, UK (2 days a month required in office)



General Description of role

You will be an experienced DevOps engineer using your knowledge and skills to transform our software deployment process towards a fully automated solution. You will be joining a new DevOps team and have the opportunity to shape the direction and strategy of the team going forward.



Job Responsibilities

* Deep knowledge of writing Infrastructure as Code and delivery pipelines.

* Build, configure, run and patch Kubernetes clusters.

* Work with Software Developers to release code (including new applications) across the application stack (development, beta, production, etc).

* Take an automated-first approach to all tasks.

* Engineer new tools and applications that improve production and deployment capabilities for all teams.

* Work on projects across the business to ensure operational excellence.

* Design and write automated tests within a CI framework on configuration, packaging and deployment scripts.

* Work closely with Infrastructure and Security Engineers to implement operational requirements; identify and fix bugs and streamline development workflows.

* Be an ambassador for DevOps across the business, influencing others to embrace automation and DevOps principles.

* Work with the Release Manager to ensure successful and streamlined production deployments.



Core skills

* Strong background in software engineering (using languages such as Java, Python, etc).

* Extensive experience with Linux and virtualization.

* Extensive system design knowledge.

* Formidable experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

* Deep knowledge of containerisation.

* Confident with Ansible, Terraform, GIT for configuration management.

* Substantial experience with AWS.

* CI/CD tooling and delivery best practices.

* Network and security knowledge.

* Experience deploying, managing and troubleshooting of software applications (including Web Apps and B2B).

* Happy working using Agile practices, and JIRA.



Compensation

* Salary up to £75,000 DOE
* Bonus
* Pension
* Private Healthcare



How to Apply

Please apply to the role by registering your interest by emailing me at j.carter@jeffersonfrank.com or reaching out via Linked-In "Jamie Carter"