DevOps Senior Consultant in Sunderland

hackajob is partnering directly with Opencast Software to hire for this role.

Ready to automate, innovate and make a real impact? Do you want to build reliable, scalable systems that make a real difference to millions of people? Do you want to work at a certified B Corp with an inclusive and learning culture as part of a diverse team of great people? If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses.

Working in DevOps, you'll build and maintain the systems that let teams respond quickly to needs. You'll work on high-impact projects, helping to build reliable, scalable systems. We align work to industry-recognised roles such as Build & Release Engineer (BRE), Platform Engineer (PLE) or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and, where needed, to more specialised areas such as security, cloud hosting, infrastructure or networking.

The Role

You'll lead on responding to outages, triaging issues, balancing stakeholder priorities/concerns, and keeping open communication channels. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing continuous deployment solutions that help our clients to deliver software faster and more efficiently. You'll be keen to understand our clients' ways of working and will have an enthusiasm to learn new tools and technologies as needed. You'll ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.

Requirements

This role involves weekly on-site work, and you'll be required to travel regularly to client locations across the UK. We're looking for people who value in-person collaboration, enjoy building strong relationships, and are passionate about delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients. Due to the nature of this role, you must either hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process. SC clearance is granted in line with UK Government security vetting requirements. Typically, applicants must have UK citizenship and have lived continuously in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. Nationality and immigration status may also be considered as part of the vetting process. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements. If you are unsure whether you meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to review the guidance or discuss this with us before applying.

We're looking to welcome new team members for multiple roles from autumn onward. If you're interested in joining Opencast, we'd encourage you to apply.

Essential experience

• Demonstrable experience in DevOps practices.
• Designing, building, and testing software release processes that cover the entire SDLC.
• Creating, modifying, and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines.
• Creating dashboards and visualisations for application performance that proactively identify and address potential problems before they occur.
• Using automated testing to detect security issues/vulnerabilities in application and/or infrastructure code.
• Strong experience in operating and maintaining services primarily in any of the BIG three public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP).
• Recent government (public sector) experience.
• Deliver complex digital services aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

Desirable experience

• Identifying problems using RCA or 5-Whys methods and suggesting solutions to reduce the likelihood of incidents reoccurring.
• A strong understanding of cloud networking and security concepts.
• Understanding the principles of containerisation, and how to control and orchestrate groups of containers in production environments.
• Writing clean, organised, structured and version-controlled code.
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language that enables you to perform more complex automation tasks thereby reducing manual toil.
• Preference for using CLI tools over relying on web portals.
• Understanding SRE (live services) ways of working.
• Auditing your service for FinOps and SecOps related compliance issues.

If you don't have all this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas if you join us.

Salary

£61,000 - £85,000 per annum.

What we offer

A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus. You'll also benefit from 25 days' holiday and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We provide wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities, and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.

Where you'll work

This role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices, and client sites, as well as the ability to work from home. Applicants must be able to travel to offices and client sites across the UK as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential for fulfilling the responsibilities of the role.

We include you

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We're happy to make adjustments to support your needs.