At a Glance
- Tasks: Join us to design and operate cutting-edge CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes solutions.
- Company: Dynamic tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy a generous pension, performance bonuses, 30 days holiday, and flexible working options.
- Other info: We promote diversity and inclusivity, ensuring everyone feels welcome.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a supportive environment that values your growth and creativity.
- Qualifications: Experience in DevOps, CI/CD tools, and cloud-native platforms is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: Newport and Cardiff
Hours: Full-time
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the delivery of secure, scalable, and high‑quality DevOps capabilities across cloud‑native platforms.
- Design, build, and operate CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Harness, Jenkins, GitHub, and Terraform, including federation patterns such as overrides and config maps.
- Engineer Kubernetes‑native solutions across Public and Private Cloud environments, including workload orchestration, Istio‑based networking, and storage class management.
- Embed security and compliance into automated workflows by integrating tools such as SonarQube and AquaSec, and contribute to strong guardrails and quality‑first engineering practices.
- Automate manual processes and support the development of self‑service capabilities across teams, promoting an automation‑first approach to reduce operational overhead.
- Work effectively with collaborators across complex platforms, communicating clearly with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Contribute to team planning and support the evolution of DevOps capabilities to meet future business needs.
- Help foster a culture of enablement, where DevOps capabilities are federated and teams can own and operate their delivery pipelines.
- Share knowledge and collaborate within Communities of Practice, supporting continuous improvement through hands‑on learning and experimentation.
Qualifications
- Experience delivering secure, scalable, and high‑quality DevOps capabilities on cloud‑native platforms as part of a multi‑functional engineering team.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Harness, Jenkins, GitHub, and Terraform, including federation patterns such as overrides and config maps.
- Background in engineering Kubernetes‑native solutions in GCP environments, covering workload orchestration, Istio‑based networking, and storage class management.
- Experience working with GCP platform services, including databases such as Spanner, BigQuery, and AlloyDB/CloudSQL, as well as GCS buckets and IAM permissions and controls.
- Experience integrating security and quality tools such as SonarQube and AquaSec into automated pipelines to ensure compliance and maintain strong guardrails.
- Background in automating manual processes to improve efficiency and enable self‑service capabilities, applying an automation‑first approach.
- Experience working with multiple collaborators across complex platforms and communicating effectively across technical and non‑technical groups.
- Experience with Liquibase for database schema management and familiarity with Nexus Repository for artefact management (advantageous).
- Exposure to observability platforms such as Dynatrace (advantageous).
- Experience supporting teams in investigating issues and contributing to remediation plans as part of root‑cause analysis after high‑impact incidents (desirable).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- Annual performance‑related bonus
- Share schemes, including free shares
- Paid holiday: 30 days, plus bank holidays
- Access to wellbeing initiatives
- Generous parental leave policies
- Flexible working options
Equal Opportunity & Diversity
We provide reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes employees from all backgrounds.
Senior Dev Ops Engineer in Newport employer: Lloyds Bank plc
As a Senior DevOps Engineer at our Newport and Cardiff locations, you will thrive in a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration. We offer a generous benefits package, including a pension contribution of up to 15%, 30 days of paid holiday, and flexible working options, all designed to support your well-being and professional growth. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that fosters continuous improvement and embraces diversity, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued.
