DevOps Engineer with AWS

<b>Job Description</b><br> <br>DevOps Engineer with AWS<br> <br>To successfully build and deliver our next-generation cloud-hosted and cloud-native technology platforms.<br> <br>You will work within product teams responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. <br> <br>You will support the teams to ensure that solutions and products being developed consider all functional and non-functional requirements including support, maintenance, capacity, security and with a focus on performance. <br> <br>In addition, you will use your skills and experience to help implement DevOps practices across all of IT and drive the modernisation of our platform going forwards.<br> <br><strong>Key accountabilities</strong><br> <br>Build and maintain production and non-production environments to ensure high availability and cost optimization<br> <ul> <li>Build and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines to achieve fast, effect software delivery</li> <li>Improve performance and scalability of existing systems to meet functional and non-functional requirements</li> <li>Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure related issues to minimize incidents and achieve resolution SLAs</li> <li>Develop and document best practices for application build and deployment (CI/CD) </li> <li>Contribute to ensuring that applications perform to user expectations and are continuously improved and maintained </li> <li>Work with the Lead Software Engineers, Architecture team and the Solution Delivery teams to contribute to the on-time delivery of solutions and applications</li> <li>Obtain guidance and approval as required to advance activities and resolve issues </li> <li>Communicate regularly regarding the status of current software delivery activities, actively participating in all relevant Scrum ceremonies </li> <li>Maintain an up to date working knowledge of industry best practice in the areas of software engineering and development, supporting and mentoring Solution Delivery teams where necessary</li> </ul> <br> BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience<br> <ul> <li>AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate.</li> <li>Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision</li> <li>Be confident with Infrastructure as Code and code release strategies.</li> <li>Have experience with application and infrastructure monitoring.</li> <li>Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps.</li> <li>Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.)</li> <li>You'll be familiar with a cloud-native approach</li> <li>You have a curiosity for new technologies and a thirst for automation, standardisation, continuous integration and continuous delivery</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels</li> <li>The ability to support people through change</li> <li>A strong problem solver and a self-starter with a 'can do' attitude. <br>You will speak fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills<br> </li> <li>Proficient with Git and Git workflows</li> <li>Exceptional understanding of AWS, containerisation technology, infrastructure and strong technical design skills.</li> <li>Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices.</li> <li>Automating cloud native technologies, deploying applications, and provisioning infrastructure.</li> <li>Infrastructure as Code, using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other tools.</li> <li>Azure DevOps Pipelines </li> <li>JIRA & Confluence</li> <li>Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewall. <br>Develop platforms with scalability, security and performance in mind, leveraging the cloud.<br> </li> <li>5+ years of experience as a technical specialist.</li> <li>2+ years of hands-on experience of programming in languages such as .Net, Java, C++, Python, Ruby, Go, Swift or similar object-oriented language.</li> <li>Experience with AWS – including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and CloudFormation</li> <li>Experience of SQL and Windows severs would be beneficial</li> <li>Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology.</li> <li>Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment</li> <li>An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery.</li> <li>Experienced in working in an agile environment (Scrum / Kanban). </li> <li>You'll be someone who is happy to work independently or collaboratively on multiple tasks.</li> </ul> <br>Overall you are a highly motivated DevOps engineer who is passionate about writing excellent code, have strong communication skills and keen to continuously learn and share knowledge with other<br> <br>The Client is happy to consider 2 days a week in the office or at a push 2 days a month.<br> <br>Salary circa &pound;60K – &pound;80K + Benefits.<br> <br>Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.