Senior Devops Engineer - GCP Cloud Solutions in Birmingham

Overview

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Location: Birmingham, London, Peterborough, Reading

Job Family: Digital & Technology

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: up to c£80,000 + 15% Bonus + 10% matched pension + 26 days holiday + broadband/media package

We have a brand-new opportunity for Senior Cloud Devops Engineer (GCP) to join our technology and transformation team focused on building and supporting our cloud platforms. You will play a key role in shaping the future of our OSS systems and processes. As a senior member of the team you will be responsible for taking a lead on projects and mentoring engineers. The team is working on migrating applications to the cloud and these are key roles to deliver the automation of Cloud Infrastructure services. Technology stack and focus are GCP services with a serverless focus first, Gitlab, and Terraform. We are a data driven department, and our primary cloud is GCP. You will get the opportunity to join a high performing team who won the Google Cloud x Formula E AI Hackathon out of 200 industry leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with different teams to improve the integration and release process.
• Standardise and Simplify the CI/CD practices with governance and security.
• Develop, Maintain and Optimise the CI/CD pipelines.
• Build monitoring tools and dashboards to track infrastructure and application performance.

Qualifications

The must haves

• Solid experience in Python programming.
• Hands-on experience building platforms at scale for containerized workloads.
• Developing and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to allow for safe and quick code deployment.
• Utilising Kubernetes, including cluster provisioning, operations, workload optimization, custom controllers/operators, workflow orchestration, logging monitoring, security, and troubleshooting.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes using tools such as Terraform.

The other stuff we are looking for

• Implements security practices as directed and integrates security tools into the CI/CD pipeline. Solves routine problems with existing systems and tools.
• Implement best practices for Kubernetes setup, configuration, and architecture.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Gitlab, Nexus or equivalent CI/CD tools.
• Experience in using Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.
• Experience in cluster deployments using automation.

What’s in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world. Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we\'d love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you\'ve submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a competency based interview. When you apply, you\'ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we\'ll be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Telecommunications

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we\'re working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. We build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.