DevOps / SRE Engineer - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - Sure Exec Search

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DevOps/SRE Engineer

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Location: London (Hybrid working available)

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000

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Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced DevOps/SRE Engineer to join our clients dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a passion for building and maintaining highly reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure and applications.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize recent AWS experience to design, implement, and manage AWS services such as EC2, ASG, RDS, and OpenSearch for streaming big data.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IAC) principles using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Develop and maintain deployment pipelines using tools like AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools to enable automated software delivery.
• Design and implement networking solutions and security measures across multiple AWS accounts, including transit VPCs, to ensure robust and secure connectivity.
• Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of systems and applications hosted on AWS through proactive monitoring, analysis, and optimization.
• Utilize AWS native and third-party monitoring tools to detect issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement remediation actions promptly.
• Develop comprehensive documentation, runbooks, and playbooks outlining procedures for incident response, troubleshooting, and system maintenance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including EC2, ASG, RDS, and OpenSearch.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IAC) principles and tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Experience building and maintaining deployment pipelines using tools like AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Deep understanding of networking and security principles in cloud environments, including transit VPCs.
• Proven experience in system reliability, monitoring, and remediation using AWS native and third-party tools.
• Excellent documentation skills with the ability to create clear and concise documentation, runbooks, and playbooks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are a plus.
• Experience with other cloud providers (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is desirable.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef