DevOps Engineer - United Kingdom - PURVIEW

Description

DevOps Engineer

Remote

Inside IR35

6 month initial

Our Financial Sector-based client is looking for a DevOps Engineer. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the IT infrastructure by designing, creating, and maintaining bespoke Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines tailored to specific project needs.

You will be responsible for the integration of CI/CD pipelines with solutions developed by other teams, scripting, and the creation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests using tools like Terraform.

CORE SKILLS/TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT

• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Create and implement new, customized CI/CD pipelines tailored for specific project use cases, ensuring efficient, automated workflows
• Pipeline Maintenance: Regularly update and maintain existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure they are efficient, secure, and up-to-date with the latest technology standards
• Integration of Solutions: Work collaboratively with other teams to integrate their solutions and tools into the CI/CD pipelines effectively, enhancing overall workflow and productivity.
• Experience with API development and integrations with platforms such as Kong API Gateway (ideal), Apigee, AWS API GW, Azure API GW, etc
• Tool Proficiency: Utilize and demonstrate expertise in tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, and Python, effectively integrating them into the CI/CD processes
• Script Writing: Write and maintain scripts to automate various aspects of the infrastructure and deployment processes, improving efficiency and reducing the potential for human error.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, operations, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration and implementation of DevOps practices
• Proactive Research and Collaboration: Eager to research and utilize company resources like Confluence, find relevant contacts, and reach out to other teams for unknowns. Prepared to independently investigate and resolve challenges.

OTHER SKILLS

• stakeholder management skills
• to detail in analysing large data sets
• interpersonal skills with strong communication skills both written and verbally
• working in Agile, or knowledge of the key principles of the methodology
• Technical Expertise in CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, GitLab CI, and Bamboo. Ability to configure, manage, and optimize these tools for various project requirements.
• Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Strong skills in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell. Ability to write and maintain scripts to automate routine tasks and deployments
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Extensive experience in creating and managing infrastructure using code. Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppe
• contribute and work to team objectives.
• who can work pro-actively with minimum supervision