Senior DevOps Engineer

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Description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Methods are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a programme currently in flight with a client of ours. The role will be completed remotely, and will have an initial engagement of 6 months with scope to extend further.

Please note - the role has been confirmed to fall inside IR35.

The Senior DevOps Engineer role is critical to the Software Engineering function and is an expert across many technical areas. You will work as a senior leader in a multidisciplinary department to ensure the support and maintenance of our software through tools, environments, and practices. You will act as deputy to our Principal DevOps Engineer to drive forward embedding a DevOps culture and will strive to work collaboratively with development teams to increase transparency, communications and knowledge. You default to working in the open and thrive on close interaction and collaboration with technical colleagues across other teams, including technology, Cybersecurity and Live Services. You proactively seek to remain close to the detail on emerging technologies, identifying, testing and championing their adoption where appropriate. You are self-directed and invested in developing the capability of colleagues around you, shaping career paths and actively sharing your own knowledge and skills. You are comfortable operating in an agile environment and can quickly adapt to changes in pace or priority.

The Senior DevOps Engineer delivers and integrates software to form a complete DevOps toolchain, resulting in the effective and efficient delivery of existing and new products. You are focused on process improvements that achieve high-quality, cost-efficient outcomes and implement strategies that centre around being repeatable and scalable. You are deeply technical, enjoy solving complex puzzles and working on important, high-impact projects. You are customer-focused and go the extra mile to respond to user needs. You think widely, broadly and creatively about technical challenges and are able to troubleshoot and problem solve autonomously.

Responsibilities

- Driving forward the quality and delivery of all products and services built by Software Engineering.

- Developing knowledge and awareness of the technical architecture of products and services built by the team is documented, shared and updated in accordance with the sprint cycle.

- Ensuring automated pipelines are developed, maintained and supported to ensure delivery to all environments.

- Ensuring the skills of engineers in our team are sufficient for the needs of the products and services being developed, including providing coaching and mentoring to colleagues.

- Provide strong teambuilding and management skills with the ability to motivate, lead and develop a large diverse team ensuring resources are organised appropriately and effectively.

- Act as deputy for Principal DevOps Engineer as required.

- Overseeing adequate transfer of knowledge between development and development operations and an ongoing focus on joined-up, collaborative working with colleagues across Technology, Cyber Security, Architecture, Data, Accreditation and Live Services teams.

- Working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure all environments and the systems deployed to them in use are managed and supported in accordance with the needs of the business.

- Creating and managing accreditation processes for products and services being developed.

- Operating as part of the leadership team within Software Engineering to review and evolve processes, structures and policies as appropriate to ensure maximum effectiveness based on current organisational need. The role will also participate in the appropriate technical governance processes within the organisation.

- Understanding the needs of the internal or external customer and keeps them in mind when taking actions or making decisions. Being cognisant of the differences between needs and wants, and maintaining a strong focus on benefits, outcomes and value for money in all the work we do.

Technical Requirements

Our Senior DevOps Engineer position requires experience expected across:

- Cloud technology: Azure

- Scripting: PowerShell

- Pipeline configuration: GitLab, TeamCity and Octopus Deploy

- Windows Servers

- SQL

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months initial
From
Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited
Published at
22.10.2021
Project ID:
2234394
Contract type
Freelance
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