Digital Dev Ops Senior
| Posting date: | 06 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £700 to £750 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 November 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UA |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Service Care Solutions |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BBBH131009_1730888855 |
Summary
Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Leeds
Pay Rate: £750 per day (Inside IR35)
Company: Service Care Solutions
Contact: Lewis Ashcroft - Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk
Overview:
Service Care Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support the Digital Working Age Services team, particularly focusing on Universal Credit-one of the UK's most critical Government services. This is an opportunity to directly influence the core systems supporting millions in society. You will be a hands-on engineer and technical leader, responsible for designing, implementing, operating, and evolving new and existing services and infrastructure.
Role and Responsibilities:
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will:
- Work within a multi-functional agile delivery team, leading engineers and driving innovative solutions.
- Develop and maintain automated solutions to support quality, consistency, and reliability of critical services.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality systems for agents and claimants.
- Provide technical expertise, mentoring and coaching other DevOps engineers.
Key Technical Skills:
- Proven experience in a DevOps environment, including Continuous Integration & Deployment.
- Strong Unix/Linux platform experience (preferably RHEL/CentOS) and proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, Go).
- Expertise in cloud-based platforms, especially AWS.
- CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance (GitLab CI, Jenkins preferred).
- Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Packer, CloudFormation, Cloud-Init).
In addition, expertise in at least two or more of the following areas is required:
- Data Persistence: MongoDB/Atlas
- Messaging/Events Platforms: Kafka
- Observability Tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk
- Container Hosting Platforms: ECS/Fargate, Kubernetes
- Secrets Management: Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager
- Identity Management: Entra ID, Keycloak
- Security: Cloud Security, CIS Benchmarks, DAST/SAST
Person Specification:
The ideal candidate will be adaptable, quality-driven, and strategically minded, with a passion for innovation and high standards in their work. A positive attitude, resilience under pressure, and strong interpersonal skills are essential for success in this role.
On-Call Requirement:
Due to the critical nature of these services, this role includes participation in a 24/7 on-call support rota.
Application:
If you're ready to take on a challenging role that directly impacts public services and improves the future for millions, please reach out to Lewis Ashcroft at Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk to discuss this opportunity further.