Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and energetic Senior DevOps & Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team remotely from the UK. In this pivotal role, you will drive the automation, deployment, and management of complex cloud and on-premises infrastructure, ensuring seamless software delivery and system reliability. Your expertise will empower our development and operations teams to innovate rapidly while maintaining robust security and high availability. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving intricate technical challenges, and are passionate about continuous improvement, this is the opportunity for you!
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure using tools like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack, and cloud-native services such as S3 and REST APIs.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and configuration management using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, PowerShell, Bash (Unix shell), and Shell Scripting to streamline deployment pipelines.
- Manage containerization platforms including Docker and Kubernetes to facilitate microservices architecture deployment across distributed systems.
- Oversee system administration tasks on UNIX/Linux distributions such as CentOS, Red Hat, WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss, and Microsoft Windows Server environments.
- Implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines utilizing Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, TFS (Team Foundation Server), and Maven for software development projects.
- Monitor application performance with tools like New Relic, Splunk, Elasticsearch, and ensure system health through proactive incident management and disaster recovery planning.
- Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot software issues related to Java (JavaScript, Groovy, Go), C#, Ruby on Rails, Node.js,.NET applications; support release management and software quality assurance processes.
- Maintain security best practices by configuring firewalls, TCP/IP protocols, DNS settings, VPNs (WAN/LAN), Active Directory integration, and incident response procedures.
Experience
- Proven experience in DevOps engineering or systems engineering roles with a focus on cloud computing environments such as AWS or Azure.
- Strong background in system administration across UNIX/Linux platforms including CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Hands-on expertise with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker Swarm.
- Extensive knowledge of scripting languages including Python, PowerShell, Bash (Unix shell), Perl or Ruby for automation tasks.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef; experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
- Demonstrated ability to implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD; experience with Maven or Gradle build tools is advantageous.
- Experience in monitoring solutions like New Relic or Splunk; proficiency in troubleshooting distributed systems and performing root cause analysis.
- Knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP protocols, DNS configuration, firewall management and VPN setup for secure connectivity.
- Understanding of database systems such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle; experience with SQL/PLSQL scripting is preferred.
- Familiarity with SaaS platforms and microservices architecture; experience supporting web services (RESTful APIs) is highly desirable.
Join us to be at the forefront of innovative infrastructure solutions! Bring your passion for technology-driven problem-solving to a collaborative environment where your skills will directly impact our success while enjoying the flexibility of remote work from the UK.
Pay: £52,291.27-£70,404.89 per year
Work Location: Remote
