DevOps Senior Consultant

Our client is a technology consultancy.

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Ready to automate, innovate and make a real impact?

Do you want to build reliable, scalable systems that make a real difference to millions of people? Do you want to work at a certified B Corp with an inclusive and learning culture as part of a diverse team of great people?

If so, our client could be the place for you. Were a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses. Working in DevOps, youll build and maintain the systems that let teams respond quickly to needs. Youllwork on high-impact projects, helping to build reliable, scalable systems. We align work to industry-recognised roles such as Build & Release Engineer (BRE), Platform Engineer (PLE) or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and, where needed, to more specialised areas such as security, cloud hosting, infrastructure or networking.

The Role

Youll lead on responding to outages, triaging issues, balancing stakeholder priorities/concerns, and keeping open communication channels.

Youll be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing continuous deployment solutions that help our clients to deliver software faster and more efficiently.

Youll be keen to understand our clients ways of working and will have an enthusiasm to learn new tools and technologies as needed.

You'll ensure that work is carried out in accordance with our client's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.

Requirements

This role involves weekly on-site work, and youll be required to travel regularly to client locations across the UK. Were looking for people who value in-person collaboration, enjoy building strong relationships, and are passionate about delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients.

Due to the nature of this role, you musteither hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process.

SC clearance is granted in line with UK Government security vetting requirements. Typically, applicants must have UK citizenship and have lived continuously in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. Nationality and immigration status may also be considered as part of the vetting process. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements.

If you are unsure whether you meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to review theguidanceor discuss this with us before applying.

Were looking to welcome new team members for multiple roles from autumn onward. If youre interested in joining our client, wed encourage you to apply.

Essential experience

We want you to have demonstrable experience in DevOps practices and appreciate that Cloud & Platform Engineering are big topics. Ultimately, were looking for talented engineers who can learn modern technologies in the digital space.

In the interview, please show your experience in:

• Designing, building, and testing software release processes that cover the entire SDLC.
• Creating, modifying, and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines.
• Creating dashboards and visualisations for application performance that proactively identify and address potential problems before they occur.
• Using automated testing to detect security issues/vulnerabilities in application and/or infrastructure code, thereby detecting issues before it reaches production (aka Shift-Left).
• Strong experience in operating and maintaining services primarily in any of the BIG three public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP).
• Bring recent government (public sector) experience
• Deliver complex digital services aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards

Desirable experience

Some other areas of experience that are not essential but still relevant to the role:

• Identifying problems using RCA or 5-Whys methods and suggesting solutions to reduce the likelihood of incidents reoccurring.
• A strong understanding of cloud networking and security concepts.
• Understanding the principles of containerisation, and how to control and orchestrate groups of containers in production environments.
• Writing clean, organised, structured and version-controlled code.
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language that enables you to perform more complex automation tasks thereby reducing manual toil.
• Preference for using CLI tools over relying on web portals.
• Understanding SRE (live services) ways of working, that enables you to better increase reliability and availability of the service you support.
• Auditing your service for FinOps and SecOps related compliance issues.

If you dont have all this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas if you join us.

Salary

£61,000 - £85,000 per annum.

What we offer

A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus. Youll also benefit from 25 days holiday and access to 3 annual life happens days to support unexpected situations. We provide wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities, and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.

Where youll work

This role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices, and client sites, as well as the ability to work from home. Applicants must be able to travel to offices and client sites across the UK as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential for fulfilling the responsibilities of the role.

We include you

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at our client. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Were happy to make adjustments to support your needs.

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Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?

If youre looking to move roles in the next couple of months, were interested in hearing from talented people like you. Submit an application to be considered for future opportunities at our client. Our Talent Engagement team will review your application and will be in touch to let you know how we would like to proceed.

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