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DevOps Engineer - Financial Services
LondonSource: WhatJobs
£50,000–£70,000
Contract: 6-month contract - likely to extend
Start: ASAP
Overview
As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a crucial part in maintaining operations and stabilising existing Python-based tools. Your work will focus on completing and configuring tools, writing and maintaining lightweight scripts, and driving automation in deployments and system workflows. This is an operations-focused role, ideal for those who thrive in dynamic environments where delivering stability and resolving production issues takes priority over developing new platforms or designing from scratch.
What you'll do
Finalise and configure partially completed Python automation tools.
Write, maintain, and enhance Python automation scripts.
Automate deployment and implement operational workflows and recovery processes.
Build and automate system health checks, as well as failure and expiry alerting.
Support and improve production system stability and resilience.
Work independently to solve operational challenges with sometimes incomplete tools or requirements.
What we're looking for
Proven Python scripting and automation experience.
Demonstrated success automating deployments, system alerts, and health checks.
Operational or production support mindset; experience in stabilizing live environments.
Hands‑on use of scheduling or workflow tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, Airflow, or Control M (or similar).
Strong proficiency working with Linux platforms.
Experience managing SSH servers.
Ability to write and maintain Ansible scripts for automation.
Experience in regulated or large enterprise settings (Beneficial).
Backgrounds in application support, infrastructure engineering, DevOps‑adjacent, or automation‑focused roles are welcome.
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