Senior DevOps Engineer

Experis
Leeds, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 85K

Job location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JIRA
Automation of Tests
Bash
Computer Programming
Continuous Integration
Linux
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Elasticsearch
Perl
Groovy
IBM WebSphere MQ
Issue Tracking Systems
JSON
Python
RabbitMQ
Regression Testing
Release Management
Ansible
SonarQube
Systems Integration
YAML
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Autoscaling
Hashicorp Packer
ReadyAPI
Gitlab
GIT
Containerization
Kubernetes
Functional Programming
Api Gateway
REST
Terraform
Cucumber
Appdynamics
Software Version Control
Jenkins
Microservices

Job description

  • Design and implement automated build and deployment pipelines for Java-based microservices
  • Contribute to version-controlled configuration assets within a fully automated CI/CD environment
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues
  • Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to deliver reliable software services
  • Act as a key liaison between management, technical teams, and operations
  • Identify and implement automation opportunities that drive business value
  • Support large-scale CI/CD and source code management implementations
  • Monitor project progress and provide technical guidance where required
  • Build strong working relationships with internal teams and third-party suppliers
  • Work within an Agile delivery environment
  • Create and maintain lightweight technical documentation
  • Mentor and support junior team members

Requirements

  • Strong experience with CI/CD tools and practices (Jenkins, Git/GitLab)

  • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

  • Proven experience building automation frameworks using Ansible

  • Hands-on experience with AWS services, including:

  • EC2, S3, Lambda

  • EKS (Kubernetes)

  • API Gateway, ALB

  • Auto Scaling

Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and security hardening

Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes, preferably EKS)

Strong scripting/programming skills (eg, Python, Groovy, Shell, Perl)

Knowledge of Git branching strategies and source control management

Experience with automated testing tools (eg, Cucumber, ReadyAPI)

Experience managing and scaling distributed systems in AWS environments

Familiarity with deployment strategies and release management approaches

Understanding of development concepts (REST APIs, JSON, YAML)

Experience integrating quality gates (eg, SonarQube, regression testing) into pipelines

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking tools
  • Knowledge of HashiCorp Packer (AMI creation) and Vault (secrets management)
  • Familiarity with messaging systems (IBM MQ, RabbitMQ)
  • Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Elastic Stack, AppDynamics)

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