DevOps Engineer

Applause IT
Chester, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 70K

Job location

Chester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
DevOps
Monitoring of Systems
Prometheus
Software Engineering
Grafana
Kubernetes
Terraform
Docker
Service Stack

Job description

The successful DevOps Engineer will play a key role in deploying, monitoring, and supporting cloud infrastructure while working closely with development teams to improve CI/CD processes and system reliability., * Design, implement and maintain scalable infrastructure using AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, SQS and Glacier

  • Manage and orchestrate containers using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Build and maintain queue-based processing pipelines using RabbitMQ and AWS SQS
  • Implement monitoring, logging and alerting to ensure system health and performance
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform
  • Work collaboratively with engineering teams to optimise CI/CD pipelines
  • Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
  • Ensure secure cloud operations and implement best practices around access control
  • Optimise infrastructure for cost, performance and scalability

Technology Stack

The DevOps Engineer will work with a modern cloud-native stack including:

  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Argo
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

Requirements

  • Proven commercial experience as a DevOps Engineer
  • Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Experience securing cloud infrastructure and networks
  • Comfortable working in Agile development environments

Personal Attributes

  • Proactive and able to take ownership of projects
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
  • Able to collaborate effectively with engineering teams
  • Comfortable challenging ideas and proposing better solutions

Benefits & conditions

  • Opportunity to work with modern cloud technologies
  • A collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement
  • Career development in a fast-growing technology environment
  • Competitive salary with bonus potential
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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