DevOps / Platform Engineer

Hays plc
London, UK
1 day ago

Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£50,241.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Microsoft Windows Apache Tomcat Automation of Tests Oracle WebLogic Server Databases Continuous Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL) Linux DevOps Enterprise JavaBeans Elasticsearch
+23 more
Middleware Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP) Java Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) Javaserver Pages Python (Programming Language) Windows Servers Nginx OpenLayers Oracle (Applications) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Standard Sql Recovery Manager (RMAN) Solaris (Operating System) PL-SQL Systems Integration Virtualization Technology SC Clearance Containerization Code Restructuring Docker Legacy Systems Vmware

Job description

  • Provide L3 support and problem resolution for critical production systems
  • Maintain and enhance legacy infrastructure and applications
  • Implement changes within complex legacy environments
  • Act as a subject matter expert for assigned platforms
  • Produce and maintain technical documentation
  • Perform peer reviews and maintain engineering standards
  • Mentor junior engineers and support team development
  • Advise on and implement CI/CD and automation improvements

Technologies:

  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • ETL
  • ElasticSearch
  • GIS
  • HTTP
  • IBM
  • Support
  • JSP
  • Java
  • Java EE
  • Linux
  • Nginx
  • OpenLayers
  • Oracle
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Tomcat
  • VMware
  • Windows, We are hiring a DevOps / Platform Engineer for one of our local clients on a £550 p/d Inside IR35, remote, 6 month+ contract basis. This role supports a critical policing platform within a legacy Oracle-based environment. We offer the opportunity to work across application, database, infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD improvements in a complex enterprise setting. The role sits within a team supporting legacy platforms and technologies including Oracle, Elasticsearch, VMware, Docker, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris, Windows Server, IBM Initiate MDM, and related middleware and platform services.

Requirements

  • Must hold SC Clearance
  • Strong experience supporting enterprise Oracle and Elasticsearch environments
  • Support and maintenance of legacy applications and infrastructure
  • CI/CD pipeline development and support
  • Automated testing and code refactoring
  • Experience with Nginx, Apache Tomcat and HTTP services
  • Experience with ETL processes
  • Experience with containerisation and virtualisation, including Docker and VMware
  • Experience with Elasticsearch administration and support
  • Oracle 11 administration experience, including RAC, RMAN and Partitioning
  • Experience with auditing and protective monitoring integrations
  • Experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Oracle Solaris environments
  • Experience with WebLogic
  • Experience with PL/SQL
  • Experience with Java SE/Java EE
  • Experience with EJB/JSP
  • Experience with Python
  • Experience with GIS technologies such as OpenLayers and MapServer
  • Experience with MinIO
  • Experience with Cognitec FaceVACS

Apply for this position

This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.

Apply on www.adzuna.co.uk

Good distractions

Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.

7:28 min

Constructing a new Docker layer from scratch

Oliver Seitz Oliver Seitz · WWC Europe 2026

52 sec

Running persistent Linux environments directly on Windows

Ben Breard Ben Breard · WWC 2025

2:07 min

Inspecting default bridge architectures and custom Docker networks

Oliver Seitz Oliver Seitz · WWC 2025

1:20 min

Identifying multi-disciplinary talent for developer experience engineering roles

Hazal Mestci +1 · Coffee With Developers

5:02 min

Manual port forwarding configuration using network address translation

Oliver Seitz Oliver Seitz · WWC 2025

1:06 min

Developer experience and project variety at scale

Alexandra Petri · WWC 2023

Videos

See all

Related articles

See all