Job Description

Posted 1 week ago

Senior AWS Devops Engineer, Bristol, Hybrid, £70,000-£90,000

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Role and Responsibilities

Answering to the Head of Engineering, we're seeking a seasoned DevOps engineer who's adept at both crafting and rolling out solutions.

Architect, implement, and manage Public Cloud infrastructures, with a strategic shift towards AWS in the pipeline.
Set and monitor service level metrics for applications.
Mentor software teams to ensure seamless app deployment and operation.
Hands-on troubleshooting and incident handling.
Primarily UK business hours support, with occasional out-of-hours assistance.
Identify and implement optimization strategies.
Establish and refine deployment, incident, and problem management processes and tools.Experience and Qualifications

Background and Qualifications:

Ideally, a bachelor's degree in engineering or science; however, we're open to considering other degrees for the right fit.
A minimum of 4 years in a Senior or Lead DevOps role.
Proficiency with SaaS applications.Skills and Experience:

Agile software development practices.
Solid grasp of IP Networking, DNS, CDN, Load Balancing, and firewall design.
Proficiency with AWS, GCP, and Terraform.
Architecting Kubernetes systems; familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus and Service Mesh like Istio.
Comfortable in Linux environments.
Experience with GitHub for source code management.
CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
Config and Secrets management.
Scripting with Python, Shell, Perl.
Security credentials: Familiarity with ISO27001 and SOC compliance is a plus.We welcome candidates transitioning from software development to DevOps.

Tech Stack:

OS: Linux (zero Windows deployments)
Languages: Python, PHP, Shell Script
Managed Kubernetes
AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Cognito, Kinesis
Databases: Postgres, Redis
Open-source apps: Apache Airflow, Key Cloak, CraftCMS
Development Frameworks: Django, Tailwind CSS/UILocation: Bristol

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