Hybrid Senior DevOps Engineer

at Reward Gateway

• Job title: Senior DevOps Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior DevOps Engineer managing Azure-based infrastructure solutions at Reward Gateway. Collaborating with development teams to ensure efficient software development and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Oversee deployment, maintenance, and scaling of Azure services, ensuring high availability and reliability for applications.
• Work closely with software development teams to understand application requirements and provide necessary support for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Foster a collaborative environment by sharing best practices, tools, and methodologies with development teams.
• Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment process for applications.
• Integrate testing automation into deployment pipelines, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Implement monitoring and alerting tools to track application performance, system health, and infrastructure usage.
• Analyse performance metrics and logs to troubleshoot issues and optimize application and infrastructure performance.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices for infrastructure security, including access controls, network security, and data protection.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies regarding data protection and system management.
• Produce clear and comprehensive documentation on system architecture, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
• Provide regular reports on system performance, deployment status, and incident management to technical leadership.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering role, preferably within cloud environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including services such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation tasks.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong understanding of network protocols, security, and infrastructure as code concepts (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• A flexible holiday plan of up to 40 days per year
• £400 a year Wellbeing Allowance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Allowance for professional development books, E-books, podcasts
• Contributory pension Scheme
• Employee, friends and family discounts across 1200+ retail, hospitality and lifestyle brands