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DevOps & Microsoft Platform Automation Engineer

Employer
Version 1
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Negotiable plus profit share, pension, private medical and more
Closing date
9 Apr 2019

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DevOps & Microsoft Platform Automation Engineer 

 

  • London Full time

Job Description 

 

At Version 1 our Mission is to prove IT can make a real difference. We prove this every day and due to our continued expansion, we’re searching for like-minded individuals to help us ‘take it to the next level’.  

 

Version 1 are a leading Microsoft Partner and have an increasing number of clients; with whom we are working to deliver class leading solutions based on Microsoft and other world leading technologies. 

 

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced DevOps and Microsoft Platform Automation Engineer. 

 

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in automating the build and deployment of Microsoft Azure Platform solutions and APIs in a Microsoft Dynamics 365, SharePoint and services platform context with Enterprise level organisations. We are seeking someone who can design, create and deliver a range of DevOps Build Automation and Deployment solutions in both Windows Server and virtualisation environments such as AWS. They should also have a proven track record of solution excellence across with customers across many sectors. You will be highly proficient working with business stakeholders and directing project teams and will have direct experience of a range of Build and Deployment Automation solutions on the Windows Server Microsoft Dynamics 365, SharePoint and related services platforms. 

 

You will have experience and a proven track record of automating, deploying and maintaining enterprise level solution environments on secure and distributed on-premise platforms. You will be able to effectively collaborate with others, obtain buy-in for your deployment automation approaches and manage your own priorities and performance to deliver high quality, highly performant solutions to our customer. 

 

You must have UK Government level security clearance and have a good understanding of Government Digital Service agile delivery approaches.   

 

Your main responsibilities will be: 

 

Working with Microsoft application platform developers to ensure high quality continuous build automation and deployment input to class leading application platform solutions.  

 

Ensuring that application platforms and data solutions can be deployed and operated in a highly repeatable and predictable manner through interaction and collaboration with relevant vendor and customer stakeholders.  

 

Defining relevant solution deployment architectures and environment platform design. 

 

Deploying and managing multiple environments to support rapid, agile development approaches including demonstration environments.  

 

Production of DevOps specifications. 

 

Documentation of solutions (e.g. data models, deployment architectures configurations, and setup). 

 

Working within a project management/agile delivery methodology in a leading role as part of a wider team. 

 

Collaborate and liaise with other customer stakeholders/ end users in the software development lifecycle – PMs, BAs, testing etc 

 

Provide effective knowledge transfer and upskilling to relevant customer personnel to ensure an appropriate level of future self-sufficiency.  

 

Essential criteria

 

Direct experience of enterprise solution shaping and Microsoft application platform deployment architecture development including excellent documentation skills. 

 

Experience of setting up, deploying and managing multiple environments to support agile development approaches. 

 

It is essential that you have strong, in-depth and demonstrable hands-on experience with the large numbers of the following technologies:  

 

Windows Server Platform and its relevant build, deployment, automation, networking and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments. 

 

Secure Development and VSTS Application Lifecycle Management (Build, Deployment) including setting up Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment 

 

Knowledge of deployment automation for Linux and Windows Virtual Machines (DSC etc) 

 

Knowledge of PowerShell, Git, Jenkins, JSON, BSH and application platform deployment automation including the handling and transfer of very large data volumes.  

 

Microsoft Identity Management and Security technologies including Microsoft Active Directory integration, custom SAML 2.0 providers 

 

Automated deployment of APIs via Windows Service Fabric  

 

It is highly desirable that you have good knowledge and understanding of the following platforms and their deployment: 

 

Knowledge of source control, deployment orchestration and configuration management tools (Bitbucket, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Kubernetes).  

 

Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 deployment 

 

Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint deployment 

 

Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server and Windows Service Fabric 

 

Knowledge of SQL Server, Reporting Service and Data Warehouse deployment 

 

Familiarity, experience and a level of expertise in deploying Microsoft platforms into AWS and other virtualisation platforms on an IaaS basis. This includes:  

 

Familiarity with technologies and processes such as AWS Management Console and the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) in deploying Microsoft solutions.  

 

The ability to deploy specified Microsoft platforms to the Windows Server virtual machine infrastructure necessary to create development, test, and production environments for a software development project 

 

The build and deployment of a continuous integration (CI/CD) environment on an AWS IaaS or virtualised basis.  

 

The implementation of several common continuous deployment (CD) use cases using AWS technologies such as blue/green deployment and A/B testing 

 

Usage of AWS deployment technologies such as AWS CodeDeploy, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) to deliver suitable environments.  

 

Any experience you have with best practice design principles and approaches for a range of application styles and technologies to help guide and steer decisions would be very desirable. 

 

Any experience of working in highly dynamic teams using agile methodologies often under demanding timescales.  

 

Experience of collaborating and knowledge transfer to mixed customer and supplier teams whilst delivering to agreed timelines would be highly beneficial.   

 

Experience in automated testing in different stages of a CI/CD pipeline 

 

 

 

Company

Version 1 proves that IT can make a real difference to our customers’ businesses. We are trusted by global brands to deliver IT services and solutions which drive customer success. Our growing 3000+ strong team works closely with our technology partners to provide independent advice that helps our customers navigate the rapidly changing world of IT. 

Version 1 are an award-winning company who provide world class customer service; we think big and we hire great people.

Version 1 are more than just another IT services company - we are leaders in implementing and supporting Oracle, Microsoft and AWS technologies. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you; if you are driven, committed and up for a challenge, we want to meet you.

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Prospect Hill
Redditch
West Midlands
B97 4DL
United Kingdom

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