Senior Devops

What the specialist will work on

A senior DevOps delivers and integrates software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. They are responsible for planning and designing large groups of stories.
Senior DevOps:
• transform technical requirements into an effective DevOps toolchain to enable product delivery
• provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues
• make sure deployment strategies for products are repeatable, scalable and highly available
• have a deep technical knowledge, providing support to delivery teams and solving complex problems

Working arrangements

The specialist is expected to be on-site for at least four days a week with one day optional working from home.
The specialist will be expected to attend all associated Agile ceremonies and make use of collaborative tooling (Slack, Skype, Google Docs, Confluence, Jira).
The specialist will lead a blended team of resources and be expected to provide technical leadership, guidance and knowledge transfer where required.
The specialist will adopt current, established ways of working and advise on improving them.
The specialist will be pro-active in the delivery of working software

Essential skills and experience

RDBMS, Data modelling and analysis, SQL, Linux Admin
Scripted manipulation and transformation of large Data
Linux and MySQL
Data searching and matching techniques of large data sets with a high number of search transaction
Client-side JavaScript
Writing business object reports
Producing and reviewing technical specifications for IT projects
Experience of Agile Software development methods
Qualifications or training in Business Analysis
Experience of procuring IT solutions
Reviewing suppliers’ technical and commercial proposals