Devops Engineer - SC Cleared

Job Title: Devops / Automation Engineer
Job Description:
The Infrastructure Automation Engineer is part of the Infrastructure Team working closely alongside other technical teams, service management and programme functions.

This role will report the Infrastructure Manager :

* Developing Dashboard views of Infrastructure estate
* Work closely with the diverse teams to support automation and its implementation
* Everything as code approach
* Collaborate with cross functional teams in the design, development and integration of automation techniques.
* Create new automation solutions and product offerings for infrastructure services.
* Perform analysis and value stream mapping of existing processes for the development of either new or improved automation.
* Document automation standards to be followed by the organisation
* Work closely with other teams across the business to improve efficiency of infrastructure such as service management
* Identify areas of automation

Essential Skills and knowledge:

Good demonstrable experience in an Infrastructure role (Windows, UNIX, Virtualisation, Networking) either delivery or support.
Development of back-end systems software that improves sustainability and operations.
Troubleshooting experience.
Software Development for automation techniques in production environments (One of the following, however other tools would also be considered)
* Git repository derivative (BitBucket, GitLab)
* Jenkins
* Ansible
* Docker

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Desirable:

Experience of commissioning and managing an enterprise, on-premise Platform-as-a-Service, ideally RedHat Openshift
Fluency in at least once scripting language such as Ruby, PowerShell, Python or Java.

Experience of working within a secure environment
Experience of containerisation such as Docker
Service Desk tool BTO
DevOps experience


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award, that any business can receive, won in consecutive years, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade;