LA International

About the Company

LA International is a Digital and Technology Resourcing and Project Solutions organisation, with Enhanced Government Accreditation. Operating globally from the largest single-site facility in the UK. LA International is the UK’s number 1 and largest supplier of Security Cleared Digital and Technology resource to His Majesty’s Government.

With a successful track record spanning over 40 years of delivering Resourcing and Project Solutions, we have been at the forefront of providing innovative Digital, Technology, Transformation and Project/Programme Management services and solutions to a host of Public and Private sector organisations in over 90 countries, across 5 continents, ranging from SMEs to some of the largest and most respected enterprise clients across Government, Defence, Health, Education, Technology and Telecommunications sectors.

Today, LA International is the largest privately owned Digital and Technology Resourcing and Project Solutions provider in the UK, winning many industry awards including Best IT Recruitment firm, Best Public Sector firm, and are proud double winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade for outstanding international growth and innovation.

 The largest Specialist Digital and Technology Resourcing and Project Solutions provider in the UK
 UK’s number 1 Supplier of Security Cleared Digital and Technology resource
 The Largest single site Resourcing and Project Solutions Organisation in the UK
 Global service provider for over 40 years across 5 continents in over 90 countries
 Enhanced Government Accreditation
 Partner of Choice and Preferred Supplier too many major organisations
 Platinum financial rating – Dun & Bradstreet
 Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015 & 2021
 Awards and Nominations from the Private, Public, and European Sectors
 Recruiter Awards Winner – Best IT, Best Public Sector, Gold Award
 Excellent Testimonies from a host of organisations

Listed Jobs

Company Name

LA International

Job Title

Information Technology Engineer

Job Description

Description: We are looking for a GitOps Engineer

Essential Skills and Knowledge Areas
1. Kubernetes Expertise:
o Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and components (pods, services, deployments, namespaces, etc.).
o Proficiency with kubectl commands and Kubernetes configuration files.

2. GitOps Principles:
o Familiarity with GitOps practices, where Git is used as the single source of truth for declarative infrastructure and applications.
o Understanding of how ArgoCD implements GitOps for continuous deployment.

3. ArgoCD Specific Knowledge:
o Installation and configuration of ArgoCD.
o Managing ArgoCD applications, projects, and repositories.
o Using the ArgoCD CLI for various operations.
o Configuring and using ArgoCD's web UI.

4. Continuous Deployment (CD) Practices:
o Designing and implementing CD pipelines.
o Automating deployments using ArgoCD.
o Monitoring and managing application deployments.
o Proficiency in writing and understanding YAML and JSON files, as they are used extensively in Kubernetes and ArgoCD configurations.
o Basic networking concepts, including IP addresses, ports, and DNS.
o Implementing security best practices for Kubernetes and ArgoCD (e.g., RBAC, network policies).
o Integrating ArgoCD with CI tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
o Understanding how to trigger deployments based on CI pipeline results.


Tools and Technologies
1. kubectl:
2. ArgoCD CLI:
3. Git:
4. CI/CD Tools:
5. Monitoring and Logging Tools:

Role in Continuous Deployment
An experienced person would be responsible for:
1. Setting Up ArgoCD:
o Installing and configuring ArgoCD in the Kubernetes cluster.
o Setting up access controls and security configurations.

Brussels, Belgium

Remote

21-01-2025