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McGregor Boyall

DevOps Engineer

Hybrid

London, United Kingdom

£ 600 / year

Freelance

14-10-2024

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DevOps Engineer, Containerisation, AWS, Kubernetes, Java, Spring, IaC, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform
DevOps Engineer
6 month rolling contract, PS550-PS600/day inside
London, 2/3 days onsite
A leading provider of financial services is seeking a DevOps engineer with a solid background in building and implementing container platforms.
The role:
The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for leading a variety of engineering activities, including building out our capabilities, adopting public cloud infra/solutions, and integrating our applications with various cloud services to improve the scalability of the platform. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts in the integration of infrastructure such as code pipelines and native cloud services, with a specific focus on delivering robust technology solutions to clients.
Collaborate with application developers in Tech and Infrastructure colleagues and 3rd party public cloud vendors
Partner with multiple teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet our business and technology goals.
Identify and define necessary system enhancements to improve current processes and architecture.
Provide expertise and advanced knowledge in DevOps engineering and ensure our processes adhere to best practices and the firm's strategic tech plan.
Key Skills required:
Proven experience in creating DevOps solutions in enterprise container platforms, such as the public cloud Kubernetes Services in Amazon Web Services / Google Cloud, or on-premises platforms, such as RedHat OpenShift.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in microservice architecture and container technologies such as Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes.
SME in Kubernetes-related technologies such as S3, EFS, Lustre FSx, Kubernetes cluster autoscaler, Karpenter, and KEDA.
Experience in Java programming and the Spring framework would be an advantage.
In-depth knowledge in using tools such as Terraform, Helm, kubectl, Hashicorp vault.
Investment Banking / High-Performance Compute platform experience would be an advantage.
Education:
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
Master's degree in an engineering or science subject preferred.
DevOps Engineer, Containerisation, AWS, Kubernetes, Public Cloud Kubernetes, Java, Spring, IaC, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

About the Company

McGregor Boyall is a woman-owned global recruitment consultancy that has been delivering top talent since 1987. With offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, we specialise in mid-senior recruitment for Financial Services, Commerce, Industry, and the Public Sector. Our specialisms span all technology verticals and core business functions, and our success is built on our consultants' professionalism, expertise in subject matter, and deep market knowledge. Clients trust us as a strategic partner, consi... Know more

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