Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer at a leading defense prime in Bristol involves overseeing various stages of product development while ensuring software security and efficiency. The engineer will collaborate with team members, conduct quality assurance, and mentor junior staff. A strong focus on customer feedback and technological advancements is essential for enhancing marketability. Candidates must possess SC clearance and experience with a range of automation tools and coding languages.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with coworkers to conceptualize, develop, and release software.
• Conducting quality assurance to ensure that the software meets prescribed guidelines.
• Rolling out fixes and upgrades to software, as needed.
• Securing software to prevent security breaches and other vulnerabilities.
• Collecting and reviewing customers' feedback to enhance user experience.
• Suggesting alterations to workflow in order to improve efficiency and success.
• Pitching ideas for projects based on gaps in the market and technological advancements.

Key Skills:

• Degree in computer science, software engineering, or an adjacent field.
• Prior experience at all phases of the software product life cycle, from conception to extinction.
• Experience using an array of automation tools.
• Familiarity with software security methods.
• Demonstrated experience using a wide variety of coding languages.
• Curious, discerning envelope pusher.
• Top-notch decision-making and collaborative abilities.
• Customer-oriented with the ability to receive and use constructive criticism.
• Must Have SC clearance.
• Experience with British CI/CD tools (e.g. Gitlab CI, Terraform, Ansible, Helm Charts, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs).
• Kubernetes cluster build and application delivery.
• Application Experience: Apache NiFi, Elastic ECK, Artifactory.
• Secret Management: Hashicorp Vault.
• Operating Systems (Redhat & Windows).

Salary (Rate): £78.00/hr

City: City Of Bristol

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT