Summary: The Technical DevOps Engineer role focuses on Artifact Management within a global consultancy, requiring expertise in optimizing development tooling and managing cloud and on-premises infrastructure migrations. The position demands a proactive approach to enhancing system security and operational efficiency while ensuring high availability of development tools. The role is based in London and requires full-time onsite presence. The contract extends until December 31, 2025, with potential for renewal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Propose and implement system enhancements to improve security posture and operational efficiency
• Monitor usage and performance of development tools, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability
• Analyze complexity and feasibility of new or changed requirements, ensuring alignment with system architecture
• Plan, evaluate, migrate, develop, implement, configure, test, and roll out systems across hardware, software, and networks
• Analyze outages and defective states, initiating and monitoring measures to remedy them
• Install and administer Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools to streamline development processes
• Focus on Artifact Management by redesigning repository infrastructure and migrating on-premises repositories to cloud-based solutions
• Manage and optimize Nexus Repository Manager, Nexus Lifecycle (IQ), and Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Key Skills:

• Strong knowledge of RedHat Linux and Solaris x86 Unix environments with scripting expertise in Bash and Python
• Hands-on experience administering and installing GitLab, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Nexus Repository Manager, and Nexus Lifecycle (IQ)
• Working knowledge of configuring project build automation using Maven and Gradle
• Solid understanding of Continuous Integration build chains, development processes, and associated tools
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm for orchestration and deployment
• Good understanding of networking and storage within cloud and hybrid environments
• Proficiency in Unix shell scripting and Windows PowerShell for automation
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate, assess, and propose new tools and plugins

Salary (Rate): 440

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT