DevOps Engineer

Location(s):

UK, Europe & Africa : UK :
Leeds

Job Title:
Dev Ops Engineer

Location:
Leeds / London -We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

• Design Solutions:Develop secure, scalable, and efficient technical solutions tailored to meet business and operational requirements.
• Elaborate Solutions:Break down high-level solution designs into actionable and detailed deliverables for execution.
• Refine High-Level Designs:Translate abstract designs into specific, manageable deliverables aligned with project objectives.
• Plan Deliverable Releases:Strategize and manage the timeline for releasing deliverables in alignment with overall program goals.

• Review Technical Plans:Collaborate with architects to review implementation plans for changes at the program level, assessing potential impacts on existing products.
• Write Implementation Plans:Develop comprehensive technical implementation plans to guide the development and deployment process.
• Incident Management:Lead incident resolution efforts from a technical standpoint, working closely with incident management teams to ensure quick and effective resolution.
• Root Cause Analysis:Investigate incidents to identify underlying issues and implement preventative measures.
• Technical Communication:Liaise with the Release Working Group to communicate upcoming changes impacting other teams or releases.

• Team Management:Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers, ensuring high morale and productivity while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with other suppliers responsible for different platform components to minimise product disruptions.
• Difficult Conversations:Engage effectively with security teams to address and resolve complex or sensitive issues.
• Bridge Technology and Business:Act as a translator between business analysts and technical teams to ensure alignment and understanding.

• Application Development:Design, build, and deploy applications from concept to production within tight timelines.
• Metrics and Monitoring:Build application metric exporters and maintain dashboards for performance and operational insights.
• Kubernetes Management:Develop, deploy, and manage all Kubernetes object types, ensuring optimal cluster operations.
• Vault Management:To secure sensitive information and build and manage Vault and Vault secrets.
• Clustered Solutions:Implement and oversee clustered solutions layered on existing infrastructure.
• Database Administration:Manage database operations to ensure data integrity, security, and performance.
• Proxy Management:Build and maintain secure and efficient proxies for application communication.
• Containerisation:Build and manage Docker images, ensuring they meet performance, security, and compliance standards.
• Helm Templating:Utilise Helm to template and manage Kubernetes deployments.

• Collaboration with Security Teams:Ensure solutions comply with organisational security policies and proactively address security concerns.
• Support Secure Integrations:Work with other teams to facilitate secure changes with minimal disruption.

Please note we can only consider applicants who are UK nationals who either already hold UKSC or that are eligible, you must have been a resident in the UK for the past 5-10yrs

• Timely and secure delivery of technical solutions.
• Minimal disruption to services during release cycles and incidents.
• Improved team morale and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Consistent alignment of solutions with organisational security policies and business objectives.

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture…