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Sr Devops Engineering Specialist; Container Platforms

Job in London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listing for: Canada Life
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-06
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, SRE/Site Reliability
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sr Devops Engineering Specialist (Container Platforms)

Permanent Full Time

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We are looking for a Senior Dev Ops Engineer Specialist to join our team.

Reporting to the Senior Technical Lead the Senior Dev Ops Engineer role will focus on designing implementing and supporting secure scalable and resilient cloud and container platform solutions while enabling development teams through best-in-class Dev Ops tooling processes and automation.

The successful candidate will provide technical knowledge across cloud infrastructure container orchestration CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) helping accelerate software delivery while ensuring operational excellence security and compliance.

What you will do

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and deliver modern cloud solutions that are secure compliant cost-effective and aligned with business objectives.
  • Design implement and support cloud infrastructure and container platforms including Kubernetes-based environments.
  • Drive adoption of Dev Ops principles and execute on the enterprise Dev Ops framework.
  • Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and automation tooling such as Ansible.
  • Proactively identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks within deployment and operational processes and implement technical solutions to remove friction.
  • Design deploy and manage containerized workloads using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Ensure all functional and non-functional requirements are achieved and measurable across development testing and production environments.
  • Collaborate with security networking and infrastructure teams to ensure adherence to enterprise architecture cybersecurity and risk management standards.
  • Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex platform infrastructure and deployment issues.
  • Support and evolve platform observability monitoring logging and operational excellence practices.
  • Mentor team members and promote engineering best practices across cloud automation and Dev Ops disciplines.
  • Provide technical leadership and recommendations for improvements to tools standards processes and platform capabilities.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and ensure leadership receives timely communication regarding major incidents risks and platform initiatives.

What Youll Bring

  • Required Qualifications
    • 6 years of experience in Dev Ops Cloud Engineering Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Infrastructure Engineering or related disciplines within a large complex enterprise environment.
    • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or equivalent practical experience.
    • Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Agile delivery methodologies and Dev Ops practices.
    • Advanced experience designing and supporting cloud-native platforms and infrastructure.
    • Strong knowledge of cloud services including:
    • Virtual networks and networking services
    • Virtual machines and compute platforms
    • Cloud storage services
    • Application hosting platforms
    • Kubernetes platforms
    • Monitoring and observability solutions
    • Secrets and key management services
    • Identity and access management solutions
    • Hands-on experience deploying operating and troubleshooting containerized applications and platform services using:
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • Service mesh technologies such as Tetrate Service Bridge (TSB) and Istio
    • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
    • Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible.
    • Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab CI/CD Git Hub Actions Jenkins or equivalent platforms.
    • Strong knowledge of source control and repository management using Git Hub Git Lab or similar tools.
    • Solid understanding of networking concepts including:
      • TCP/IP
      • DNS
      • Load balancing
      • Firewalls
      • Network security
      • Hybrid cloud connectivity
    • Experience implementing cloud security governance compliance and operational best practices.
    • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities in highly distributed cloud environments.
    • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams architects business stakeholders and vendors.
    • Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives influence technical direction and mentor peers.
  • Preferred Qualifications
    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
    • Hashi Corp Terraform Certification.
    • Experience with policy-as-code infrastructure security scanning and cloud governance frameworks.
    • Experience implementing observability solutions using Prometheus Grafana ELK Open Telemetry or similar platforms.
    • Experience supporting hybrid cloud and enterprise-scale platform environments.
    • Familiarity with secrets management solutions such as Hashi Corp Vault or equivalent technologies.
    • Experience implementing and managing Tetrate Service Bridge (TSB) in enterprise Kubernetes environments.
    • Experience with service mesh architecture including:
      • Istio
      • Tetrate Service Bridge
      • Traffic routing and canary deployments
      • mTLS and zero-trust security
      • API…
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