Senior DevOps Engineer

Recruitment for education and the public sector

This forward-thinking education provider is committed to creating a positive, inclusive workplace where every member of staff can thrive. Their focus is on empowering people, strengthening leadership capability, and driving meaningful organisational change aligned to their long-term vision.

• Support the delivery, development and improvement of Dev Ops services, systems and IT projects.
• Provide senior technical support across key applications so staff and students have reliable systems for teaching, learning and day-to-day work.
• Help develop junior Dev Ops staff, improve processes and support wider digital transformation projects.

• Act as the technical specialist for key applications, databases, MIS systems and integrations.
• Support major IT projects, including the development of a new data warehouse.
• Provide 3rd line support for applications, systems, incidents, upgrades, patching and fault resolution.
• Build, maintain and optimise databases using tools such as SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Keep systems, code, configurations and technical processes properly documented.
• Mentor Dev Ops Application Engineers and help improve team knowledge, skills and service delivery.
• Good understanding of Azure design, not just AWS, because Azure is set up and managed differently.
• Relevant qualification in IT, Computing or Business Administration.
• Around 5+ years' experience in a senior IT, MIS, Dev Ops or technical systems role.
• Strong experience with Azure Dev Ops, Jira and Microsoft-based systems.
• Strong communication, organisation, problem-solving and customer service skills.
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme.
• Professional development opportunities to support continued growth.
• Inclusive, supportive environment that values innovation and wellbeing.
• Access to staff discounts and health & wellbeing initiatives.

A real person, not an automated email. If we are not the right fit for you we will say so quickly rather than leave you waiting.

• Relevant qualification in IT, Computing or Business Administration
• 5+ years' experience in senior IT, MIS, Dev Ops or technical systems role
• Strong experience with Azure Dev Ops
• Experience with Jira
• Experience with Microsoft-based systems
• Problem-solving skills
• Generous annual leave
• High pension scheme

Azure Dev Ops Azure cloud design SQL Server MySQL PostgreSQL Database management MIS systems Jira 3rd line support System integration Data warehouse development Technical documentation Mentoring Dev Ops practices

Not quite the right role? We'll email you when something closer comes in.

Location:

Watford

Sector:
Further And Higher Education