DevOps Engineer Reading

Overview

In this DevOps Engineer role, you will design and implement automation to build systems across private and public clouds, and deploy server- and container-based environments. You’ll partner with DevOps and development teams to advance a cloud transition toward IaC, supporting SaaS architectures and microservices in Kubernetes. You’ll mentor colleagues on automation and help sustain platforms used by large enterprise clients. The role combines hands-on engineering with a consultative mindset to drive scalable, secure operations in a fintech context.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation for cloud-based systems (private/public)
• Deploy server- and container-based environments
• Operate, configure and maintain SaaS solutions across three-tier to microservice architectures
• Mentor colleagues on automation and best practices
• Support cloud migration and IaC initiatives
• Configure and manage enterprise monitoring and alerting systems
• Work with DevOps and development teams in an Agile culture
• Manage backups and database setup/mirroring (Oracle, MSSQL, Elastic Search)
• Administer Redhat Linux/CentOS and Windows Server environments
• Utilize tooling for CI/CD and configuration management (Puppet, Jenkins, Git, Nexus, Pulp)
• Handle load balancers and SSL/OAM components (F5)
• Ensure security principles around network traffic and third-party software

Key requirements

• Experience with automation and configuration management (Puppet)
• Containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes
• Java application servers experience (WebLogic)
• Database setup/restoration/mirroring (Oracle, MSSQL, Elastic Search)
• Load balancers and SSL in F5 environments
• CI/CD and repo tooling (Puppet, Jenkins, Git, Nexus, Pulp)
• Enterprise monitoring/alerting (Prometheus, Icinga, OEM)
• Linux (RHEL/CentOS) and Windows Server administration
• Backup solutions experience (Commvault)
• Scripting knowledge (Perl, Bash, Python, Ruby)
• Security principles in networking and third-party software
• Excellent collaboration in Agile DevOps culture
• Comfort with cloud infrastructure and IaC concepts

• Mentorship and consulting mindset
• Agile, collaborative team player
• Strong problem-solving and initiative
• Puppet
• Chef
• Ansible

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