Cloud DevOps Engineer

Abingdon
6 months ago
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So, you have a deep understanding of SaaS software in production, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code is in your blood, and Automation is everything! 

Are you ready to deploy SaaS solutions that safeguard the world’s most precious digital assets? Working alongside some of the most talented experts in our sector?

To maintain our growth, we believe in hiring strong technical talent and then supporting that talent to grow with us, and we're looking for a Cloud DevOps Engineer to join us.

We are Preservica, and we are changing the way organisations safeguard their digital information. Our projects are at the razor’s edge of commercial software solutions addressing the need for smart digital preservation technologies.

As a world-leader in digital preservation, our award-winning software is used by leading businesses, archives, libraries, museums and government organisations across the globe.

This will be a hybrid role working mostly from home with regular monthly office days. You should live within a reasonable commuting distance of Abingdon. 

About You

With a track record in DevOps and System Administration, you are a technology enthusiast who takes pride in creating rock-solid solutions to deploy software at scale and velocity, willing to challenge the status quo with a passion to learn and embrace new technologies. You communicate well at all levels and through all channels.

Our team is growing, and you will need to be self-motivated, highly organised and able to multitask and prioritise.

About the RolePreservica is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and a Government and Education Competency Partner, as well as a Microsoft Azure Partner and has achieved the highest levels of accreditation for the security, performance and reliability of our Cloud-hosted (SaaS) solution.

Your prime role as Cloud DevOps Engineer will be to be part of the team responsible for maintaining these standards across our Cloud-based infrastructure and be at the heart of designing and implementing incremental improvements to our cloud operations. Your key tasks will include: 

An “Automation first, console as a last resort” attitude in everything you do.
Developing automation scripts for migrations, upgrades, and new capabilities as they are added to Preservica’s product line(s).
Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation on infrastructure, processes, and best practices.
Helping to monitor and resolve incidents on Production instances together with the rest of the Operations team.

What We Offer

Our people are important to us. As well as a competitive salary and benefits package, we also offer great future prospects in a fast-growing market sector.

From developing your leadership skills to improving your technical abilities, we can offer tailored career development based on your aspirations.

This is supported by our focus on personal development and training - all our staff have an annual training allowance, which can be used to learn new technologies, develop soft skills or earn recognised professional qualifications.

Preservica is an equal opportunities employer.

Requirements

Knowledge & Experience:

High level of DevOps experience and capability
Experience managing and operating Cloud-based production environments
Experience with AWS, Azure, and SaaS services 
Experience with the Linux operating system
Experience with automation/building infrastructure as code 
Strong skills in Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
Strong desire to share your knowledge with the rest of the team
Extremely strong written and verbal skillsJoin us as a Cloud DevOps Engineer and take your career to the forefront of digital preservation software; apply today

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