Software Engineering Specialist

Birmingham
3 months ago
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£550 per day inside IR35 - umbrella only

Responsibilities

A Technical leadership role working in a high performing team of engineers delivering state of the art security tools.
Kubernetes DevOps/SysOps Engineering role managing Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration, automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
Implement best practices for Kubernetes configuration and security.
DevOps/SysOps Engineering collaborating with cross-functional teams (development, operations, and QA) to streamline software delivery and automating deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools
Troubleshoot issues along the CI/CD pipeline
Act as product owner, breaking down top level requirements into product backlogs as part of quarterly/sprint planning
Interface with program and project managers to ensure appropriate security architecture engagement as necessary.
Provide effective technology coaching and mentoring both inside and outside the team.
Growth mindset and a desire to learn, teach, and improve skills.
Previous ownership of mission-critical shared infrastructure

Essential skills

Experience with containerization technology and orchestration platforms e.g. Kubernetes, Docker - Mandatory
Hands-on experience in installing, configuring, operating, and monitoring CI/CD pipeline tools
Experience in Python, JavaScript, Golang.
Experience on Gitlab CI or GitHub Actions
Experience in monitoring tools such as Grafana, ELK
Experience in Agile software development systems and JIRA Tools.
Understanding of IT, network services and security
Ability to collaborate effectively with others to drive forward key security objectives
Strong communication skills including presentation and documentation writing (to both technical and business audiences)
An aptitude for autonomous learning as required by the demands of the business
Proven problem-solving abilities
Assertiveness, and the ability to drive through change
Excellent team working skills including the ability to work effectively within a geographically disparate team

Advantageous:

Experience with containerization technology and orchestration platforms e.g. Kubernetes
SIEM Experience with Elastic Stack (ELK)
Knowledge of ArgoCD, Terraform
Knowledge CI/CD tools Ansible, Circle CI, Jenkins, Parker, Terraform
Knowledge of Offensive testing frameworks
Message processing using Kafka, Rabbit MQ
Knowledge of Linux, Windows and Network Administration
Knowledge and experience of cloud services (public or private), OpenStack and K8S
DevOps qualifications
Knowledge of Telecoms Security Act (TSA)
Knowledge of architectural concepts such as microservices, service mesh.
Strong knowledge of security policy/regulatory frameworks

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply

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