DevOps Engineer Stack: Kubernetes, Linux
Onsite: 1-2 days per week
Europe’s #1 Integrated Defence Company seeks an influential Kubernetes Specialist to oversee and manage the future development of software-defined data centres and automation technologies that will underpin its IT services.
Oversee the health and performance of the Kubernetes environment, ensuring optimal functionality and planning for future capacity requirements.
Work closely with the Group IM functions and engineering teams to provide support for containerised applications, enabling rapid development and testing.
Assist internal teams in defining containerised architectures, and offer guidance on deployment, debugging, and optimisation across the company.
Candidates must be willing to obtain or holding DV (Developped Vetting) Security Clearance upon joining
Strong understanding of technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, Harbor, Helm, Nexus, Artifactory, Python, GitLab, and Ansible.
Highly proficient in Linux operating systems, with strong command-line skills and scripting experience (Bash, Python) for automation tasks, particularly on RHEL.
Solid knowledge of automation tools like Ansible for automating deployment and configuration tasks.
Good understanding of monitoring and logging tools to ensure service continuity, along with expertise in security best practices for configuring and maintaining the Kubernetes platform and running containers.
Benefits Package:
Annual Bonus: Up to 21%
Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension: Pension 14% (6% Employee and 8% Employer)
Share Incentive Plan: Opportunity to purchase shares via payroll before tax and NI.
Parental Benefits: Up to 26 weeks of full pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal and shared parental leave
Sick Pay: It ranges from 6 weeks for the first six months of service and scales up to 48 weeks after five years of service.
L&D: As a Times UK Top 25 Employers, the company holds Three Investors in People Gold Awards and offers employees work-class training and development/career tools.
DevOps Engineer