DevOps Engineer Hampshire SC clearable £50k - £62k + Blue Chip Benefits Hybrid 2 days a week You will join a recognised leader in defence technology and contribute to the development of cutting-edge products and services. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation systems and services. Responsibilities: Oversee code releases, deployments, and support operational systems Collaborate with software developers, users, project managers, and quality assurance teams Implement CI/CD pipelines and ensure products and services are secure by design Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot issues Support operational systems and resolve technical problems Requirements: Degree-level qualification in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience Familiarity with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS), programming languages (Java, Python, node.js, SQL), and data technologies (relational databases, NoSQL databases, data streaming, big data) Experience with DevSecOps tooling (version control, continuous integration/deployment, unit testing, infrastructure as code) Strong communication and collaboration skills Proactive and able to work independently or as part of a team Curious and willing to seek out the best approach/solution/tool for the job at hand What's On Offer: Competitive salary Access to additional flexible benefits, including Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection, Leisure and Entertainment Collaborative and inclusive work environment Opportunities for professional development and growth Flexible working arrangements and support for a diverse workforce DevOps Engineer
02/05/2024
Full time
DevOps Engineer Hampshire SC clearable £50k - £62k + Blue Chip Benefits Hybrid 2 days a week You will join a recognised leader in defence technology and contribute to the development of cutting-edge products and services. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation systems and services. Responsibilities: Oversee code releases, deployments, and support operational systems Collaborate with software developers, users, project managers, and quality assurance teams Implement CI/CD pipelines and ensure products and services are secure by design Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot issues Support operational systems and resolve technical problems Requirements: Degree-level qualification in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience Familiarity with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS), programming languages (Java, Python, node.js, SQL), and data technologies (relational databases, NoSQL databases, data streaming, big data) Experience with DevSecOps tooling (version control, continuous integration/deployment, unit testing, infrastructure as code) Strong communication and collaboration skills Proactive and able to work independently or as part of a team Curious and willing to seek out the best approach/solution/tool for the job at hand What's On Offer: Competitive salary Access to additional flexible benefits, including Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection, Leisure and Entertainment Collaborative and inclusive work environment Opportunities for professional development and growth Flexible working arrangements and support for a diverse workforce DevOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer Woking SC clearable £50k - £62k + Blue Chip Benefits Hybrid 2 days a week You will join a recognised leader in defence technology and contribute to the development of cutting-edge products and services. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation systems and services. Responsibilities: Oversee code releases, deployments, and support operational systems Collaborate with software developers, users, project managers, and quality assurance teams Implement CI/CD pipelines and ensure products and services are secure by design Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot issues Support operational systems and resolve technical problems Requirements: Degree-level qualification in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience Familiarity with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS), programming languages (Java, Python, node.js, SQL), and data technologies (relational databases, NoSQL databases, data streaming, big data) Experience with DevSecOps tooling (version control, continuous integration/deployment, unit testing, infrastructure as code) Strong communication and collaboration skills Proactive and able to work independently or as part of a team Curious and willing to seek out the best approach/solution/tool for the job at hand What's On Offer: Competitive salary Access to additional flexible benefits, including Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection, Leisure and Entertainment Collaborative and inclusive work environment Opportunities for professional development and growth Flexible working arrangements and support for a diverse workforce DevOps Engineer
02/05/2024
Full time
DevOps Engineer Woking SC clearable £50k - £62k + Blue Chip Benefits Hybrid 2 days a week You will join a recognised leader in defence technology and contribute to the development of cutting-edge products and services. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation systems and services. Responsibilities: Oversee code releases, deployments, and support operational systems Collaborate with software developers, users, project managers, and quality assurance teams Implement CI/CD pipelines and ensure products and services are secure by design Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot issues Support operational systems and resolve technical problems Requirements: Degree-level qualification in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience Familiarity with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS), programming languages (Java, Python, node.js, SQL), and data technologies (relational databases, NoSQL databases, data streaming, big data) Experience with DevSecOps tooling (version control, continuous integration/deployment, unit testing, infrastructure as code) Strong communication and collaboration skills Proactive and able to work independently or as part of a team Curious and willing to seek out the best approach/solution/tool for the job at hand What's On Offer: Competitive salary Access to additional flexible benefits, including Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection, Leisure and Entertainment Collaborative and inclusive work environment Opportunities for professional development and growth Flexible working arrangements and support for a diverse workforce DevOps Engineer
AWS IVR ENGINEER REQUIRED IN WELWYN GARDEN CITY* DURATION 6 months DAY RATE -COMPETITIVE VIA UMBRELLA LOCATION- SLOUGH (HYBRID) Join the best of the bunch! We're the UK's biggest 'virtual network operator' (we're powered by O2's network) and for over a decade now we've won all the top awards for customer satisfaction. We have a track record of doing things differently and shaking up the mobile industry. And we're fiercely proud of being 'supermarket mobile', bringing the best to more than five million customers. Working for us means being part of our small yet diverse and mighty team, where everyone is valued. Everyone gets the opportunity to get stuck in and make a difference. We're an Agile organisation. Agile helps us respond quickly to our customers, make the most of our diverse talents, and stay focused on what really matters. It's more than just a 'methodology' to us - it's our way for everyone to give their best. About the role As an AWS IVR Engineer within the Run and Operate chapter, you will be helping the team migrate a third-party AWS Connect IVR solution to our own AWS Connect infrastructure. You will be working in a small team including a solution designer and project manager and will drive the technical implementation in AWS Connect. You will be expected to deliver this in an optimised, secure, and well-documented manner. You will work very closely with the DevSecOps team that manages the AWS environment to ensure existing standards are followed as well as cross-skilling them to integrate into the BAU support service. You will be responsible for The Mobile Engineering team is a truly cross functional team responsible for both the functional software development as well as the running and operation of bespoke and product/SaaS based IT solutions. You will be working within a diverse team of highly motivated and talented individuals on business-critical infrastructure. Our teams are motivated and challenged, working in sprints across a range of technologies which together provide huge benefit to the wider business. Within the Engineering team, we are the Run and Operate Chapter which manages the platforms and infrastructure used by many of the business services needed. This role is part of the IVR implementation squad and reports to the Run and Operate Chapter Lead. We are looking for the following skills & experience: . Significant commercial experience using AWS Connect. . Significant experience with AWS. . Experience working with third-party suppliers. . Experience producing quality technical documentation. Nice to have: . Experience migrating AWS Connect solutions between suppliers. . Experience writing and maintaining deployments using code. Key responsibilities . Be a team player - live the values. . Act as the technical lead within the squad to support them with the migration. . Be critical of the current solution and suggest improvements. . Work with the Chapter Lead to agree how the new in-house AWS Connect IVR solution can be transitioned to BAU support. . Share knowledge with other members of the chapter. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer. Please email me
02/05/2024
Project-based
AWS IVR ENGINEER REQUIRED IN WELWYN GARDEN CITY* DURATION 6 months DAY RATE -COMPETITIVE VIA UMBRELLA LOCATION- SLOUGH (HYBRID) Join the best of the bunch! We're the UK's biggest 'virtual network operator' (we're powered by O2's network) and for over a decade now we've won all the top awards for customer satisfaction. We have a track record of doing things differently and shaking up the mobile industry. And we're fiercely proud of being 'supermarket mobile', bringing the best to more than five million customers. Working for us means being part of our small yet diverse and mighty team, where everyone is valued. Everyone gets the opportunity to get stuck in and make a difference. We're an Agile organisation. Agile helps us respond quickly to our customers, make the most of our diverse talents, and stay focused on what really matters. It's more than just a 'methodology' to us - it's our way for everyone to give their best. About the role As an AWS IVR Engineer within the Run and Operate chapter, you will be helping the team migrate a third-party AWS Connect IVR solution to our own AWS Connect infrastructure. You will be working in a small team including a solution designer and project manager and will drive the technical implementation in AWS Connect. You will be expected to deliver this in an optimised, secure, and well-documented manner. You will work very closely with the DevSecOps team that manages the AWS environment to ensure existing standards are followed as well as cross-skilling them to integrate into the BAU support service. You will be responsible for The Mobile Engineering team is a truly cross functional team responsible for both the functional software development as well as the running and operation of bespoke and product/SaaS based IT solutions. You will be working within a diverse team of highly motivated and talented individuals on business-critical infrastructure. Our teams are motivated and challenged, working in sprints across a range of technologies which together provide huge benefit to the wider business. Within the Engineering team, we are the Run and Operate Chapter which manages the platforms and infrastructure used by many of the business services needed. This role is part of the IVR implementation squad and reports to the Run and Operate Chapter Lead. We are looking for the following skills & experience: . Significant commercial experience using AWS Connect. . Significant experience with AWS. . Experience working with third-party suppliers. . Experience producing quality technical documentation. Nice to have: . Experience migrating AWS Connect solutions between suppliers. . Experience writing and maintaining deployments using code. Key responsibilities . Be a team player - live the values. . Act as the technical lead within the squad to support them with the migration. . Be critical of the current solution and suggest improvements. . Work with the Chapter Lead to agree how the new in-house AWS Connect IVR solution can be transitioned to BAU support. . Share knowledge with other members of the chapter. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer. Please email me
AWS IVR ENGINEER REQUIRED IN SLOUGH.* DURATION 6 months DAY RATE -COMPETITIVE VIA UMBRELLA LOCATION- SLOUGH (HYBRID) Join the best of the bunch! We're the UK's biggest 'virtual network operator' (we're powered by O2's network) and for over a decade now we've won all the top awards for customer satisfaction. We have a track record of doing things differently and shaking up the mobile industry. And we're fiercely proud of being 'supermarket mobile', bringing the best to more than five million customers. Working for us means being part of our small yet diverse and mighty team, where everyone is valued. Everyone gets the opportunity to get stuck in and make a difference. We're an Agile organisation. Agile helps us respond quickly to our customers, make the most of our diverse talents, and stay focused on what really matters. It's more than just a 'methodology' to us - it's our way for everyone to give their best. About the role As an AWS IVR Engineer within the Run and Operate chapter, you will be helping the team migrate a third-party AWS Connect IVR solution to our own AWS Connect infrastructure. You will be working in a small team including a solution designer and project manager and will drive the technical implementation in AWS Connect. You will be expected to deliver this in an optimised, secure, and well-documented manner. You will work very closely with the DevSecOps team that manages the AWS environment to ensure existing standards are followed as well as cross-skilling them to integrate into the BAU support service. You will be responsible for The Mobile Engineering team is a truly cross functional team responsible for both the functional software development as well as the running and operation of bespoke and product/SaaS based IT solutions. You will be working within a diverse team of highly motivated and talented individuals on business-critical infrastructure. Our teams are motivated and challenged, working in sprints across a range of technologies which together provide huge benefit to the wider business. Within the Engineering team, we are the Run and Operate Chapter which manages the platforms and infrastructure used by many of the business services needed. This role is part of the IVR implementation squad and reports to the Run and Operate Chapter Lead. We are looking for the following skills & experience: . Significant commercial experience using AWS Connect. . Significant experience with AWS. . Experience working with third-party suppliers. . Experience producing quality technical documentation. Nice to have: . Experience migrating AWS Connect solutions between suppliers. . Experience writing and maintaining deployments using code. Key responsibilities . Be a team player - live the values. . Act as the technical lead within the squad to support them with the migration. . Be critical of the current solution and suggest improvements. . Work with the Chapter Lead to agree how the new in-house AWS Connect IVR solution can be transitioned to BAU support. . Share knowledge with other members of the chapter. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer. Please email me
02/05/2024
Project-based
AWS IVR ENGINEER REQUIRED IN SLOUGH.* DURATION 6 months DAY RATE -COMPETITIVE VIA UMBRELLA LOCATION- SLOUGH (HYBRID) Join the best of the bunch! We're the UK's biggest 'virtual network operator' (we're powered by O2's network) and for over a decade now we've won all the top awards for customer satisfaction. We have a track record of doing things differently and shaking up the mobile industry. And we're fiercely proud of being 'supermarket mobile', bringing the best to more than five million customers. Working for us means being part of our small yet diverse and mighty team, where everyone is valued. Everyone gets the opportunity to get stuck in and make a difference. We're an Agile organisation. Agile helps us respond quickly to our customers, make the most of our diverse talents, and stay focused on what really matters. It's more than just a 'methodology' to us - it's our way for everyone to give their best. About the role As an AWS IVR Engineer within the Run and Operate chapter, you will be helping the team migrate a third-party AWS Connect IVR solution to our own AWS Connect infrastructure. You will be working in a small team including a solution designer and project manager and will drive the technical implementation in AWS Connect. You will be expected to deliver this in an optimised, secure, and well-documented manner. You will work very closely with the DevSecOps team that manages the AWS environment to ensure existing standards are followed as well as cross-skilling them to integrate into the BAU support service. You will be responsible for The Mobile Engineering team is a truly cross functional team responsible for both the functional software development as well as the running and operation of bespoke and product/SaaS based IT solutions. You will be working within a diverse team of highly motivated and talented individuals on business-critical infrastructure. Our teams are motivated and challenged, working in sprints across a range of technologies which together provide huge benefit to the wider business. Within the Engineering team, we are the Run and Operate Chapter which manages the platforms and infrastructure used by many of the business services needed. This role is part of the IVR implementation squad and reports to the Run and Operate Chapter Lead. We are looking for the following skills & experience: . Significant commercial experience using AWS Connect. . Significant experience with AWS. . Experience working with third-party suppliers. . Experience producing quality technical documentation. Nice to have: . Experience migrating AWS Connect solutions between suppliers. . Experience writing and maintaining deployments using code. Key responsibilities . Be a team player - live the values. . Act as the technical lead within the squad to support them with the migration. . Be critical of the current solution and suggest improvements. . Work with the Chapter Lead to agree how the new in-house AWS Connect IVR solution can be transitioned to BAU support. . Share knowledge with other members of the chapter. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer. Please email me
Job Title: OPNET Design Office Automation Architect (SC Active) Location: MoD Corsham Working Model: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days on-site required Duration: TBC Daily Rate: Market Competitive Outside IR35 SC Clearance required to be shortlisted for this role Overview The OpNET Design Office is responsible for the coherence and assurance of the design activity for the entirety of the OpNet Platform. This role reports directly to the Design Office Lead under governance of the System Design Authority and Core Product Owner. The primary focus of this role is to create, advise and assure OpNet designs for PAAS & Automation Architecture adoption. They must be conformant with vendor best practice, MoD security enforcement and the Defence Digital architectural patterns and guidance. Key responsibilities: - Support Act as the point of contact for automation architecture and design on behalf of the Design Office Lead. Interact with programme, project and engineering team leads to ensure cross team, cross technology coherence to satisfy the virtualisation requirements of the OpNet system. Support design vision creation, design decisions and design review as part of the end to end assurance process. Support to Programme and Project Stakeholder engagement and RAIDO Liaise with external (to NSoIT(D) stakeholders to ensure end-to-end designs are being delivered across the wider Defence landscape. Liaise with team leads across the NSoIT(D) Programme and wider defence digital organisations to ensure a robust solution is delivered within Time, Cost and Performance. Design Identify, create and communicate HLDs across programme teams and the Design Office Support the review of all high and low-level designs for coherence, technical content and quality. Participate in Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews with stakeholders, both presenting and challenging design decisions, requirements alignment and supportability aspects. Align standards, frameworks and security with overall business and technology strategy. Support to the design of automation architecture elements to enable the system to function as part of the wider defence estate, during inception, transition and operations. Assure Ensuring that standards, frameworks and security postures align with overall business and technology strategies and policies. Identify capability gaps in existing architectures and recommend changes or enhancements in line with Agile and continuous improvement methods. Essential skills, qualifications, and experience In order to deliver this service, it is essential that individuals have: Automation and orchestration of secure software solutions with successful delivery on complex, large scale programmes utilising industry standard process and tooling where possible. A deep understanding of DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation Design principles and operating within a secure CI/CD environment, is crucial. A deep understanding of declarative approaches using GitOps Proven demonstrable experience and proficiency in designing and architecting complex systems, with a focus on automating platform deployments. Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with knowledge in common tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Strong experience in Bare Metal Automation provisioning physical infrastructure Defining and documenting technical requirements and producing detailed solution architectures. Consulting and engineering in the development and design of automation best practices and implementation of solid security principles across the project to meet business goals along with customer and regulatory requirements. Rationalising designs & their alignment against architectural best practice. Demonstrable experience in the following: In-depth understanding of TOGAF (v9 foundation certification minimum) Familiarity with ArchiMate and other architectural tooling Experience in integrating software solutions with public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Experience in implementing solutions using container orchestration eg Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift (preference for experience delivering VMware Tanzu solutions) Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards related to VMware NSX environments. Knowledge of CI/CD platforms and DevSecOps techniques and best practise An understanding of Defence Lines of Development and MOD Capability Integration. Comprehensive knowledge of UK Defence deployed architectures, federations with coalition partners, security enforcing gateways and modern techniques for enforcement of security principles including VPN, VDI, hardware encryption and information flow handling. Experience in reviewing engineering designs and enhancing solutions against business requirements and Industry Best Practices. Experience in delivering to a least privilege security model. Must hold, or be willing to obtain SC clearance. Hold a valid Security Clearance (SC) Desirable skills, qualifications and experience .NET Framework, Powershell, PowerCLI, Python, Angular and other languages and frameworks Previous work in delivery of software-based programmes and projects Automation and Orchestration technologies and principals Security implementations such as PKI and Proxy services in line with MOD Security assurance processes. Delivering in Agile and Waterfall project management environments Experience with the Atlassian Toolset - JIRA, Confluence and BitBucket for delivering Agile based projects. Understanding of JSP and over-arching HMG policy. A Computer Science university-based education at Bachelors or Masters level. Experience leveraging LLM, AI and ML for optimisation of software deliveries and documentation creation Experience in the implementation of standard infrastructure stacks such as Cisco, VMWare, Microsoft and Linux environments
30/04/2024
Project-based
Job Title: OPNET Design Office Automation Architect (SC Active) Location: MoD Corsham Working Model: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days on-site required Duration: TBC Daily Rate: Market Competitive Outside IR35 SC Clearance required to be shortlisted for this role Overview The OpNET Design Office is responsible for the coherence and assurance of the design activity for the entirety of the OpNet Platform. This role reports directly to the Design Office Lead under governance of the System Design Authority and Core Product Owner. The primary focus of this role is to create, advise and assure OpNet designs for PAAS & Automation Architecture adoption. They must be conformant with vendor best practice, MoD security enforcement and the Defence Digital architectural patterns and guidance. Key responsibilities: - Support Act as the point of contact for automation architecture and design on behalf of the Design Office Lead. Interact with programme, project and engineering team leads to ensure cross team, cross technology coherence to satisfy the virtualisation requirements of the OpNet system. Support design vision creation, design decisions and design review as part of the end to end assurance process. Support to Programme and Project Stakeholder engagement and RAIDO Liaise with external (to NSoIT(D) stakeholders to ensure end-to-end designs are being delivered across the wider Defence landscape. Liaise with team leads across the NSoIT(D) Programme and wider defence digital organisations to ensure a robust solution is delivered within Time, Cost and Performance. Design Identify, create and communicate HLDs across programme teams and the Design Office Support the review of all high and low-level designs for coherence, technical content and quality. Participate in Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews with stakeholders, both presenting and challenging design decisions, requirements alignment and supportability aspects. Align standards, frameworks and security with overall business and technology strategy. Support to the design of automation architecture elements to enable the system to function as part of the wider defence estate, during inception, transition and operations. Assure Ensuring that standards, frameworks and security postures align with overall business and technology strategies and policies. Identify capability gaps in existing architectures and recommend changes or enhancements in line with Agile and continuous improvement methods. Essential skills, qualifications, and experience In order to deliver this service, it is essential that individuals have: Automation and orchestration of secure software solutions with successful delivery on complex, large scale programmes utilising industry standard process and tooling where possible. A deep understanding of DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation Design principles and operating within a secure CI/CD environment, is crucial. A deep understanding of declarative approaches using GitOps Proven demonstrable experience and proficiency in designing and architecting complex systems, with a focus on automating platform deployments. Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with knowledge in common tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Strong experience in Bare Metal Automation provisioning physical infrastructure Defining and documenting technical requirements and producing detailed solution architectures. Consulting and engineering in the development and design of automation best practices and implementation of solid security principles across the project to meet business goals along with customer and regulatory requirements. Rationalising designs & their alignment against architectural best practice. Demonstrable experience in the following: In-depth understanding of TOGAF (v9 foundation certification minimum) Familiarity with ArchiMate and other architectural tooling Experience in integrating software solutions with public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Experience in implementing solutions using container orchestration eg Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift (preference for experience delivering VMware Tanzu solutions) Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards related to VMware NSX environments. Knowledge of CI/CD platforms and DevSecOps techniques and best practise An understanding of Defence Lines of Development and MOD Capability Integration. Comprehensive knowledge of UK Defence deployed architectures, federations with coalition partners, security enforcing gateways and modern techniques for enforcement of security principles including VPN, VDI, hardware encryption and information flow handling. Experience in reviewing engineering designs and enhancing solutions against business requirements and Industry Best Practices. Experience in delivering to a least privilege security model. Must hold, or be willing to obtain SC clearance. Hold a valid Security Clearance (SC) Desirable skills, qualifications and experience .NET Framework, Powershell, PowerCLI, Python, Angular and other languages and frameworks Previous work in delivery of software-based programmes and projects Automation and Orchestration technologies and principals Security implementations such as PKI and Proxy services in line with MOD Security assurance processes. Delivering in Agile and Waterfall project management environments Experience with the Atlassian Toolset - JIRA, Confluence and BitBucket for delivering Agile based projects. Understanding of JSP and over-arching HMG policy. A Computer Science university-based education at Bachelors or Masters level. Experience leveraging LLM, AI and ML for optimisation of software deliveries and documentation creation Experience in the implementation of standard infrastructure stacks such as Cisco, VMWare, Microsoft and Linux environments