Junior DevOps Engineer

12-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate

Manchester based - hybrid working - 2-3 days a week onsite

Banking sector

• Kubernetes and OpenShift engineering. Helps to build, configure and operate Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters and workloads for core banking, following the team''s standards.
• Infrastructure as code. Writes and changes Terraform for cloud and platform resources, through reviewed and tested code.
• Internal developer platform. Contributes to the IDP, including Backstage catalogue entries, software templates and documentation, so product teams can self-serve safely.
• Continuous delivery. Helps to build and maintain delivery pipelines that build, test, secure and deploy core banking services.
• Helps to implement metrics, logs, traces and alerts, SLO dashboards and runbook automation.
• Control engineering. Helps to build the bank''s resilience, security, change and audit controls into platforms and pipelines as automated checks.
• Own learning. Takes responsibility for building their skills and acting on feedback.

Platform and delivery

• Carries out defined tasks on Kubernetes and OpenShift, such as namespace setup, deployments, resource quotas, upgrades and troubleshooting, following runbooks.
• Writes and updates Terraform modules and configurations, with peer review, and applies changes through the team''s pipelines.
• Adds and maintains Backstage catalogue entries, software templates and docs, and helps product teams to use them.
• Builds and maintains stages of CI/CD pipelines, including build, test, security scanning, artefact management and deployment.
• Supports releases of core banking services, and checks that deployments work as expected.
• Writes scripts in Bash or Python to remove manual steps.
• Raises and updates tickets, and keeps documentation, handover notes and runbooks accurate.

Observability and reliability

• Helps to set up metrics, logging, tracing and alerting, using the bank''s observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetry.
• Helps to define service level indicators and objectives (SLIs and SLOs), and to build SLO dashboards.
• Helps to turn runbooks into automation, such as scripted or automated responses to common alerts.
• Joins the on-call rota once trained, initially as a shadow or secondary responder, and takes part in incident reviews.

Control engineering and development

• Helps to build automated checks that enforce the bank''s resilience, security, change and audit controls in platforms and pipelines, such as policy as code, scanning and approval gates.
• Keeps evidence of changes and controls, and follows the bank''s change management and risk processes.
• Follows the bank''s security and regulatory standards, and asks when unsure.
• Takes part in Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, planning and retrospectives.
• Invests in their own development by working within the existing development framework, with regular feedback and objectives.
• Shadows and pairs with senior engineers.

Essential

• A degree or equivalent in a technical subject, or demonstrable practical experience through projects, apprenticeships, bootcamps, internships or placements.
• Basic experience of Linux, Git and scripting in Bash or Python.
• Understanding of containers and Kubernetes concepts, through study, projects or work.
• Understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure as code concepts.
• Clear communication and a willingness to ask for help early.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a DevOps, infrastructure, support or software role, internship or placement.
• Hands-on experience of Kubernetes or OpenShift, Terraform or a CI/CD tool.
• Exposure to Backstage or another developer portal.
• Certification such as CKA, Terraform Associate or a cloud fundamentals exam, or a commitment to obtain one.
• Exposure to a regulated environment such as banking.
• Interest in banking and financial services.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.