DevOps Engineer

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Summary of the work Senior DevOps engineer with good knowledge of Linux, cloud computing, WEB applications, Puppet config management, AWS, UNIX open source tools, networking, Internet security, containerisation. Scripting languages Bash+Ruby/Python Specialist role Web operations engineer Latest start date 15/5/2017 Who Speclialist Work With Working with Dev Ops and Architects What Specialists Work On Improve and expand AWS platform 2. Apply changes using configuration management tools(Puppet, Ansible). 2. Rotate between agile Development projects providing DevOps expertise and establishing best practices (working with applications written in java/nodejs/scala) 3. Support and troubleshoot complex micro-service based environment(Haproxy/Nginx loadbalancing) 4. Improve monitoring and performance measurement tools(Sensu/Grafana/Logstash/ELK) 5. Participate in the oncall rota 6. Work on containerisation of the services(Docker, Kubernetes) 7. Perform DBA tasks on variety of Databases(Postgres, Mongo, Mysql) 8. Implement and improve security stack/tools 9. Configure continues integration pipelines for deployment 10. Containerisation 11. Automating various tasks using puppet, ansible and scripting (Shell + Ruby/Python) Skills & Experience • Linux • AWS, services, SDK • Puppet • Shell/Bash • Ruby/Python or any other high level language • WEB servers (Apache, Nginx) • SSL/TLS • Networking(TCP/IP, LoadBalancing, Firewalls) • Databases(Mongo,Postgres or alternative) • RabbitMQ or alternative • Troubleshooting • HTTP • Security in the cloud • DNS • Continues integration for developing applications (Jenkins, GIT, Nexus, Artifactory or alternative tools) • IDS/1PS • Logstash/Kibana/ELK • Haproxy • Docker Nice to Haves Kubernetes Work Location Her Majesty's Passport Office Peel 2 NE, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF Working Arrangments Full time 5 days a week with one day working from home. Security Clearance Candidate must be SC cleared from the Home Office. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Take responsibility for their work • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Share knowledge and experience with other team members Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Please could you confirm the IR35 status of this requirement Outside IR35 2. How long is this contract for? The length of contract is 6-12 months