Lead DevOps Engineer

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Who Speclialist Work With Technical Architects, Network Architects and Developers Head of Core Platform team What Specialists Work On 1. Improve and expand AWS platform 2. Apply changes using configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible). 3. Coordinate and direct deployment of engineers on agile Development projects 4. Support and troubleshoot complex micro-service based environment(Haproxy/Nginx loadbalancing) 5. Improve monitoring and performance measurement tools (Sensu/Grafana/Logstash/ELK) 6. Participate in the oncall rota 7. Work on containerisation of the services(Docker, Kubernetes) 8. Perform DBA tasks on variety of Databases (Postgres, Mongo, Mysql) 9. Implement and improve security stack/tools 10. Configure continues integration pipelines for deployment 11. Containerisation 12. Automating various tasks using puppet, ansible and scripting (Shell + Ruby/Python) Where the Work Takes Place Petty France, London Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The individual will work full time from the primary office in Petty France, London five days a week. Option to work from home one day a week. Candidate should be prepared to use their own company laptop which may be needed to undertake some duties. There may be an occasional need to attend our other office in Central London (Victoria). No travel expenses will be paid for this purpose. Expenses for any exceptional travel authorised outside of Central London will fall under the Standard Government Terms and Conditions for Expenses as covered in the DOS Contract. Work Location Petty France, London Security Clearance SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process Additional T&Cs We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Standard Government Terms and Conditions for Expenses as covered in the DOS Contract. Skills & Experience Deep experience (5 years +) in our Tech stack: Linux, AWS, SDK, Puppet, Shell/Bash, Ruby/Python, Web Servers (NGINX),Logstash/Kibana/ELK Deep experience (5 yrs +) in Networking, security and encryption (TCP/IP, LoadBalancing, DNS, Firewalls, SSL/TLS, CSOC protective monitoring technologies) Databases (Mongo,Postgres or alternative) Continuous integration for developing applications (Jenkins, GIT, Nexus, Artifactory or alternative tools) Track record of designing platforms for mission critical services in line with GDS standards Nice to Haves Experience of Her Majesty’s Passport Office systems Deploying Kubernetes No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 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 Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £900