We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Amentum is currently seeking an DevOps/Application Engineer as part of a team that delivers the infrastructure for critical applications and development tools running within a secure environment. We are looking for platform engineers to work with the support teams and developers to support our customer. The Apps Support/DevOps Platform Engineer will focus on administrating, maintaining the infrastructure that is used to deliver the services.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Management of the Azure DevOps infrastructure
2. Plan, coordinate and execute changes and upgrades within the DevOps environment
3. Implement automation and optimisation strategies to enhance platform performance
4. Create/maintain documentation of the DevOps environment
5. Provide first and second-line support for the DevOps platform
6. Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, application & performance issues
7. Escalate complex issues to third-line support or development teams.
8. Work closely with other departments and users to resolve complex technical issues
9. Continual service improvement to DevOps performance and operational efficiency
Due to the classification of this system, there is no opportunity for remote working and the support team work flexibly to maintain a constant presence during working hours. There are no out-of-hours SLA’s associated with this system.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Management
10. Azure DevOps environment and infrastructure
11. Virtual and physical servers (Windows and Linux) and administration of VMware vSphere environment
Knowledge
12. DevOps concepts and best practise
13. Familiar with Active Directory
14. Exposure to Windows and Linux monitoring tools
15. Virtualisation technologies ( VMware, Hyper-V, Docker/Podman)
Experience
16. Creation and/or administration of DevOps infrastructure
17. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Ability to collaborate effectively across application, infrastructure, and networking teams. Excellent communication and customer service skills.
18. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent)
Any offer of employment will be strictly subject to the relevant security requirements for the role being met. This means that you will need to have, or be able to obtain, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance and possibly Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. The security clearance process may require non-British nationals or dual nationals ( those with British and another nationality) to be subject to additional evaluation, depending on nationalities held and the nature of the work to be carried out.
Our Culture:
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
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