DevOps EngineerFull Time OpportunitySC Eligible or Active SC Candidates may ApplyHybrid Work ModelReading, UK base location with some travel to client locationAWS services - IAMS, WAFS, SQSBYOK, Helm, Kubernetes, Docker, Ingress, Kafka, Elastic Search, Pega experience is a MUSTThe DevOps engineer will be required to contribute to version-controlled configuration assets within a DevOps team’s existing fully automated continuous deployment solution, to diagnose and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues and work collaboratively as part of the wider organization. He must be an expert with experience with continuous integration, automated deployment, testing and relevant tooling (Git/GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Linux, AWS EC2, S3 and EKS are essential) with Squid Proxy, NGINX with AWS services - IAMS, WAFS, SQSBYOK, Helm, Kubernetes, Docker, Ingress, Kafka, Elastic Search, Pega exp mustKey responsibilities include:Design and implement automated build and deployment solution for Java based micro serviceapplications utilizing Atlassian Jira/Gillam/Jenkins/Artifactory/Ansible and TerraformEnsuring that the team and client understand operational requirements, and take a shared responsibility for designing and implementing infrastructure for delivering and running software servicesServe as key liaison between management, technical development/QA teams and OperationsDiscover and capitalize on automation opportunities that provide business valueExperienced with large-scale CI/CD implementations and source code implementationsInvolve in troubleshooting activities to solve technical challengesMonitor progress on projects and provides technical direction as neededDevelop effective working relationships with development teams both internal to HMRC and withThird Party suppliersFamiliar working within an Agile working environmentDevelop and maintain lightweight systems documentationMentor junior team membersEssential Skills:Experience with Enterprise Jenkins to create reusable pipelines across projectsDevops - Gitlab, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Jmeter, Squid Proxy, NGINXAWS services - IAMS, WAFS, SQSBYOK, Helm, Kubernetes, Docker, Ingress, Kafka, Elastic Search, Pega experience is a MUSUnderstanding of the Linux Operating System, standard network protocols and security hardening.Proven experience using AWS Cloud Solutions and services such as Ec2, S3, Lambda, EKS, APIGateway, ALB, API Gateway, Auto scaling etcIn-depth knowledge in Infrastructure-as-code tools (such as Ansible, Terraform, etc.) MandatoryExperience in creating automation framework using AnsibleStrong in one or two Scripting and programming languages (such as Python/Perl, Groovy, ShellScripting, etc.)Knowledge of SCM branch strategies using GitExperience with unit testing and automated testing tools (such as ReadyApi, Cucumber etc.)Familiarity with microservices architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes (PreferablyEKS)Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in AWS cloud environment across multipleenvironmentsExperience with deploying, supporting and supervising new and existing services, platforms andapplication stacksExperience in defining quality gates (integrating SonarQube Static Code analysis, running Regressionsuites, etc.) In the delivery pipelineUnderstanding and experience with a variety of deployment approachesKnowledge of development concepts (REST, JSON, YML etc.)Desirable SkillsProficient with defect/issue tracking tools such as JIRAKnowledge of Hashicorp Packer for AMI creation and Hashicorp Vault for secrets are desirableKnowledge of Queues (IBM MQ and RabbitMQ) and monitoring tools (Elastic Stack, AppDynamics)are preferablePassion for and ability to work with software development teams releasing production-readySoftware dailyWillingness to take ownership, be held accountable and achieve a good outcome for allstakeholders through effective collaborationEagerness to learn enough new tools or tricks required to get the job doneGood attention to detailStrong written and verbal communications with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels