Senior DevOps Engineer

Schroders Personal Wealth aims to improve the way financial advice is offered, by making it more affordable, accessible and powerful for more people. We want to change lives for the better.Senior DevOps Engineers are responsible for the design, development, implementation, ongoing support and maintenance of SPWs AWS infrastructure and associated systems.
Job Type PermanentClosing Date30/05/2024Schroders Personal Wealth aims to improve the way financial advice is offered, by making it more affordable, accessible and powerful for more people. We want to change lives for the better.Senior DevOps Engineers are responsible for the design, development, implementation, ongoing support and maintenance of SPWs AWS infrastructure and associated systems.Location | Leeds, West YorkshireSalary | £ 48,927
to £53,820 Key Responsibilities
The role focuses on the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the core AWS Infrastructure and associated systems within SPW.
Design and Development of Solutions
Design of new solutions in conjunction with the Technology Architects and responsible for taking through appropriate governance and approval channels
In line with requirements and technical policy design and develop infrastructure of AWS based solutions
Where appropriate select new components/systems in line with requirements
Ensure solutions minimise the need for manual intervention and are automated wherever possible
Implementation
Work with the change, application and business teams to implement and maintain reliable platform services at SPW
Work closely with technical and support teams and colleagues across CTO, SPW and 3rd parties to ensure solutions are documented
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to support the build and deployment of other CTO teams
Understand how and where quality can be tested in automated CI/CD pipelines.
Take a pro-active approach to minimising outage.
Hands on engineering skills in some or all of our core technical stack: TypeScript, Node.js, React (Native), CircleCI, Terraform and AWS.
Understand how to build AWS infrastructure to be secure, scalable and resilient.
Support
In conjunction with first and Second line support teams provide an escalation to 3rd line technical support
Design and implement processes to ensure all managed systems are supportable, available, recoverable, secure (patched) and documented
Stay up-to-date with relevant frameworks, industry guidelines and best practices.
Ensure solution compliance with applicable SPW standards and policies
Where applicable provide support documentation to be used by first and 2nd line teams
Assess and maintain the good working state of our AWS platform and ensure efficient and effective use of the platform.
Supplier Management
Manage the technical relationship with Cloud Engineering and Infrastructure suppliers
Work with suppliers to introduce new and innovative features to the estate
Support Service Management and Supplier Management in the ongoing monitoring and renewal of licensing and contracts
Qualifications & Skills
The successful candidate will possess a strong background and experience of designing, building and troubleshooting infrastructure or cloud based solutions whilst applying an in-depth understanding of best practice. A mix of the following based on discipline focus will be required:-
Practical experience of designing, implementing, configuring and supporting AWS Cloud Platform components
Practical experience of working with serverless functions in AWS. Including the ability to use CI/CD pipelines, deployments using IaC and Terraform
Practical experience of cloud based networking at transit gateway and hub/spoke level. Including lambda networking, vpc endpoints and gateways
Practical experience of DevSecOps and working closely with InfoSec teams to deliver secure solutions. Including using RBAC, IAM, Cloud Security and 3
rd
party security tools like AquaSec.
Ability to self manage development, tasks and time within both an Agile and traditional delivery approach
Experience of Infrastructure and Cloud based Platform and Security best practices
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to deal with complex data and articulate challenges to the level understandable by a lay-person.
Excellent communication skills both technical and non-technical to aid stakeholder management
Attention to detail and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We understand not everyone will meet 100% of the requirements, however we encourage you to apply if you think your skills are a good fit for this role.The Benefits and Perks...In addition to a competitive salary, we offer these enticing benefits to employees:Generous Holiday Entitlement: Enjoy 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase 5 additional days.Company Pension Contribution: A matched pension contribution of up to 15% of your base pay if you contribute 6%.Additional Cash Allowance: Receive an extra 4% cash allowance that can fund various optional benefits, including Paid Sabbatical Leave, Dental Cover, Critical Illness Insurance, Gym Membership, or an electric/ULEV car.Health & Wellbeing: We offer company-paid Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, and Health Screening.Financial Advice: Access to free financial advice to help secure your financial future.Car Allowance: Up to £9,000 annually if your role demands over 10,000 business miles a year.Annual Bonus: Eligible after 3 months’ service, based on company/individual performance.To find out more go to
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