DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Location: London (3 days onsite)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £65k - £70k (possibly higher for the right candidate)

Key Responsibilities

Deploy, install, and configure .NET and other web applications.

Manage SQL Server databases, permissions, backups, and script deployments.

Perform structured releases across DEV, TEST, and PRD environments.

Configure and manage virtualized servers (e.g., VMWare) with performance tuning.

Install and support packaged applications such as BizTalk, Dynamics CRM, and Pega.

Maintain deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting documentation.

Monitor systems, logs, backups, and server resources; ensure availability and integrity.

Administer Active Directory: users, groups, and service accounts.

Assist with disaster recovery planning, testing, and out-of-hours deployments.

Identify automation opportunities in deployments, maintenance, and environment refreshes.

Collaborate with engineering, QA, and platform teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines.

Develop CI/CD policies, standards, and training materials.

Essential Skills & Experience

Application deployment/configuration experience

Background in development, testing, or support

Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills

Build and deployment pipeline creation and maintenance

Automation experience

Windows Server, SQL Server Management Studio

IIS and Apache Tomcat

Virtualization (VMWare)

Package management (CloudSmith, Artifactory)

Containers: Minikube, Docker, Kubernetes

CI/CD with SAST/SCA

DevOps tools: Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, AWS CI/CD, TeamCity, OctopusDeploy

Terraform, Ansible

PowerShell scripting

Azure & AWS fundamentals

Desirable

Third-party software supplier experience

Infrastructure engineer background

Insurance industry exposure

Application support / systems admin experience

Web application support

Multi-platform automation initiatives

Continuous improvement mindset

MS Dynamics & PowerApps