Senior DevOps Engineer
PA Consulting3 days ago
Belfast, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, firewall configuration, virtual machines, and compute environments.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, repositories, build automation, build orchestration, and environment automation.
- Implement containerized and microservices-based solutions using Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift.
- Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions and deploy serverless functions.
- Develop high-availability, business continuity, and disaster recovery solutions in the cloud.
- Work cross-functionally with clients, stakeholders, and delivery teams to solve technical problems.
- Maintain regular client communication and serve as a key point of engagement.
- Coach and mentor team members and help establish robust development methods and patterns.
- Contribute to bids, proposals, client presentations, account management, and consulting activities.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of DevOps experience.
- Expertise in architecture and knowledge of the software development process.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and cloud infrastructure implementation.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, repositories, build automation, orchestration, and environment automation.
- Experience with containers, microservices, cloud networking, monitoring, alerting, and serverless functions.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, collaboration, communication, and consulting skills.
- Ability to work with clients, coach and mentor teams, and contribute to bids and formal selection processes.
- Some UK roles may require security clearance, and applicants requiring higher National Security Vetting must have at least five years of continuous UK residency.
Benefits
- Hybrid working with at least two days per week in the office or on client site, with some assignments requiring up to five client-site days per week.
- Budget for technical and non-technical courses and professional certifications.
- Private healthcare for the employee and family.
- 25 days of annual leave plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, with the opportunity to buy five additional days.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Community and charity initiative opportunities.
- Annual performance-based bonus.
- PA share ownership.
- Tax-efficient benefits including cycle to work and give as you earn schemes.
- Support for physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing.
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureChefDockerGitGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesOpenShiftPuppetSplunkSubversionTerraform
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About PA Consulting
PA Consulting is a management and technology consultancy that designs and delivers strategy, digital systems, and physical products for public- and private-sector clients. It works across defense and security, government, health and life sciences, financial services, energy and utilities, consumer, and transport markets. Founded in 1943 and headquartered in London, it operates globally and is majority-owned by Jacobs.