Senior DevOps Engineer at Met Office, Exeter/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate

As a Senior Devops Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:

Essential:

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated proficiency in understanding end-to-end systems, including integration and dependencies with other services, to deliver comprehensive solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in configuring, enhancing, and patching software applications to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Extensive experience in conducting user acceptance testing for applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements and delivering high-quality stable solutions.
• Advanced skills in scripting and programming languages, such as Bash and Python.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Deliver technical assurance to the technical leadership team, including the Lead Technical Architect and LeadDevOps Engineer, empowering informed strategic decision-making.
• In-depth knowledge of the ITIL framework, along with hands-on experience managing high-risk changes and incident management.
• Demonstrates a proactive commitment to team responsibilities, recognising that participation in the team’s out-of-hours support roster is an essential and mandatory aspect of the role.
• Experience with CI/CD development processes and IT automation tools, such as Ansible.