AddressSalary: Up to £62,000 dependent upon experience
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Security Level: SC
We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.
Do you have a background in DevOps engineering or a similar field? Are you looking for a new role where you can develop your knowledge of the MS Azure suite to create great DevOps solutions?
The Role
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our team to develop enhancements and new solutions across our suite of applications, primarily hosted on Azure and using the Microsoft suite of products. You will work across the IT department and multiple teams to maximize the benefits of Agile, DevOps, and Lean methodologies.
This role focuses on the full life cycle development and support of new and existing solutions in our hybrid cloud environment, delivering projects and supporting development teams with DevOps technologies and processes.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Lead the implementation of consistent and reliable deployment processes across multiple products and platforms
- Own Azure DevOps architectures and designs
- Collaborate with project and delivery managers to plan work at scale and ensure smooth deployments through the CI/CD pipelines
- Serve as a subject matter expert to advise on optimal technologies
- Advocate for DevOps within the organization, working alongside the Head of Software Engineering and the Principal Developer to incorporate the best DevOps methodologies into development teams
- Stay updated with the latest technology, services, and methodologies in DevOps and beyond, bringing them into our organisation
- Support the rollout of DevSecOps within existing DevOps teams
- Manage and maintain resources deployed to Microsoft Azure
About You
You will have a background in DevOps Engineering or a similar role, cloud experience in Azure, and the ability to work with a variety of applications using different technologies.
Essential Skills
- Working knowledge of CI/CD using Azure DevOps pipelines, including YAML pipelines and automated deployments
- Experience with Azure PaaS and IaaS
- Experience working with Docker, containers, and managing/troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters
- Experience with Helm, Helm charts, releases, and repositories
- Knowledge of Azure Networking, Network Security Groups, Private Endpoints, and Application Gateway/WAF
- Proficiency with Azure operational and monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics
- Understanding of Azure AD and access management
Desirable Skills
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, or ARM templates
- Experience in secure application development
- Experience in integrating code security scanning into Azure Pipelines
- Bash/PowerShell scripting
What Can We Offer You?
This is an exciting time for our Software Engineering department as we migrate and improve our legacy systems and leverage the capabilities available in Azure. This generates opportunities to work directly with business users on new components and solutions to develop new features and product capabilities.
We’re a dedicated team that enjoys technical challenges and supports each other in developing our knowledge and skills to deliver great solutions. Our team works nationally with offices in Cardiff and Gatwick, primarily using Microsoft Teams to collaborate.
Additional Information
For many appointments within the CAA, these roles require access to operationally sensitive infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected information. For these roles the post holders must undergo National Security Vetting and achieve the appropriate level of clearance.
To be vetted we will usually expect a reasonable period of residency in the UK so that meaningful checks can be undertaken. For this role this will need to be 5 years.
If you do not meet these requirements, we may not be able to accept your application.
For more information on SC clearance please visit - Vetting explained - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The CAA values high ethical standards and personal integrity among employees. If invited for interview you will be asked to complete a declaration of interest.
Inclusive Recruitment
We are passionate about diversity and ensuring all are included at the CAA. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We use fair and inclusive selection approaches to hire the best person for the job based on merit alone.
As a member of the Disability Confident scheme, applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a role with us will be guaranteed an interview. We use fair and inclusive selection approaches to hire the best person for the job based on merit alone. If you require an adjustment for any reason, please let us know.
Working With Us
We are on a journey towards being increasingly adaptable, where our colleagues collaborate as part of cross-functional teams. This approach ensures we never stop learning together. It also means that you may become involved in activities that take you out of your day-to-day role, providing you with opportunities to develop and grow your career with us.
We have embraced hybrid working and offer flexible working patterns, being open to having a conversation about what works for you. We know where and when we work is important in achieving a work-life balance.
We offer a range of excellent benefits such as flexible working arrangements, free onsite gym at Gatwick, discounted gym membership for London, 28 days annual leave, additional 5 days leave purchase scheme, a generous pension scheme and much more!
Our Values
Do The Right Thing, Never Stop Learning, Build Collaborative Relationships, Respect Everyone – For more information please Click Here
Closing Date: Friday 28th June 2024
Interview Date: W/C Monday 8th July 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
No recruitment agencies please.
