Certus is at the forefront of the life sciences and healthcare industry developing software systems to supporting clinicians and other healthcare professionals improve the outcomes for patients living with rare diseases. Our technology platforms are used to support quality management in pathology services and scenario-based training in healthcare related domains to improve patient care, outcomes and organisation efficiencies.

Certus has several new and exciting projects in rare diseases and pathology management. We are looking for software engineers and devops engineers at all levels to join our team in developing full stack web based and mobile healthcare applications. If you would enjoy working alongside senior scientists and clinicians at the leading edge of the genomics revolution, working with advanced development methodologies and modern software development techniques then contact us.

We seek both candidates with experience and to recruit and train software engineers on graduation. Positions are available in either Certus’ Exeter or Sheffield office.

Certus do not welcome cold calls from agencies.

Job Title: Devops Specialist

Job Type: Permanent Full Time for a UK resident

Location: Exeter or Sheffield

Salary: £35,000-£50,000 based on experience

Holiday: 22 days p.a., rising 1 day per year up to 25.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious DevOps specialist to lead a new Platform Engineering project that will enable our development team to efficiently deliver new and existing systems to customers via cloud centred infrastructure.

If you have the experience and innovation necessary to support and collaborate with our development team to deliver projects including rare disease patient database, pathology workforce and training management systems, laboratory quality assurance provision and health data science then apply.

While we’re looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a team. We are looking for a DevOps specialist who is looking to adopt new and emerging platform engineering strategies.

The successful applicant will be a talented, versatile software developer with DevOps experience working to a professional standard with up-to-date skills. This experience is likely to have been acquired working in industry as a graduate in a software, maths, science or engineering discipline. You will be looking for a new challenge as project lead, adopting platform engineering approaches to system delivery.

Main Purpose of the job:

As a DevOps engineer you will work with the development team and the Technical Director to implement the company’s DevOps strategy. This includes the development of a self-service Internal Development Platform that enables the development team to take application code from development through to production. You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, develop IaC and maintain configuration management systems. You will be responsible for optimising and maintaining the company's computing, infrastructure. You will work proactively with the Technical Director and the development team to drive improvement, manage security, and optimise performance. You will be working within and assisting in developing an Information Security Management System based on ISO27001..

Main Duties and Accountabilities:

• Assist the Technical Director in developing and delivering the company’s DevOps strategy.

• Developing and implementing a new internal development platform.

• Developing and implementing the company’s cloud computing strategy.

• Ensuring a reliable computing environment throughout the company.

• Developing and maintaining configuration management systems.

• Supporting the development team in delivering production systems.

• Monitoring and maintenance of company systems.

• Ensuring site reliability and security compliance.

• Supporting staff in their use of the company’s computing facilities.

• Managing and undertaking the program of system updates, including recommending priorities and scheduling of the work.

• Coordinating and supporting the team to complete IT audits, such as Cyber Essentials+ and the NHS DSPT and ensuring systems compliance.

• Maintaining the workstation infrastructure and developing a new workstation and desktop plan.

This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not comprehensive: the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties of similar level and responsibility.

If you are excited by this challenging prospect and want to contribute to making a difference in patient and healthcare outcomes, please email a CV and a covering letter that sets out what makes you a suitable candidate. Applications submitted without a covering letter will be rejected.

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recruitment@certus-tech.com

We are always on the lookout for talented and passionate individuals to join our growing team. You will have the opportunity to do what you love, and develop any aspects you're interested in. Send us your CV or call for a chat!