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SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.
Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.
About the Role
Base Location: Reading or Havant
Salary: £62,324 - £71,370 and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
About the Role:
- The role will contribute to the design and delivery of cloud services delivered within SSE, the primary objective is to drive Cloud Infrastructure enhancements, develop the toolchain and automation patterns required to empower transformation.
- The role will provide the opportunity to be part of SSE's digital transformation and migration of applications to Cloud, ensuring the platform achieves the target standards of efficiency, resilience and availability required by the organisation.
- The role will support stakeholders to adopt and leverage the latest Cloud Native Application Architecture patterns, delivering scalable, resilient, and performant solutions.
- Requirement to identify and progress opportunities to drive continuous improvement across engineering, delivery, and operational practices.
- Requirement to assist the development teams, debugging and troubleshooting application issues, quality checking code.
What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
- Strong Azure DevOps management skills with common CI/CD techniques and tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub and Gitlab.
- Strong experience with the setting up and maintenance of the DevOps repositories, branching strategies, with version control. Setting up and maintenance of Pipelines, supporting CI/CD with assurance and governance of application releases.
- Strong experience, ideally with a previous development background with managing multiple release streams across multiple applications utilising: YAML, SSDT - SQL Server Deployment Tool and DevOps security tools. Strong skills with scripting languages: PowerShell /AZ CLI, Terraform, ARM templates with good secure coding practices.
- Good Terraform / IAC and PowerShell scripting skills with the ability to understand and improve existing code.
- Good technical / Core Azure skills: App Services and Containerisation, APIM, Azure AD and OAUTH, Management Identity (User and System), App Insights & Azure Monitor, App Gateway, Certificate management / B2B & B2C Identity Management, data warehousing / ETL using ADF.
About our Business
SSE IT underpins the technology needs of all the different businesses that make up the SSE group. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSE's growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSE lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSE IT is all about equipping SSE for now and the future.
What's in it for you?
We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
Further actions
All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact David on 01738 275846.
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.
