Senior Devops Engineer

Next Technology are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong IaC and CI/CD Pipelines experience to be aligned to a great team of developers in our Product Tech Domain. 
We require an individual who is advanced in Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and can utilise the experience with containerisation (Using Docker and Kubernetes) to support a smooth transition from On-Premise to a Cloud Driven infrastructure. 
Why Next Technology? 
We work closely with our Development Domains and Business users to ensure they have the right tools to get our Products to the market as quickly and efficiently as possible, allowing the business growth NEXT has seen over the last few years. 
We never standstill, we are constantly looking to evolve our technology, our applications and the services we offer our stakeholders. We really are a group of people who love technology, pushing boundaries and answering the what-ifs! 
Working with us would mean exposure to new technologies and ways of working, getting involved in forcing through change and ultimately providing our customers with a better service. Like all departments, we also have challenges with some legacy applications and ‘older’ code languages but who doesn’t love a good challenge? 
We can promise an environment that is never dull with the freedom and support to express yourself to come up with new initiatives. If you want to suggest a new way of working, an improvement to an application or try a new technology…go for it! 
We run a lean operation in a quick paced environment, so we need our people to be able to work efficiently, accurately and well under pressure. We expect the right individual to have excellent communication skills, being able to work in a team, be involved in open discussion, communicate ideas, inclusion and diversity. Having strong analytical and problem-solving skills will be advantageous especially as the person in this role will be driving forward the new technologies and approach in Next Technology. 
What will the DevOps Engineer do? 

• Automate the creation and build of Development, UAT and Production environments 
• Automate build and release pipelines 
• Automate testing of applications/services and integrate with build process 
• Create and maintain data refresh processes and scripts ensuring that sensitive data is kept secure and anonymised 
• Use monitoring tools for Applications, Servers & Services diagnostics 
• Assist Dev teams with performance and volume testing 
• Setting up nuget/npm repositories 
• Setting up web servers (IIS, Node.js) 
• Identify departmental processes that where possible can be streamlined or automated 
• Create and maintain documentation detailing environments
• Work alongside both internal and external Auditing and Security teams in order to maintain security of all environments and data 
• Provide expert knowledge on Cloud environment setup, connectivity, server configuration 
• Guide the Project teams in using the environments in the most efficient manner and champion DevOps standards across the business
• Mentor and train junior DevOps members 
• Work from ADO boards in line with the SDLC/Agile methodology
• Collaborate with a number of stakeholders across varying levels

Criteria:

• Able to speak, read and write English at a level that enables you to complete your role, for example, to understand instructions and communicate effectively with stakeholders and/or other team members
• Experienced in effectively working in a collaborative manner in a large scale, fast paced environment within a multifunctional technical team
• Infrastructure-as-code 
• Azure cloud infrastructure 
• Azure DevOps (on-premises and cloud), CI/CD pipelines, automated builds/releases 
• Docker containers, Kubernetes, microservices, SonarQube, Helm charts
• PowerShell scripts
• SQL Server database 
• Windows & Linux servers
• Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, C# (desirable, but not essential) 

ABOUT US

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

ABOUT SOME OF OUR BENEFITS

• ​25% off a huge selection of Next, Lipsy & Victoria's Secret products
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a 24/7 digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.