Cloud DevOps Engineer

Accenture; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company in Birmingham is seeking an Infra Managed Service Senior Analyst. You'll have the opportunity to work on various DevOps projects, offering technical, consultative, and delivery services. Candidates should have deep technical know-how, experience with DevOps tools, and cloud certifications. A competitive salary and extensive benefits package await the right candidate, including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Up to 30 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Qualifications

• Must be SC Clearable.
• Cloud certification in Azure or AWS preferred.
• Experience with ITSM and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Work on multiple projects as part of a wider cloud capability team.
• Help clients with DevOps projects by providing technical services.
• Drive adoption of DevOps tools and practices.

Skills

Deep technical know-how

Hands-on experience with DevOps tools

Expertise in Infrastructure as Code

Strong knowledge in developing integrated toolset solutions

Good communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Git

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Infra Managed Service Senior Analyst | Early Career | Full time

Infra Managed Service Sr Analyst – Must be SC Clearable

UK (Birmingham)

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

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Overview

In our team we are seeking an experienced Cloud DevOps Engineer with:

• Deep technical know-how and hands-on experience implementing, integrated automation solutions using a broad range of DevOps tool sets
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform is preferred
• Expertise with code repository management, code merge and quality checks, continuous integration, and automated deployment and management using Git. Knowledge of Ansible and Jenkins, Docker and Kubernetes, and Puppet would be advantageous
• Experience in DevSecOps e.g. secret management, tools integration to harden the baseline, privilege management etc.
• Associate-level cloud certification in Azure or AWS
• Hands-on experience in Azure, and/or AWS cloud technologies
• Expertise in designing and implementing continuous delivery and/or DevOps solutions
• Experience with approaches and tooling for automated build, delivery, and release of software
• Know how to define and manage the roadmap for implementation of DevOps in an established operation
• Strong knowledge in developing integrated toolset solutions within an enterprise wide environment

Responsibilities

• Work on multiple projects as part of a wider cloud capability team
• Oversee the execution of tools and processes in the DevOps toolchain and promote the DevOps culture in client organizations
• Help customers with DevOps projects by providing them with technical, consultative, and delivery services
• Serve as a trusted automation and tooling advisor for DevOps initiatives by providing objective, practical, and relevant advice, identifying opportunities for optimisation
• Work with development teams to meet acceptance criteria, gather requirements, and lead CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure-as-code efforts for multiple cloud service offerings
• Set up and manage project development and test environments and software configuration management processes for the application development life cycle as required
• Drive adoption of DevOps tools and practices and direct elements of the DevOps implementation to clients
• Resolve and escalate issues as necessary
• Undertake necessary trainings and certifications on latest technologies

Skills and Qualifications

• Familiarity with Azure and/or AWS CLI and SDK tools
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows server operating systems
• Expertise in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell & Shell
• Strong incident fault finding skills
• Familiarity with ITSM, Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, ServiceNow)
• Good communication and problem-solving skills

Set yourself apart

• Expertise in deploying and managing a DevOps environment as per best practices
• Ability to configure automation using cloud native services
• Experience in extending on-premises environment to cloud
• Experience in migrating workloads to cloud

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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