DevOps and Wintel Engineer

Atos; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services company is seeking a DevOps Cloud Engineer to implement cloud infrastructure for a military project. Candidates should possess strong Wintel skills and familiarity with DevOps processes like CI/CD and Terraform. Responsibilities include Windows Server configuration and collaborating with a team to innovate solutions within strict security parameters. The role offers 25 days annual leave, pension contributions, private medical schemes, and a flexible benefits system.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Flexible benefits system

Pension matching contribution up to 10%

Private medical scheme

Life assurance

Learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4-5 years in IT infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience in Wintel tasks and DevOps roles.
• Beneficial experience with MOD platforms/processes.

Responsibilities

• Create Terraform code for AWS Cloud platform.
• Configure Windows Server and Active Directory settings.
• Work collaboratively within a DevOps team.

Skills

DevOps processes and tools

Active Directory

Windows Server

AWS

cloud security principles

troubleshooting skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

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Overview

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

Role Objective

The role requires a DevOps Cloud engineer with solid Wintel experience to implement cloud platform infrastructure for the MOD/Army geographic data intelligence service known as MCBRIDE.

Role Objective

The Wintel DevOps Engineer is responsible for implementing the Windows infrastructure components of the MCBRIDE service as well as additional AWS cloud native services (this may extend to Google Cloud Platform in the future). This includes traditional Wintel roles such as Active Directory configuration and DevOps processes and tools including Terraform and Git.

Responsibilities

• Terraform IaaC: Create Terraform code to deploy and maintain infrastructure on the MOD’s AWS Cloud platform. Experience on Ansible is desirable but not required as training can be provided.
• Wintel: Configure Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Certificate Services and other windows configurations, including PowerShell scripting.
• GitOps: Work within the git-based framework for managing the infrastructure code base.
• Close Collaboration: Work closely with a small team of DevOps engineers and architects, creating a culture of inclusive collaboration, resulting in the best solutions for MCBRIDE.
• Creativity: Able to find solutions when working on a platform with significant security restrictions in place.
• Curiosity: As the platform evolves to include more services and technologies, the willingness to learn and apply new technologies.

Skillset Required

• DevOps - good familiarity with core DevOps processes and tools including CI/CD pipelines, git version control, Terraform.
• Wintel – strong core Wintel skills covering all aspects of Active Directory and Windows Server
• Cloud – given that the OS component of the service is built on AWS, knowledge and experience of AWS is preferable but any experience on one of the key hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle) is suitable
• A good understanding of cloud security principles and regulatory standards.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to resolve implementation and operational challenges.
• Keeping up to date on best practices in cloud computing.

Nice to have (not mandatory):

• Hands on experience on Ansible
• Optional experience with any of containerisation: Kubernetes, Hashicorp vault, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack is an advantage.

Previous Experience Required

• A minimum of 4-5 years in IT infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience in Wintel tasks.
• Proven experience in a DevOps role.
• Previous experience of MOD platforms/processes/ways of working would be beneficial but is not required.

Certifications

It would be beneficial to have any of the following certifications:

• Hashicorp Terraform Associate.
• Microsoft AZ-800/AZ-801, MCSA, MCSE

We Care About Our Employees' Happiness By providing:

• 25 days of Annual leave + an option to purchase more through our Flexible Benefits.
• Flex benefits system – exciting opportunity to choose your own benefits.
• Pension - matching contribution up to 10%.
• Private Medical Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Opportunities to learn in Atos Training platforms.

As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from all applicants, especially, differently abled applicants. We aim to ensure that those who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. We are committed and willing to making reasonable adjustments to the application and assessment process to accommodate your needs. We are a care leaver friendly employer.

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