Devops Engineer - Fortify NexusIQ Jenkins - Investment Bank

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Job description

Devops Engineer - Investment Bank

• Expert knowledge in DevSecOps, SAST and SCA in particular, and familiar with tools such as Fortify and NexusIQ
• Expert knowledge in CI/CD, Jenkins in particular, with good infra experience in both building the platform as well as creating and configuring pipelines as a user
• Good knowledge in Docker and Kubernetes, not only as a user but admin and infrastructure design
• Good knowledge in source code management including Git, Bitbucket and SVN.
• Automation - Expertise of automated test and release cycles and server automation tools such as Ansible, BladeLogic, Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Git and integration with security vaults
• Experience in migrations from Legacy platforms to new solutions ensuring technology evolution is maintained
• Knowledge of programming and Scripting methodologies and demonstrable proficiency in writing code in one or more of the following languages; Python, Ansible, Groovy, Shell
• System administration - In-depth knowledge in Linux/Unix and good knowledge on Windows systems
• Good general understanding of global infrastructure, Firewalls and networking and considerations in these areas.
• Networks - Good understanding of network principals and practical knowledge of load balancing technologies
• Understanding of user and server authentication enabling end to end automated release cycles whilst ensuring security is a primary consideration
• Understand of cloud based platforms and solutions and delivery of PAAS solutions

Desirable IT Skills

• Security - Knowledge of and API interaction with Cyberark or Hashicorp Vault, Fortify, NexusIQ
• Build Tools -Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket, git and CI platforms
• Databases - exposure to or skills in SQL Server, Oracle and noSQL DBs
• Monitoring and log management - Geneos, Splunk, XpoLog, ELK
• Understanding of application life cycle and Agile methodology
• Good tasks management, prioritisation, risk management
• Appreciation of production processes, including change and release management

The DevOps Specialist will be part of a multi-disciplined team defining and building solutions to automate day-to-day processes with a view of providing platforms that are more efficient for users. The candidate must help drive improvements to processes and help design automated enhancements with a view of continual improvement. The role is centred on an agile DevOps mind-set and requires a wide range of technical skills.

The candidate will work closely with a wide variety of teams to

• Have appreciation of production readiness and work with teams to understand user requirements
• Work to a set of prioritised tasks ensuring regular updates ensuring the target solution remains the key focus
• Understand phased delivery to ensure work is completed to a defined specification and schedule
• Help identify efficiencies in processes and contribute to their automation
• Thoroughly test automated processes ensuring they are robust and meet requirements
• Contribute to medium and high scale technical projects by contributing to architecture review and design, upgrading and migrating application systems to new platforms.
• Provide feedback and propose solutions to management on performance, capacity and design issues
• Document designs and architectures and distribute minutes and meeting actions

Adlam Consulting operates as an Employment Agency & an Employment Business Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

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