Junior DevOps Engineer

Junior DevOps Engineer Company: Albany Beck Location: Sheffield (Hybrid) Start Date: Immediate Client Industry: Financial Services About Albany Beck Albany Beck is a Management Consultancy focused on providing specialist talent and transformative solutions to Financial Services clients. We combine subject matter expertise with innovative delivery models that help clients scale efficiently, while offering meaningful, long-term career opportunities to our people. At Albany Beck, you’ll be choosing to work with an organisation that’s passionate about your learning journey and committed to your professional and personal development. Role Overview Albany beck is growing its Technology Practice and is seeking a Junior Platform Engineer to join a next-generation Platform Engineering team supporting a critical Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) estate within a leading Financial Services environment, based in Sheffield. With the platform approaching end-of-life over the coming years, there is a strong focus on building junior engineering capability to support, maintain, and gradually transition the estate toward modern Kubernetes-based architecture. Successful candidates will work closely with platform specialists from the vendor ecosystem, gaining hands-on experience in a highly skilled, automation-focused environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop DevOps, cloud platform, and Financial Services experience, with a clear pathway into Kubernetes and cloud-native engineering roles longer term. Key Responsibilities Support the day-to-day operation of a critical PCF platform (Tier 0 systems)Monitor platform performance, stability, and availabilityAssist in troubleshooting incidents and supporting production issuesParticipate in a 24/7 on-call rota (once fully trained)Contribute to automation initiatives to improve platform resilience and reduce manual interventionSupport implementation of self-healing engineering principlesAssist in maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment processesWork with tools such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, and CI/CD frameworksSupport scripting and automation using Python or similar languagesManage and update tickets through Jira, ensuring accurate tracking and resolutionUndertake structured training on PCF, DevOps practices, and Financial Services systemsWork closely with experienced platform specialists to build deep technical knowledgeDevelop skills aligned to modern cloud platforms, particularly KubernetesContribute to longer-term platform evolution and migration planningGain exposure to containerisation and cloud-native technologiesSupport knowledge transfer and documentation of platform processes Key Skills & Experience 1–3 years’ experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or similar technical roleFoundational knowledge of cloud, infrastructure, or platform environmentsExperience or exposure to:Scripting (Python or similar)Automation and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins)Containerisation / Kubernetes (preferred but not essential)Familiarity with incident management and ticketing tools (e.g. Jira)Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to work in a technical, fast-paced environment Desirable Experience Exposure to Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)Experience in Financial Services or regulated environmentsUnderstanding of infrastructure-as-code or automation frameworksKnowledge of Linux/Unix environments