Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview You’ll be a senior member of the Engineering Reliability Team that will work closely with Zen’s development, engineering, and operations centre teams. You’ll Work alongside the Development and engineering teams, to support, maintain, and consistently improve the development estate so the development teams can focus and innovate constantly to drive Zen’s business and the teams’ priorities. Reporting to the DevOps team manager, you must have an excellent track record in DevOps roles and the drive and attitude to succeed. Zen are committed to investing in and developing you – we believe that everyone can lead and the way we do has a huge impact on our people and play a vital part in our success. The DevOps team will be responsible for the design and implementation of applications' build, release, deployment and configuration activities. Other responsibilities include working within multi-functional teams to gather requirements, evaluate tools, implementing/updating solutions, building and executing test plans, provision environments, application performance reviews, assist migration of Legacy systems, and triaging and fixing operational issues. You’ll ensure incidents are run smoothly and ensure that operational knowledge is available and shared. As a senior you will be a point of escalation, demonstrating problem solving skills, the ability to learn quickly and adapt your skills and knowledge. As a service provider we operate many technologies, so you’ll have the skills to work with experienced Lead DevOps engineers, Systems Engineers and developers leveraging frameworks, standards, and defined operational process to make the unfamiliar comfortable and familiar. Over time we’ll increasingly leverage SRE principles to further optimize and enhance capabilities – it’s a great opportunity to get in at the start and shape this journey. Objectives Deliver continuous incremental improvement of systems and infrastructureTake end to end ownership and responsibility for development infrastructure and systemsBe a technical escalation point and eventually be part of a 24/7 escalation rotaDocument as you go – enough so your colleagues can follow what’s been done and whyDrive tasks forward with energy and enthusiasmCreate proactive monitoring solutions using standard tooling - mainly Zabbix and ElasticConduct RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for incidentsDevelop standard operational procedures and documentationDevelop and maintain self-managing infrastructure services and dashboards.Identify cost-saving opportunitiesProvide advice on DevOps standards and practices· Provide coaching and mentoring to Software and DevOps Engineer peers Key Responsibilities Experience · Worked and succeeded as a DevOps Engineer · Ideally, experience working in an ISP, Telco or other Managed Services environment or able to demonstrate experience in a complex heterogeneous environment · Strong adaptable scripting experience – ideally C#/JavaScript/typescript/.Net · Comfortable working with automation tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab, Puppet) · Worked in complex networking and firewall environments · Production use of multiple AWS capabilities and Kubernetes debugging · Demonstratable experience in dealing with technical debt effectively · Comfortable working with SRE principles and lean methodologies Skills - Essential Very strong problem-solving skills are essential – understanding of DevOps and SRE concepts with the ability to apply key techniques to unfamiliar problemsAbility to influence others in matters of standards and best practice, especially individuals outside of our teamComfortable working with automation tools (Puppet, Git) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) with complex integrations and test frameworksExperience using containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes etc)Comfortable with Elasticsearch log standardisation, Kibana dashboard creation and data analysis skillsAble to code to a good level - this isn’t a developer role but you need scripting skills to succeedAWS hands on – Cloud formation, Route53, S3, DynamoDB, Cloud-watch, Lambda, Security, and troubleshootingCertificate management and automationStrong troubleshooting and diagnosis skillsAble to write documentation that covers what your peers and operations need to knowKnowledge of Database systems and modelsWindows Server, SQL Server, IIS and Linux Interpersonal Skills We value interpersonal skills and responsible teamwork. You should be able to: Patient & friendly with excellent interpersonal skills - demonstrate a natural aptitude for dealing with peopleInfluence and leadStrong attention to detailHappy working and supporting a small closeknit teamTake and give feedback to tune future actions and behavioursEmbrace and demonstrate Zen valuesBe kind, understanding, and listen to othersBe organized Impact You'll Make You will be influencing and contributing to Zen’s long-term goals and joining a family that believes business should be a force for good. We’re a company committed to improving the lives of our people, creating a better future through our community and charity work, and ensuring that we look after our environment. Perhaps that’s why we’re officially a Great Place to Work and have achieved Carbon Neutral Plus status and B Corp Certification!