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About The Role
This role is hybrid and based at our Head Office in Barton-Upon-Humber 2/3 days a week.
Wren offers a vast portfolio of bespoke software services delivering exceptional customer experiences. The DevOps team manages the tools, processes, and infrastructure that support these services.
With a growing global presence across multiple continents, Wren faces new challenges yearly. Our multi-cloud strategy equips us with top-tier tools to stay competitive.
DevOps Engineers must quickly adapt to a fast-paced, rewarding environment, handling routine tasks like patching and capacity planning, as well as leading projects across various business areas.
Main responsibilities:
- Own and maintain tools, processes, and infrastructure for deploying bespoke applications via Kubernetes and ArgoCD.
- Operate and enhance GitOps pipelines with ArgoCD for declarative, version-controlled deployments.
- Ensure full observability of all systems, including Kubernetes workloads.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to improve automation and service resilience.
- Manage and optimize Helm charts, service configs, and cluster resources.
- Promote best practices in GitOps, container orchestration, and operational excellence.
- Maintain technical documentation for Kubernetes, ArgoCD workflows, and supporting systems.
- Participate in incident and problem management, including out-of-hours support.
- Implement Kubernetes security best practices to protect against cybersecurity threats.
- Design and build tools, services, and processes to meet evolving platform needs.
- Lead infrastructure projects, including onboarding new workloads into Kubernetes.
- Partner with development teams to ensure CI/CD workflows are secure, automated, and observable.
What Wren Offer:
- Life Assurance after 2 years' service
- Personalised progression plan with clear career opportunities
- Individual training budget for personal development
- EE discount
- Staff discount on purchasing a kitchen/bedroom after 1 year of continuous service
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Free onsite gym
About You
Required skills and knowledge:
- Strong communicator with a customer-focused, collaborative approach.
- Expert in Unix/Linux with hands-on Kubernetes (EKS preferred) experience managing large-scale production workloads.
- Skilled in GitOps, especially ArgoCD, and declarative infrastructure practices.
- Experienced in containerized app management, Helm chart development, and distributed system support.
- Action-oriented and detail-driven, with a persistent approach to delivering high-quality solutions.
- Proficient in PHP, Python, and JavaScript.
- Proven ability to drive architectural improvements with minimal disruption, using data-driven problem-solving.
- Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment tools like Jenkins and ArgoCD.
- Holds one or more AWS associate-level certifications.
Desired Skills And Knowledge
- In-depth problem analysis and root cause investigation capabilities.
- Experience with persistent and transient storage technologies such as MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
- Proficient with infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes-native security tools and admission control policies
About The Company
Wren Kitchens are not only passionate about kitchens, we are passionate about our people! We have achieved incredible milestones over the years; opening over 100 showrooms, launching in the USA, and winning multiple awards including the UK’s Number 1 place to work!
This is thanks to our team, the Wren family, who have inspired us to push limits and make a difference. With our exponential growth, we are looking for incredible individuals to join us and continue our success story!
