Senior DevOps Engineer - Redhat Linux
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Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£52,300
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2139 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,300, and Hexaware Technologies is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, Infrastructure/platform engineering focus could fit IT infrastructure engineer) or SOC 2137 (IT network professionals, Linux systems engineering emphasis matches IT network professionals). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Senior DevOps Engineer – Core Requirements
Experience
- 8+ years' experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
- Proven ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision. Someone with drive to actively pull work and deliver.
- Experience operating within large enterprise environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Experience delivering large-scale transformation and migration projects.
Linux & Infrastructure
- Expert-level Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration.
- Strong Unix/Linux troubleshooting and support experience.
- On-premises infrastructure experience.
- Understanding of server lifecycle management, patching, upgrades, and operational support.
- Experience working closely with Unix, Middleware, Database, Network, and Security teams.
Scripting & Automation
- Strong Bash scripting capability.
- Strong Python development and automation skills.
- Experience automating operational, deployment, and infrastructure processes.
- Configuration management and infrastructure automation experience.
CI/CD & DevOps Tooling
- Significant experience with:
- GitLab
- Jenkins
- Ansible
- Git
- Designing, supporting, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
- Implementing DevOps best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
- Source code management and branching strategy expertise.
Troubleshooting & Operations
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience supporting production and non-production environments.
- Ability to identify root causes and drive issues through to resolution.
- Experience supporting engineering teams with build, deployment, and platform-related issues.
Desirable Skills
Security / DevSecOps
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices.
- Security-first mindset.
- Understanding of:
- Vulnerability management
- Secrets management
- Secure software delivery
- Certificate management
- Access control, authentication and authorisation, e.g. PAM and IDAM
Infrastructure as Code
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience.
- Automation and platform provisioning expertise.
Networking & Security Concepts
- Understanding of:
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- Load balancing
- Firewalls
- TLS/SSL certificates
Database Knowledge
- Good understanding of relational databases.
- Oracle administration or support experience highly desirable.
- Ability to troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues.
Monitoring & Observability
- Experience with:
- Monitoring platforms e.g. DataDog
- Logging platforms
- Alerting solutions
- Performance analysis and troubleshooting
- Understanding of observability principles.
Transformation & Migration Experience
Experience delivering one or more of the following:
- Red Hat/Linux migration programmes.
- Platform modernisation initiatives.
- CI/CD tooling migrations.
- DevOps transformation projects.
- Repository migrations.
- Enterprise infrastructure upgrade programmes.
- Data centre migration projects.
Examples relevant to your environment:
- Jenkins to GitLab migration.
- Nexus to Artifactory migration.
- Vault platform migration.
- Legacy platform modernisation.
Tooling Experience (Highly Desirable)
Experience with some or all of:
Source Control & CI/CD
- GitLab
- Jenkins
- Git
Automation
- Ansible
- Python
- Bash
Artifact & Package Management
- Artifactory
- Nexus
Secrets Management
- HashiCorp Vault or equivalent enterprise vault technologies
Operating Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Unix
Industry Experience
Preferred but not essential:
- Financial Services
- Capital Markets
- Post-Trade / Clearing
- Regulated environments
Candidates should understand:
- Change management processes
- Audit and compliance requirements
High availability and resilience requirements
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Hexaware Technologies, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2139 going rate of £52,300. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.