SysAdmin/DevOps Engineer

Role: SysAdmin/DevOps Engineer

Benefits: £50k – £60k and more

Location: North West England (Hybrid)

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for a SysAdmin/DevOps Engineer to manage the deployment, maintenance, and technical support of applications across development, test, pre-production, and production environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, enhance system performance, and contribute to IT projects while mentoring others.

Key Responsibilities

System Management & Deployment

• Maintain, deploy, and support applications across various environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to ensure system stability and performance.
• Oversee data sources (MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Hadoop, etc.).

Automation & Infrastructure

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Automate infrastructure with Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and scripting (Bash, Python).

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide expertise on open-source technologies and best practices.
• Work with enterprise architects to ensure solutions align with business goals.
• Support security compliance and incident/problem management processes.

Performance & Monitoring

• Enhance monitoring and reporting for system performance.
• Collaborate on capacity planning and ensure systems meet business needs.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and automation tools.
• Proficiency in Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS/SUSE), scripting (Bash, Python).
• Knowledge of web services (Apache/Tomcat), message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and mentor junior team members.