Senior DevOps Engineer

Job title:

Senior DevOps Engineer

Company

Ascent Software

Job description

The creative mind behind every project. Put your skills to the test to build solutions that continue to shape the world we live in.About UsWe are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business.We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms.We work with incredible clients in all types of industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses and we employ the sharpest minds too!At Ascent, we also believe in fostering a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. With our hybrid approach, we prioritize hiring individuals who reside in close proximity to our offices. Our aim is to cultivate a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging by facilitating easy access to the office.About the roleAs a DevOps Engineer at Ascent, you will be at the heart of the evolution of DevOps culture on a range of challenging and interesting customer projects. You’ll join our team of DevOps experts, and work typically as part of a cross-functional team on customer projects, supporting their journey through digital transformation, or helping them do existing things in a much better way.Skills and qualifications

• Required: Azure Administrator or Developer Associate (AZ-104 or AZ-204), Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), Bonus: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Terraform Associate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for Senior level, cloud engineering and architecture stakeholder meetings.
• Ability to facilitate the process of gathering requirements and presenting and explaining alternative cloud infrastructure architecture and configuration options.
• Keen focus on customer service and an understanding of the relationship between technology solutions and business value.
• Understanding of software and data engineering technologies, practices, and processes, in particular the common infrastructure and architectural patterns which underpin these types of environments.
• 5+ years of experience working in either a development or operational role with at least 2 years recent experience of working in a DevOps capacity. Exposure to developing, deploying, and managing application platforms on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, and working within Agile teams.
• 3+ years of deep working knowledge of Microsoft Azure PaaS technologies including Azure App Services, SQL Database, Storage Accounts, and integration services such as Service Bus. Good understanding of Azure networking including Azure private link and hybrid connectivity services.
• 3+ years of experience and deep working knowledge of infrastructure as code technologies including Terraform and Azure Bicep or Pulumi. Experience with developing, deploying, and managing large-scale platforms using a code-first approach.
• 3+ years of experience of and deep working knowledge of version control and automation platforms such as Azure DevOps and/or GitHub, including development of automation pipelines for infrastructure and applications.
• 3+ years of experience with scripting languages including Bash and PowerShell, particularly in conjunction with the Azure CLI, and Azure PowerShell.
• 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes and Cloud Native projects, particularly Azure Kubernetes Service or Azure Container Apps.

Working at AscentAt Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we’ll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries.Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.If you have any questions contact our Talent Acquisition team on ta.admin@ascent.io.For more details about life at Ascent, check out our Life Page .Apply

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:44:30 GMT

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