DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer - Insurance Technology

Location: London, UK

Benefits

Competitive salary + discretionary bonus

Gross annual salary payable in 14 equal instalments (12 monthly payments plus additional vacation and Christmas payments)

27 days annual leave per calendar year

Enrolment in the company bonus scheme based on personal and company performance

Private medical cover

Life insurance of either $400,000 or 6x the employee's salary (whichever is lower)

Contributory pension with optional matching

Meal allowance of €6.15 per effective working day

Telework allowance of €50.00 per month

Learning & development support

Wellbeing support and employee discounts platform

About Us

We are a forward-thinking insurance company in London seeking to strengthen our technology capabilities. Our team leverages Microsoft Azure cloud technologies to deliver robust and secure solutions for our clients.

Position Overview

We're looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team, focusing on infrastructure automation, cloud operations, and security implementation within our Azure environment. This role is crucial in maintaining and improving our cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with insurance industry regulations.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools like Terraform and Azure Resource Manager templates

- Manage and optimize our Azure cloud infrastructure and resources

- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps

- Implement and maintain security controls and best practices across our cloud infrastructure

- Monitor system performance and implement automated alerting systems

- Create and maintain technical documentation

- Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes

Required Skills & Experience

- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps or similar technical role

- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform and services

- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools and practices

- Proficiency in Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline implementation

- Experience implementing security best practices in cloud environments

- Knowledge of PowerShell and other scripting languages

- Understanding of version control systems (Git)

- Experience with containerization (Docker, Azure Container Services)

Personal Qualities

- Strong problem-solving abilities

- Excellent communication skills

- Team-oriented mindset

- Ability to work well under pressure

- Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues