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Senior DevOps Engineer About us Footprint IT Solutions is an innovative technology consultancy established in 2008.Check all associated application documentation thoroughly before clicking on the apply button at the bottom of this description.Our expertise lies in Kubernetes platform engineering, cloud architecture, automation, system design, networking, and CI/CD-driven software development.This is a full-time, hybrid role for a Senior DevOps Engineer.70-80k Depending on experience benefits package.Please note, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this vacancy.Working location This is a hybrid role in a remote-first company.We are looking for someone to work on-site in the London area for our client organisations.The locations and number of days on-site week will vary, so flexibility is essential.About you You are a skilled and experienced DevOps engineer with a solid understanding of which tools and services to use in each situation.You provision cloud services using Infrastructure as Code and configure them for optimum performance per pound billed.You are proficient in creating and operating CI/CD pipelines to deliver incremental change and improvement.You tackle recurring cloud challenges such as cost optimisation, security and scaling.Kubernetes is at the forefront of everything we do.You should be comfortable provisioning and configuring clusters in the cloud, on-premise and at the edge.You will deploy workloads using Helm charts, apply patches with Kustomize and author ArgoCD ApplicationSets with Go templating.You will join a team of engineers ranging from junior to lead.You will report to the founder of the company, who functions as Architect and Principal Engineer.To some of our clients, you will be the face of our company; professionalism and communication are key in this role.Required skills and experience: Minimum five years of experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer Experience in a consultancy setting Highly sought: Current AWS certification, e.g.Solutions Architecture (associate or Professional) or DevOps Professional, or GCP equivalents.Terraform/OpenTofu Docker and Kubernetes, preferably with Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize Ansible, Puppet or Chef Strong skills in Python and/or Golang Bash scripting CI/CD with GitHub Actions, CircleCI or Jenkins Database, at least one of each SQL (preferably PostgreSQL) and NoSQL Linux administration, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine Thorough understanding of networking Excellent communication skills Ability to work independently and remotely Security aware Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field Sufficient real-world experience will be considered in lieu of a degree Cloud skills We are multi-cloud, however most of our work is with AWS and GCP, and you should have experience of working with the following cloud services: ECS, EKS, GKE, ECR, GAR Lambda, Step Functions, Cloud Run EC2, VPC and Load Balancing S3 and GCS RDS and Cloud SQL IAM AWS Organizations, GCP Folders and Projects What we offer We offer the opportunity to play an important role in a growing company! A competitive salary, 25 days holiday each year, hybrid working, with exposure to multiple projects that will accelerate your career and skill development.We provide an employee benefits scheme that includes discounts on what you spend on retail, health, leisure and travel.Selection process We follow a three-stage process: Technical screening questions, 5-10 minutes 1:1 interview, 60 minutes An online, team technical evaluation that reflects real-world scenarios and our ways of working, 90 minutes You must have the full right to work in the UK unfortunately no sponsorship is available.