DevOps Engineer

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The role: You will be working as part of a growing experienced team, building, expanding and enhancing our platforms on our journey to becoming an agile digital insurer. This role is key to maintaining a robust, scalable and increasingly cloud-based platform. You'll also be responsible for implementing releases in test all the way through to production ensuring process integrity and supporting project teams on that journey. What you'll do: Providing subject matter expertise for AWS, Puppet, Terraform and Docker, including supporting the software and writing / reviewing modulesManagement of on-demand cloud environmentsImplementing application and database releases in multiple environments, including production (out of hours work sometimes required)Administering esure's code repositories and continuous integration serversWorking closely with development and operations colleaguesContinuous improvement of automation and self-service features Requirements: Essential Experience working in DevOps (JIRA/Kanban/Continuous delivery)Experience working with cloud platforms e.g. AWSConsiderable experience working with Puppet or equivalent configuration management tool (e.g. Ansible, Chef)Excellent communication and interpersonal skillsExperience working with Source control (git)Experience working with TerraformTenacious problem-solving abilitiesAdvanced Linux Administration knowledgeAn understanding of container technology (such as Docker) Bonus points Ruby, Python or Perl programming skillsExposure to SQL and Toad (or similar)Experience in supporting REST APIs hosted in AWSExperience of micro services: scalability, monitoring & logging of API callsExperience of Kubernetes or other container orchestration solutionsExperience in GitHub, PL-SQL stored procedures, Docker, AWS Beanstalk, JenkinsIn depth knowledge and solid experience of JAVA/J2EE Application applicationsIT related qualification preferable (degree or higher qualification in computer science or related disciplines) and/or ITIL exposure What we will offer to you in return:35 hour working week - 9.00am - 5.00pm25 days holiday plus bank holidays25% discount on esure & Sheila's Wheels insurance (10% for immediate family) or a guarantee to beat any other insurer's renewal quote on both home and car insurance 15% Discount on esure and Sheila's Wheels Travel Insurance (7.5% for family)Discretional bonusFestive Bonus Free daily shuttle bus from our Reigate office to Redhill train stationBUPA - Private medical cover for eligible colleaguesFlu Jabs and Eye Care - Free flu jabs every winter, free eye tests every two years and £50 towards VDU glassesesure are members of easitSURREY, for a membership of £5.05 per year you can be eligible for a wide range of travel discounts including:15% on rail travel with Southern20% discount for single and return bus journey on certain routesA number of cycling related offers including 10%-20% off at Halfords5, 10 and 15 Year Service Awards We are proud to have a working environment that sets our employees up for success, as well as all the above perks you can also expect coffee machines, subsidised canteen, dress down Friday's and quarterly IT drinks to make it all worthwhile. What we really aim for is a place where people can thrive and ultimately help us put our customers first.