AWS DevOps Engineer - Fully remote - Public Sector

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Jefferson Frank is searching for a DevOps Engineer to work with a public sector organisation based in London. This is a 12 months FTC on a long term project with extensions and the role will be fully remote for the duration.The client are working a number of projects which are critical in shaping the roadmap for the Covid19 recovery. If you would be interested in working within the health sector and make a difference to the nation, please see below.Technical Requirements-Advanced working skills with AWS (Experience working with Azure is a plus)-CICD Pipeline-Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform-Docker/KubernetesMAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLead development and rollout of a continuous integration and deployment pipeline across digital's estate of apps and services, use of containerisation techniques where appropriate, and working collaboratively with other departmentsSupport developers, system administrators and technical architects to use DevOps approaches to design, architect, automate and implement highly available and fault-tolerant environments (staging, quality assurance, user acceptance and production), with multi-cloud capability primarily starting on AWS or AzureWork with technical colleagues to define and implement DevOps methodology using practices recommended in the GDS Digital by Default Service Standard. Support the team to extend our continuous integration pipeline across our estate of mobile and web appsWrite infrastructure as code for AWS or Azure. Use cross-platform APIs and automation/deployment technologies such as Ansible or similar to orchestrate cloud platform deploymentsSupport and fix bugs in existing application deployment pipelines, using standard debugging tools to track down and identify root causes. Work independently to find solutions / identify problems and to work with the Lead and Senior Developers to solve more challenging issuesReview existing applications, advising and supporting colleagues on configuring and converting them for deployment to the cloud or migrate from other cloud providers. Support setting up continuous integration/deployment, developing automation scripts and advising developers on adapting them to run in the cloudWorking in sprints in a multidisciplinary scrum team, collaborate and liaise with delivery managers, product owners and other stakeholders to identify business requirements and implement user storiesCollaborate and work with external developers and cloud service providers to ensure PHE derives the maximum benefit from any third-party service providers and that the right knowledge is transferred in-houseContinuously seek to improve your own knowledge of work areas, bringing your learning back into the team, and embrace the agile framework of software delivery. Support colleagues to reach full agility using DevOps best practices including continuous integrations, delivery, and releaseConsistently work to meet project deadlines and manage time effectively to deliver projects on budgetIf this profile sounds like you, please get in touch for a confidential conversation with one of our consultantsJob Type: FTCSalary: £48000-£58000 per year