Devops Engineer

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Job Description:

The DevOps team work as part of the Operations Team at our clients site with direct responsibility for the development, maintenance and administration of a big data platform.

Responsibilities

* Pro-actively maintain the performance of the system.

* Identification and resolution of performance anomalies and system defects.

* Deployment of developed capability into the pre-production and operational environments.

* Provision of direct support to the Operations Team as required, including the automation of processes.

* Production of Design documents, including Requests for Change (RFC) and Work Instructions.

Mandatory requirements:

* Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration.

* Linux experience as a deployment platform and day to day development environment - e.g., can describe package management, networking configuration, log files, environment variables.

* Demonstrated experience in at least one of: Python, Java, JavaScript.

* Demonstrated experience in at least one of: RHEL, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu.

* Experience of automation/configuration management (i.e. Ansible).

* Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies.

* Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service.

* Strong familiarity with the following core tools: git, ssh, Unix command line, browsers, Bash

Desirable Skills:

* Experience of working in an agile project delivery environment.

* Experience of working as part of a DevOps team.

* Comprehensive working knowledge and experience of Big Data Solutions namely Hadoop and ideally Hortonworks.

* Deep Linux experience - e.g., can describe SELinux, chroot, ssh tunnelling, differences between Linux distributions.

* Networking familiarity - e.g., can describe HTTP protocol, TCP/IP.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.