Senior DevOps Engineer

Base Location: Reading, Havant, Glasgow or Perth

Salary: £58,630 - £68,098 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

As a SeniorDevOps Engineer, you'll join a team of developers working in Agile practices to digitise SSE Energy Markets. You will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of our Azure services, focusing on automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Your expertise in Azure networking, security, and automation will be instrumental in driving forward the Advanced Analytics cloud initiatives.

You will

- Design, implement, and manage comprehensive Azure solutions, including infrastructure as code (Terraform), Databricks, Data Factory, networking, storage, App Services, and security (Entra ID), ensuring optimisation and best practices.

- Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar, and collaborate with development teams for efficient release management.

- Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions using tools like Splunk, Azure Monitor, and Azure Alerts, proactively identifying and reporting infrastructure and application issues, and facilitating monitoring integration with ServiceNow for incident management.

- Automate repetitive tasks, optimise infrastructure, and implement security best practices, ensuring continuous improvement and compliance.

- Create and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation and participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.

You have

- Extensive experience in DevOps or cloud infrastructure management using Terraform for infrastructure as code.

- Deep understanding and practical experience with designing and implementing complex Azure networking solutions, hands-on experience managing and optimising with Azure resources including; Storage services and Databases, Databricks, App Services, Functions, and Logic Apps, and implementing and managing Azure monitoring, Log Analytics and alerting solutions.

- Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with related tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

- Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript or C#.NET.

- Excellent understanding of release management best practices, agile delivery, and strong understanding of security best practices and within Azure.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact David onDavid.Brickell@sse.com / 01738 275846 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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