Principal DevOps Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.

Company Accolades:

• 2024: Breakthrough Culture Awards (highlighting growth companies putting culture first)
• 2020: ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track
• 2020: Thames Valley Tech Awards Winner (Thames Valley Tech Company of the Year, Emerging Tech Company, High Growth Tech Business)

Aker Systems is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.

Security Requirement: A UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance is required for this role. Support will be provided to apply for SC clearance if you have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

Role Summary: As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will lead the development and implementation of secure cloud environments that host data and batch/real-time analytical platforms for public and private sector clients. This involves leveraging the latest commercial and open-source technologies and techniques, building automated deployments using configuration management technology, and deploying new modules, upgrades, and fixes to test and production environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or greater
• Minimum of 5+ years of working experience in a DevOps capacity

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy cloud-based infrastructure and applications using CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Contribute to the coding of custom test automation frameworks.
• Perform script maintenance and updates due to changes in requirements or implementations.
• Assist with setup/maintenance of environments for both manual and automated testing.
• Assist in production support through the investigation and resolution of incidents.
• Perform ongoing routine application maintenance tasks.
• Assist in conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications.
• Participate in contingency planning, including reliable backup and restore procedures.
• Document functions and changes to new or modified modules and test activities/results.
• Mentor and drive the team to deliver to the standards required by our customers.

Core Competencies

• Commercial Experience