- Company Name
- Frontier Resourcing
- Job Title
- Senior DevOps Engineer (eDV)
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Senior DevOps Engineer (eDV)
**Role Summary**
Lead end‑to‑end delivery of secure cloud‑native applications for government & defense clients. Own feature‑team responsibilities, from architecture to production operationalization, using Agile, CI/CD, IaC, and containerisation across AWS, Azure, and on‑prem environments. Mentor junior team members and maintain industry‑leading security and compliance standards.
**Expectations**
- Deliver projects on time, within scope and budget while maintaining high security and quality.
- Continuously modernise platform services and tooling to align with evolving technologies.
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers on technology choices and solutions.
- Maintain and grow a high‑level (eDV) security clearance.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Terraform, Packer, Vault, Artifactory).
- Implement and manage containerised services in Kubernetes & Docker, including Helm charts and operator patterns.
- Develop and deploy Infrastructure as Code for AWS, Azure, and on‑prem resources.
- Operate and monitor solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, and custom dashboards.
- Lead Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Retrospectives) using Scrum & Kanban practices.
- Mentor and support early‑career staff on DevOps principles, tooling, and best practices.
- Collaborate with architecture, security and operational teams to enforce compliance, vulnerability remediation, and secure coding standards.
- Provide technical consultancy to customers for product onboarding onto shared platform services.
- Participate in incident response and post‑mortem analysis to drive continuous improvement.
**Required Skills**
- 5+ years of senior DevOps experience in cloud environments (AWS certified, Azure optional).
- Proficiency with CI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins), IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker), and artefact repositories (Artifactory, Nexus).
- Strong command of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
- Experience with security tools (HashiCorp Vault, IAM, secrets management) and compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
- Hands‑on with serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions) and event‑driven pipelines.
- Solid software‑engineering fundamentals, scripting (Bash, Python, Node.js), and version control (Git).
- Proven Agile leadership: Scrum Master or equivalent, facilitating Sprint ceremonies and backlog grooming.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (required).
- Additional certifications (e.g., Kubernetes Administrator, Azure DevOps Engineer) are advantageous.
- Current high‑level security clearance (eDV).