Senior Devops Engineer

At Envoy Global, our Global team is expanding, and we're not stopping anytime soon! 

As a result, we're seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Smith Stone Walters team at UK location. The DevOps Senior Engineer is responsible for ensuring the deployments, operations, and security of Envoy Global’s physical, cloud (Azure), and electronic data infrastructure.

As our Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be required to: 

• Manage operational aspect of the CI/CD pipeline including source control, build systems, infrastructure, networking, deployments, and permissions management
• Work closely with Development, Data, Project Management, and Infosec teams to ensure management, operability, and security of Envoy’s applications hosted in Azure.
• Participate in architecture, requirements, and planning sessions with project owners and stakeholders.
• Design and deliver DevOps projects that ensure infrastructure is 24x7 operational as well as cost effective.
• Train and mentor DevOps engineers to meet Envoy Global’s growing requirements for the future.
• Participate in planning sessions and daily stand-ups with multi-region DevOps staff
• Proactive planning and organization to adjust to the flexible needs of Envoy Global’s business.
• Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery plans are tested and updated on an annual basis.
• Serve as an escalation point to help prioritize and resolve complex or urgent issues and incidents.
• Maintain relationships with vendors and contractors for services and maintenance of software and systems.

To apply for this role, you should possess the following skills, experience and qualifications: 

• Strong communication (written and verbal), analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Must be able to present complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Expert level hands on experience working with these technology areas:
  • Builds and deployments using a multi-set of tools
  • Source control and CI/CD tools (Git, Azure DevOps, MSBuild, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, etc.)
  • Azure platform services, including: Azure SQL, Service Bus, Key Vault, Blob Storage
  • Kubernetes clusters with both Linux and Windows nodes (experience in Azure AKS a plus)
  • Windows/Linux Administration
  • Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and ARM.
  • Content Delivery Network providers (Cloudflare, Akamai)
  • Monitoring and APM tool sets such as Datadog, Splunk, ELK, Other.
• Self-motivated, self-directed and customer service-focused with the ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Excellent critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
• Champion Change and Release management
• Ability to expand knowledge and learn new technologies.
• Be available 24x7 to assist in Releases as well as operational or security incidents.
• At least 5 years of DevOps experience with a focus builds, deployments, support, preferably in an Azure environment using infrastructure as a code deployment platforms (Git, Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation) and .net/agular builds and deployments using various tools. 
• Kubernetes knowledge, specifically for.net is a must-have.
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or relevant work experience in an IT Managed Services environment
• Desired Certifications:  MCSE, ITIL, NIST, Azure Infrastructure/Architect (AZ-304,305,400,700).

This role is 60% remote, working within the United Kingdom and must commence in approximately one month. 

If you feel that you meet our requirements, we look forward to hearing from you asap!