Senior DevOps Engineer UK operation Hours

Welcome toNEXTTechnology Sri Lanka a Tech Hub ofNEXT UKs leading fashion retailer. Operating from the vibrant heart of Sri Lanka we are a dynamic and forward-thinking team that provides cutting-edge IT services designed to powerNEXTs global operations. With over 500 stores andNextOnline serving customers across 70 countries our work supports a truly international retail giant.

AtNEXTTechnology youll work on exciting impactful projects that drive exceptional customer experiences streamline product deliveries and enhance the in-house systems that keepNEXTat the forefront of retail. Our talented team in Sri Lanka are central to major projects such as overhauling the financial systems that makeNEXTone of the UKs most lucrative retailers. By joining us youll be part of a highly skilled innovative team that thrives on challenges and is committed to delivering excellence. You will collaborate closely withNEXTon ambitious projects that push boundaries all while enjoying a workplace that values growth creativity and collaboration.

Start your journey withNEXTTechnology today and help shape the future of global retail.

Lets take it on!

Responsibilities:

• Automate the creation & deployment of Development Test PreProduction and Production environments via Infrastructure-as-Code
• Create and modify infrastructure code to provision and configure cloud resources in line with IaaS SaaS and PaaS solutions
• Automate testing of applications/services and integrate with build process
• Manage CI/CD pipelines (YAML) - configure automated infrastructure and software build/deployment/release processes using Git for version control and code management
• Maintain and govern all test environments to ensure consistency of software and codebase.
• Management of application Source Code including ensuring that branching strategies are followed
• Create and maintain data refresh processes and scripts ensuring that sensitive data is kept secure and anonymized
• Use monitoring tools for Applications Servers & Services diagnostics
• Assist Dev teams with performance and volume testing
• Setting up nuget/npm repositories and web servers (IIS )
• Identify departmental processes that where possible can be streamlined or automated
• Create and maintain documentation detailing high level and low cloud solutions
• Provide knowledge on Cloud IaaS or Paas infrastructure and configurations in addition to guiding the Project teams in developing in the most efficient manner and in line with best practices
• Ensure use of DevSecOps principles and work alongside both internal and external Auditing and Security teams in order to maintain security of all environments and data
• Coordinate and liaise with development project teams (Developers QA Analyst Project Managers) on requirements planning and status updates
• Contribute in requirement scoping calls with our business customers and work closely with the Cloud Architects on creating cloud solutions accordingly
• Identify and contribute to internal Continuous Improvement solutions for the wider DevOps teams
• Mentor more junior DevOps Engineers providing support and guidance on best practices
• Participate in on-call rotations to support critical infrastructure incidents.
  
  About You:

• Technical requirements
  
  

• IaC (Terraform)
• Azure DevOps Artifacts Boards CI/CD pipelines (YAML) Repositories
• Expert knowledge in DevOps concepts best practices and Agile principles
• Experience of working with the 3 main CSPs - Azure being preferred
• Knowledge of on premise to cloud offering migrations
• Core Core C# REACT
• PowerShell and Bash scripting
• Networking skills/fundamentals
• SQL Server / NoSQL databases
• Windows & Linux servers
• Source Control Management (Git)
• Docker containers
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• Monitoring tool - Dynatrace OTel Grafana
• Docker Compose / Helm charts
• DevSecOps Tooling -SonarCloud / PrismaCloud / CrowdStrike