Devops Engineer

Description:

DevOps Engineer

Location: London, UK (3 days in office)

SC Cleared: Required

Job Type: Full-Time

About the Role: • We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineer to build and maintain the core infrastructure and tooling that empowers our data scientists, economists, and developers working on our cutting-edge Azure Databricks Economic Data Platform. This platform is critical for our Monetary Analysis, Forecasting, and Modelling activities. The Platform Engineer will focus on creating a self-service, scalable, and reliable platform that streamlines development workflows, simplifies infrastructure management, and enhances overall productivity. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud computing (specifically Azure), infrastructure-as-code (IaC), DevOps practices, containerisation, orchestration, and a passion for building developer-friendly platforms.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps engineering, or a related role.

• Strong experience with Azure cloud platform and services – Data Factory, Databricks, WebApp Service, API Management & APIOps.

• Good experience with IaC tools like Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.

• Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with CI/CD tools like Github Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.

• Preferred 2+ years of experience with Github Actions

• Strong experience with containerisation technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes (or AKS).

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools.

• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, YAML and Python.

• Good understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with Azure Databricks and its integration with platform tooling.

• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.

• Experience building and maintaining internal developer platforms.

• Experience working in a regulated industry (e.g., financial services).

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).