DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

As a team:

Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking.

If you're looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.

In our team you will learn:

1. How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries.
2. How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world.
3. How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will:

1. Work as part of a DevOps team to deliver environments and tools to support the development and testing of features by Scrum teams.
2. Automate the provisioning of platforms such as Apigee, Oracle, CloudPak for Integration and OpenShift with a different configuration for different environments.
3. Setup and configure tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarCube and performance/security/resilience testing tools.
4. Create automated processes for development teams to apply continuous integration and continuous testing approaches.

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

1. Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
2. Working experience in developing CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Drone or similar tooling.
3. Working experience of (IaC) Infrastructure as Code, specifically Terraform.
4. Working experience of Containerisation (Docker) and Container Orchestration (Kubernetes utilising Helm).
5. Experience line managing Engineers, and the associated mentoring and training of up and coming Engineers.
6. Strong coding skills in languages such as Python, Bash, Ruby or Go.
7. Experience working in an Agile Delivery Team (preferably experience of Scrum/Kanban methodologies).
8. DevSecOps: Understanding of DevSecOps principles and experience implementing security practices into the CI/CD pipeline.

Set yourself apart:

1. Working knowledge in Kafka cluster (preferably on MSK AWS platform).
2. Experience developing software with at least one common programming language (preferably Java and/or Python).
3. Knowledge of foundational Software Engineering technologies such as TDD (Cucumber), Unit Testing (JUnit), Linting, and Software Frameworks (Spring).

What's in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days' vacation per year, gym subsidy, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries - powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises.

Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date for Applications Friday 23rd May 2025

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.