Senior Software DevOps Engineer

Bupa; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Victory House Brighton - Bupa Global, Victory House, Trafalgar Place Brighton, BN1 4FY

Remote & Hybrid Working

Full Time Permanent

£48k-60k per annum

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.

Bupa Global is the international health insurance division of Bupa. We provide customers who want premium international coverage with products and services to access the healthcare they need anytime, around the world, whether at home or when studying, living, travelling or working abroad.

The role

Working as a senior DevOps engineer, you will work with Bupa Global Developers, Testers and the Environments team as well as other MU teams in a collaborative approach to provide technical expertise on the build and release of enterprise level applications and infrastructure primarily from Azure DevOps into Azure and on-prem utilising technologies such as Yaml, PowerShell, ARM and Terraform.

You’ll help us make this happen by

• Focus effectively with strong prior DevOps hands-on skills and knowledge to understand the work undertaken and more importantly drive the future work to build and deploy applications and infrastructure hosted by Bupa.
• Drive forward the DevOps strategy by introducing new features/ways of working with a collaborative approach across teams.
• Work through our DevOps target roadmap and continue to manage our end-to-end automation process.
• Manage current/introduce new/relevant tools, technologies and processes for CI/CD framework, source control management, build automation tools and code testing framework (with knowledge on Docker and terraform for future state).
• Provide support services to deliver the required system availability, reliability and performance necessary to underpin business operations.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with all stakeholders and various teams in a timely coherent manner and be able to work independently.
• Work in collaboration with 3rd party software vendors to ensure services meet or exceed their contract obligations.
• Comply with the internal service protocols/policies so that optimum level of security is embedded in all parts of the DevOps work undertaken.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

• Strong hands-on experience of working with Azure DevOps in a similar multi-skilled team within a technically demanding function.
• Fully adept with scripting languages with strong PowerShell (mandatory), ARM (mandatory), Terraform (mandatory) and basic .NET (preferable: C# or VB) skills.
• Good technical knowledge/usage of Azure cloud (knowledge about AWS and GCP is useful).
• Knowledge of containerisation is preferable for target state.
• The ability to monitor and troubleshoot services running using logging and analytics tools such as AppInsights and Power BI.
• Databases including Oracle (mandatory), SQL Server (preferable) and Cosmos (preferable).
• Good understanding of networking e.g. WAF/Azure front-door web application firewall, proxy etc.
• Build and release of bespoke components built for a Content Management System, preferably Sitecore and/or Dynamics CRM.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact [e-mail]

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

IT

Locations:

Home Based South c/o Willow House, Staines - Willow House, Victory House, Brighton