Senior DevOps Consultant

Xpertex Xpertex, part of the larger Exponential-e Group, are an information and data cyber security company that have been providing high-security services and solutions to the public and private sector since 2006. With over 15 years’ experience Xpertex is a leader in cyber security, solving complex security problems across Government, Industry and Commerce. Through our experience, knowledge and expertise we have developed trusted relationships with high profile clients; giving them the best solutions that deliver high security Networks, enhanced Cyber Security and quality Information Assurance.

People are the cornerstone of everything we do and Xpertex offers fantastic career opportunities for those motivated to become experts in their field. If you are a passionate individual and enjoy the challenge of a fun, fast-paced work environment connect with us today. Job Description Overall purpose of the job: The role provides direct DevOps support and business consulting to Xpertex customers, based 5 days a week on customer site.

The role sits within a DevOps Managed Service team offering IT Development, IT Security, IT Operations as well as assurance to Xpertex’s customer systems.

Key Responsibilities

for this job: Functional, Technical, support and optimisation of the technical systems within the Managed Service Technical Consultancy on multiple customer engagements at customer sites and remote support Development, Test Release and Support of customer products Management of all planned outages and deployments of new services, software or capabilities – this includes upgrades, major changes and periods of special interest Engage with business development stakeholders to support growth in the relevant line-of-service. g. Prince2, TOGAF, ISO, AGILE etc.

Attendance at Daily Scrum or checkpoint meetings – including any associated documentation, managing incidents, escalations or upcoming upgrades Providing progress updates to relevant stakeholders including identification of risks and issues. Researching market approaches To hold active security clearance Knowledge and experience required: This role will require you to hold an active high level of DV security clearance prior to starting the role Experience working in DevOps related engagements or related field Knowledge of information technology practices and products to provide objective and credible opinions and guidance Experience of Linux/RHEL v6x, 7x and 8x JavaScript, SQL, Java, Python and Unix coding Scripting knowledge AGILE JIRA Communicate with impact and empathy and adapt style to suit the situation OpenText Service Manager and/or ServiceNow report creation knowledge Ability to provide written reports to a high standard with the appropriate caveats and guidance (internal and external facing material) AWS infrastructure support and migration experience Desirable knowledge and experience: AWS accreditation Knowledge of COTS products (including but not limited to; Elasticsearch, NiFi, Rabbit, Kafka, MongoDB, Hadoop, Ansible, Git and Kubernetes) Development of dashboards for monitoring and alerting through Grafana, Splunk, Prometheus and OpenText Om and Ops Bridge On prem to cloud application migration Full, current UK Driving license and provision of vehicle for business purposes Our People Our people are what makes Exponential-e Group the company it is today.