DevOps Engineer (Belfast Academy)

Our people love the exciting and meaningful work they do, the cutting-edge resources and technology they have access to, the benefits we offer and the great community we’ve built. Want to join them?

We are launching the latest edition of our DevOps Academy starting in July 2023 in Belfast (Northern Ireland).

You don't need to have experience as a DevOps Engineer to join the Academy – what we expect from you is a strong interest in DevOps and willingness to learn.

By joining the program, you will start 6-8 weeks of training (internal and external), you will be introduced to the system of work in our company and equipped with a package of new knowledge, you will be ready to start working in one of our projects.

As a DevOps (Platform) Engineer, you will be responsible for helping to automate, build and support modern digital service platforms using public cloud technology. You will be continually learning about new technologies, approaches, and industry best practices all whilst being mentored and coached by talented colleagues who will help you learn, develop, and grow. Successful candidates will have a passion for technology and a thirst for learning.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of a team – You will work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management, and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality.

• Using technology for positive impact – You will assist in using the latest technologies to extract maximum user and business benefit.

• Putting people first – You will work with and learn from your colleagues fostering an open and inclusive DevOps culture.

• Finding your voice – As your confidence grows, you will increasingly be contributing your views to ensure that services are scalable, secure, reliable, and performant.

• Supporting services through Live Operation – Getting services into production is just the beginning with the fun truly starting when real users start interacting with the service you have built. You will assist in ensuring services are available, secure and performant as you actively make recommendations for continuous improvement.

What to expect as a DevOps Engineer joining the Academy?

• 6-8 weeks training program – internal and external training on:

  • Containerisation and container orchestration tools, including Docker, Kubernetes.

  • Tools for automating the configuration of cloud services, e.g. Terraform.

  • Agile software development methodologies and helpful tools and best practices (Scrum, Jenkins, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery).

  • Cloud environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure.

  • Version control systems.

Our requirements:

• We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including taking direction from others, is crucial.

• Proven experience in:

  • Working with Linux/ Unix operating systems.

  • Using scripting languages to automate tasks.

  • Troubleshooting and technical support experience is ideal.

  • Conducting root-cause analysis to understand the genesis of a problem.

  • The theory of how Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment techniques can be used to build, test, and deploy software.

What we offer:

• Employment contract from the beginning of the training.

• 8 weeks of training starting on 31st July 2023.

• Company share scheme plan

• 35 days' total holiday (inc Bank Holidays)

• Private healthcare

• Refer-a-friend scheme (£3000)

• Home office set up cover - (£150 desk, £175 office chair)

• Access to further online training

• Flexible core hours (starting work between 8 am and 10 am).

Please note, though we work flexibly the successful DevOps Engineers are to be based in Northern Ireland due to the location of this role.

WHO YOU ARE:
Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.

We're an inclusive bunch at Kainos and we believe in equal opportunity. We welcome applications from all walks of life, including those with criminal records. Everyone who is offered a position here undergoes a basic background check , however no one is treated differently due to their background where it isn't relevant to the role. It's important to note - failure to reveal information which is relevant to the position sought, could result in us having to withdraw the conditional offer of employment.

In short: Having a criminal record will not exclude you from a career with Kainos. This depends entirely on the nature and requirements of the position, together with the circumstances and background of offences. Kainos has a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders (available on request).