DevOps Engineer

Overview

Location: Glasgow – 2–3 days per week onsite. Duration: 12 months. My client is searching for an Automation & Observability Engineer to help drive automation initiatives and develop observability and alerting solutions aligned with the Firm’s data protection strategy.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal teams to identify opportunities to improve the reliability of the data protection platform.
• Automate issue resolution, enhance observability and alerting to speed up service recovery, or a combination of both.
• Collaborate with the operations team to understand challenges and deliver effective solutions.
• Interpret ambiguous requirements, advise stakeholders, and clearly communicate complex technical concepts.

Required Skills

• Strong ability to interpret and refine ambiguous requirements
• Excellent programming skills in Python; familiarity with Perl and/or PowerShell is a plus
• Solid experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins)
• Strong knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Cortex
• Significant hands-on experience with Ansible
• Strong understanding of REST APIs
• Excellent debugging skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex or unfamiliar issues beyond standard product documentation

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

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