DevOps Engineer

The DevOps Engineer, reporting to a Team Leader will be accountable for a range of activities undertaken on-premise, including:

• Supporting and maintaining the tool chain and wider technical estate,
• Using best practice in Continuous Improvement/Continuous Development,
• Managing Environments - safe promotion of code from pre-production to live including day to day procedures and recovery procedures when required,
• Supporting Agile behaviours in day-to-day activities and promoting Agile best practice.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams ensuring teams understand the deployment process, have access to the necessary tools, and is aligned toward the same goals.
• Maintenance of technology roadmaps and ensuring the sequence of change for the estate is kept refreshed with the roadmaps., Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.
  
  Hands-on experience of Agile/Scrum and Dev Ops Practices and experience of using many of the following, or similar:
+ Tooling: e.g. Jenkins, Ansible, Jira/ Confluence, Git, CMDB, Splunk, CtrlM, Docker, Terraform, Bash scripting. + OpenShift + Operating System: RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, Windows Server. + Database: Oracle Database and MS SQL Server, preferable knowledge of NoSQL databases. + Languages: Java, PowerShell, Python, SQL, etc. + Middleware: IBM ACE or JMS/web services experience. + Message orchestration platform such as Kafka + Kibana, ELK, Elastic Search
• Provide in and out of hours support to the 24/7 production environment, resolving issues as they arise. This includes start of day and end of day working patterns.
• Practical expertise in performance tuning and optimization, problems analysis. A passion for understanding of how things work.
• Experience with automated build and deployment, test driven development, continuous integration, and release management tools.
• Experience with working in different parts of the software stack (integration/messaging layer, API, UI, etc).
• Security skills: must have knowledge of modern security practices and technologies to ensure the security of applications and infrastructure.
• Analytical thinking with proven ability for troubleshooting technical problems with precision.
• Capable of articulating complex designs, code and applications for large scale projects into modular deliverable chunks.
• Passionate about technology with an inspiring, motivating and positive attitude.
• Self motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision.
Desirable Criteria
• Broad experience with financial, accounting or payments systems, products and services supporting the payment services in the financial industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software or Electronic Engineering or other related discipline.
Our Approach to Inclusion

Work for an organisation steeped in history with a front row seat for the digitalisation of the financial sector. With our people at our centre, Technology enables the Bank of England to deliver its mission by providing a diverse set of technical solutions and platforms. From supporting critical systems which underpin the UK economy, to evolving data analytics, reinventing our online presence, and introducing a fully digital workplace. Be part of a team that's constantly evolving, just like our industry. The world of payments is changing rapidly. New innovative technologies are being developed to meet the changing needs but these can give rise to new threats to users of the payments system, and to the stability of that system as a whole. This means that we need ever stronger protections and more resilient infrastructure. We take pride in our people, with backgrounds and experiences as diverse as the solutions they provide. You'll enjoy flexible working opportunities, a strong sense of community and well-being, and a collective mission to promote the good of the people of the UK. All of which add up to make the Bank a hugely rewarding place to work. Background The Real Time Gross Settlement service (RTGS) and CHAPS, the wholesale payment service, are key to the UK's economy. Over £775 billion is settled each day across this critical national infrastructure. We are in the process of an exciting and transformational programme to renew RTGS, enhancing not just resilience but also promoting completion and innovation. And we are leading policy work to understand future demand for payments and international efforts to enhance cross-border payments., The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve. At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public. We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed. For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate. We offer a salary as follows: Leeds circa £46,720 - £53,910 London circa £51,870 - £59,850 In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.
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