Senior DevOps Engineer

Are you ready to play a key role in propelling organisations on their data driven journey?

Sword builds foundations across platforms, data, and applications and our people have a shared passion for technology and solving complex business challenges for our customers.

Our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. Our people and culture are our highest priority in all we do. Measurable feedback is captured annually to ensure we continue to improve and develop our offering.

If these values are important to you, and you are looking to take the next step in your career with an established and growing company, we have an excellent opportunity to support ongoing projects in the role of Senior DevOps Engineer on a long term contract basis.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of DevOps processes and tools
• Collaborate with development teams to automate build, deployment, and testing processes
• Monitor and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Ensure security best practices are implemented throughout the software development lifecycle
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the production and test environments

Requirements

At Sword, we are proud of cultivating a respectful workplace that values the contribution of all our people, whatever their background or stage in their career. We welcome your application should you hold the right core experience, knowledge and your application sufficiently outlines your relevant skills or transferrable skills in this area. If you believe you're qualified, but don't "check all the boxes", please still submit an application and we will explore your experience further.

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or software development
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles and best practices
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and infrastructure concepts
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) are a plus

Benefits

This is a long term contract engagement within an Enterprise environment and can be based remotely, hybrid or on-site if preferred.

Sword is committed to maintaining a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All applicants receive equal consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.