Who are we?
We provide products and services that are already improving the operational delivery of rail services. Our vision is to create a truly connected rail network, using our deep technology expertise and rail industry experience to deliver game-changing solutions that improve the quality of transport across the UK and beyond. We are a company that is excited by the possibilities offered by technology and are driven by improving experiences for passengers globally.
We have consistently innovated to create a best in the market product, delivering high levels of automation into complex operational environments. We continue to evolve our offer and recently integrated our technology with our own Traffic Management System; an operational and technical first. Our service offer continues to grow, taking advantage of technologies including cloud and data analytics.
To make this happen, we are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Infrastructure Engineer (to join our DevOps team) with a strong background in Linux servers (Ubuntu/Redhat) and AWS cloud to join our dynamic infrastructure team. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation, optimization, and automation of our application stack.
What are the key objectives?
- Ensure our on-prem infrastructure and AWS cloud estate are ready and available to support our teams, digital services, and customers at all times
- Provision environments and services that are used by our customers as well as our development, engineering, and test teams
- Assist in deploying product updates, locating production errors, and building integrations that improve users’ experience
- Create, manage, and maintain the Infrastructure as Code for the project, deploy and update docker stacks to a docker swarm, ensuring lab configurations as well as involvement in updating, rolling back the product version etc. This work is approximately 80% on-prem and 20% cloud based
Requirements
Personally, we are looking for:
- An excellent problem-solver who shows initiative to deliver on their promises
- A team player, not afraid to step out of their role where it is best for the team
- Someone who is assured and approachable, able to build relationships and collaborate with others
- Someone highly motivated, organised and able to manage their workload and commitments
- A technical background with a keen attention to detail
- Comprehensive communication skills
Technically, we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, bring valuable insights and has demonstrated experience of:
- Environment/Infrastructure Management, including provisioning and support for hardware, software, data, and network
- Systems Administration Support, Security; User management; Upgrades/Patching; Scripting / Process Automation e.g. Ansible; Monitoring and System Analytics
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
Great to have, but not essential:
- Worked with AWS Cloud services such as EC2 and S3, using CloudFormation and Terraform.
- YAML based Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Understanding of JSON language
- AWS SysOps and Cloud Architecture Certifications
- Advocate for DevOps culture and practices with Product and Project teams
- Manage work items in Agile delivery lifecycle including updates to work items and active participation in ceremonies
Benefits
So that you can thrive both in and out of work we offer the following benefits on top of a competitive salary that rewards you for the value you bring:
- Flexible working with a minimum requirement of one day in the office each week.
- 27 days annual leave in addition to public holidays.
- 3 privilege days scheduled between Christmas/New Year.
- Pension plan with matched contributions from 5%-8%.
- Private Healthcare that covers you and your immediate dependents.
- Group Income Protection cover.
- Life Assurance.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption policies.
- Monthly divisional days that bring the whole team together.
- Tailored and supported training and development to further your career.
This role could be based in Derby, Milton Keynes, or London.We have a flexible, hybrid approach to work and work location - so please talk to us about your preferences and how these could work for both you and the team. We do require everyone to be in one of our offices at least once a week. We provide this flexibility to enable you to work most effectively.
We look forward to hearing from you Applications to be reviewed in January 2024 with interviews to follow soon after.