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Junior DevOps Engineer

Technology
E-Solutions
Edinburgh, United Kingdom1 month ago
Service contract

Job description

Looking for a Junior DevOps / Cloud Engineer to join an engineering team supporting a strategic API Marketplace platform.

This is an early-career DevOps opportunity suited to candidates with foundational experience in GCP, Linux, Git, scripting, CI/CD, containers and cloud infrastructure, who are looking to grow into a Cloud/Platform/DevOps Engineering role.

The role involves supporting cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, monitoring and API platforms.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support deployment, configuration and maintenance of GCP cloud infrastructure.
  • Assist with CI/CD pipeline development, maintenance and deployment automation.
  • Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) activities using Terraform.
  • Work with Docker and Kubernetes/GKE environments.
  • Support the operation and enhancement of an API Marketplace platform.
  • Assist with platform upgrades, configuration changes and service onboarding.
  • Support monitoring, logging, alerting and observability activities.
  • Troubleshoot application, infrastructure and container-related issues.
  • Participate in incident management and production support.
  • Automate repetitive/manual operational tasks using Bash, Python, PowerShell or similar scripting.
  • Follow cloud security, IAM and infrastructure governance practices.
  • Maintain technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.

Must-Have Skills

Candidates should have practical exposure to several of the following:

  • Cloud: GCP / Google Cloud Platform
  • Linux and command-line tools
  • Git / GitHub
  • CI/CD concepts and pipelines
  • Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar
  • Docker / Containers
  • Basic Kubernetes knowledge
  • Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
  • Basic networking: DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP
  • Understanding of DevOps and software delivery lifecycle
  • Basic monitoring / observability concepts
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

Good-to-Have

  • GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Harness
  • GitHub Actions / Jenkins / GitLab CI
  • Apigee / API Gateway
  • REST APIs and API lifecycle
  • Cloud monitoring and observability tools
  • Cloud security and IAM
  • Agile / DevOps delivery experience
Keywords
GitLabCloud computingLinuxDevOpsPowershellPythonSoftware DeploymentCI / CDGitDockerGithubJenkinsKubernetesTerraformCI/CD

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