Senior DevOps Engineer.

Scotland/Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (Hybrid)

We are a software Consultancy, who provide highly skilled consultants to support client business needs. Test Driven Solutions have had a successful start, with our consultants working across green/brown field projects using the latest cutting-edge technologies.

We work within private and public sectors, including financial services, government, healthcare, education, property, manufacturing, oil & gas, broadcasting and renewable energy organisations. We are continuously growing as a business, with new client wins and an internal project on-going.

  • We have clear values and a family ethos. We are multidisciplinary and multimedia, with regular meetups online and at in-person events. We maintain a strong connection across our teams and there's a great sense of community in the way we work.

    Headquartered in the city centre of Newcastle, we have a hybrid office to provide collaborative spaces surrounded by plenty of great spots to socialise.

    • Working in cross-functional teams with our clients, supporting the delivery of their initiatives.

    • Contributing to design, development and the operations of internal applications.

    • Communicating effectively, internally and externally.

    • Promoting the TDS company values: Passion, Effectiveness, Transparency, Commitment.

    • Advocating best practices in software development, including XP (TDD), agility, DevOps and CI/CD.

    • Growing the company by contributing to our ongoing recruitment efforts.

    • Being a curious technologist with an appetite to develop new skills.

    • Mentoring TDS staff, growing their technical and consultancy skills.

    • Actively participating in internal product and systems development.

  • In addition to the roles and responsibilities outlined above, a successful candidate will have at least 5 years of professional experience working in a cloud technology environment using AWS, with experience building and operating applications within this space. A candidate will have worked with the following technologies:

    • Containerisation and orchestration technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes and Helm

    • An infrastructure as code tool, such as: Terraform, CloudFormation

    • An Configuration as Code tool, such as : Ansible

    • A DevOps-friendly programming language, such as Python, Golang or JavaScript (Node)

    • An understanding of a cloud provider’s IAM architecture and its security implications

    • A monitoring and logging stack, such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Grafana and Prometheus

    • Secrets Management tooling, such as Vault, AWS Secrets Manager

    • Continuous Delivery pipelines: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, TeamCity

    • Competitive salary

    • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

    • Remote work and flexible working hours

    • Contributory pension scheme (Salary sacrifice optional)

    • Development opportunities/Paid certificates

    • Discretionary Bonus Scheme

    • BUPA Healthcare

    • Perkbox benefits/discount scheme

    • City centre office location

    • Macbook Pro/Window Machine provided

    • Social company events

    • Company away weekend

    • Relocation opportunities to Canada (1+ years service)

To find out more about working at TDS, head to our Careers page.

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to careers@testdrivensolutions.co.uk

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