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Job Introduction
What you’ll do
At NHG (Notting Hill Genesis), we are committed to digitally transforming services for our residents. We use some of the most advanced technologies to create great experiences for our customers and augment the services provided by our colleagues across our businesses.
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our growing Software Engineering Team.
You will be responsible to integrate and automate the processes for software development using several technologies and ensure efficient and continuous delivery of software products that meet evolving business requirements of the organisation.
How you’ll do it
- Implement scalable infrastructure solutions to handle varying workloads efficiently.
- Define and provision infrastructure through code using a number of tools to automate the process.
- Manage multiple environments ensuring they are consistent, secure and up to date.
- Develop, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Implement monitoring solutions to monitor performance and set up alerts to detect and respond to issues proactively.
- Implement security measures and best practices including network security, identity management and data protection and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Implement and manage backup strategies to ensure data protection and recovery.
- Develop and test disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity.
- Optimise system performance and resource utilisation to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
- Bachelor’s degree in either computer science/Information Systems or equivalent experience
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience in agile methodologies including Scrum or Kanban.
- Experience with Azure core services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Integration Services, Azure AI services and Azure Data Services
- Working knowledge of Azure networking components such as Virtual Networks, Load Balances, VPN Gateways and Traffic Manager.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as PowerShell, C#, Python, or JavaScript for automating tasks and managing Azure resources.
- Working knowledge of managing databases in Azure including Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB and using data migration tools.
- Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or similar tools to automate deployments and monitoring.
- In depth knowledge of using Azure resources Management (ARM) templates, Azure Bicep or Terraform to provision infrastructure through code.
- Experience of utilizing Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics and Application Insights to monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues.
- Experience of version control systems such as Git for managing codebase and collaborative development.
What’s in it for you?
Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.
Benefits include:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.
For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments. To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is Wednesday 24th July at 23:59. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do a technical assessment
Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview
We are working exclusively with Michael Page on this campaign. For any queries relating to this position, please contact: Scottjtaylor@michaelpage.com
Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.
This role is currently eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route (SOC Code 2139)
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a Basic check via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
