/Position: Kubernetes Specialist – DevOps Team Lead
/Location: Farnborough HQ (Remote and hybrid options available)
Are you a Kubernetes specialist who would enjoy leading the DevOps function in our growing SaaS business?
We are looking for a Kubernetes specialist who is passionate about DevOps and would enjoy taking the lead in enabling a strong DevOps culture within our business.
As an experienced Senior Kubernetes Engineer, you will be configuring, implementing and maintaining our Kubernetes Environment to advance our next generation application development platform.
You will be leading an expanding DevOps team at myairops. We like to think we are friendly, helpful and passionate about what we do. We are looking for someone who shares the same values and will support the building of our DevOps infrastructure and capabilities.
/About us:
myairops is a leader of SaaS products to the aviation industry with customers across the globe. Solutions are provided through innovative web delivered software and connected mobile applications. Our business is product focussed with a 30-year heritage, we are growing and are very excited about the future.
We’re a friendly team of experts, optimists, big-thinkers and problem-solvers, and are lucky enough to work with some of the largest and most successful companies in the world.
/More about the role:
As part of this role, you will take the lead of myairops DevOps, this includes improving our existing Kubernetes capability.
You will be leading in environment design, considering the architectural trade-offs including Scalability, Resiliency, High Availability, Storage and Security. Performing capacity planning and solution reviews related to the Kubernetes environment.
The DevOps Team Lead will also take ownership of the myairops Azure infrastructure, including scheduling and running maintenance, troubleshooting production issues, and evolving the platform with deployments, monitoring and optimisation.
/Primary Responsibilities include:
- Technical lead for the DevOps function, to include leading on designated projects and driving improvements in our DevOps capability.
- To mentor and support the development of DevOps engineers and other engineers looking for support in developing DevOps expertise.
- Managing and maintaining the infrastructure (Microsoft Azure) to support CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that CI/CD pipelines are well designed, maintained and implemented.
- Own and report on the availability and security of our environments.
- Proposing, scheduling, and managing maintenance windows for Azure infrastructure and services.
- Perform proof-of-concept work for new tools and components.
- Turn proof-of-concept work into Production grade systems.
- Perform regular 1-2-1s with team members, highlighting and supporting development opportunities.
/Skills and Experience required:
Essential:
- Experience of running Kubernetes production workloads with business-critical applications
- Expertise in supporting a Development team with CI/CD activities, including supporting release management and deployment management processes
- Has a drive to own the Azure & AKS infrastructure, and drive improvements throughout to ensure that all myairops infrastructure is high performing and highly available
- PowerShell, YAML
Desirable:
Azure DevOps (VSTS)
AKS
/Our comprehensive benefits include:
- Competitive Salary
- Group Pension Scheme – up to 5% contributions matched
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Travel Insurance
- Private Healthcare (after probation)
- Discounts at popular retailers
/Location
The role offers a choice between full remote or hybrid working from our Farnborough location.
Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
