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Senior DevOps

Closing date for applications: 23/10/2019
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Developer
Summary of the work
 We are looking for a motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to help us continue our journey of automation, reliability, and performance. A senior DevOps delivers and integrates software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. They are responsible for planning and designing large groups of stories.
Latest start date
 04/11/2019
Expected contract length
 6 months initial with an optional 6 month extension - subject to review at 6 months.
Location
 Scotland
Organisation the work is for
 Disclosure Scotland
Maximum day rate
 Please specify required day rate
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
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Who the specialist will work with
 The existing team is comprised mostly of supplier, contract and Civil Service resources. The specialist will be expected to be embedded into current delivery teams and will be expected to lead a small team.
What the specialist will work on
 • implement high-level technical requirements in a practical reliable, scalable, and performant way • provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues • ensure due technical consideration is given, make processes repeatable, scalable, and secure • have a deep technical knowledge and experience in DevOps environments, providing support to delivery teams and solving complex problems. • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Have a no-blame culture, encourage people to learn from mistakes • Take responsibility for their work • Share knowledge and experience with other team members
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 Disclosure Scotland 1 Pacific Quay Glasgow G51 1DZ
Working arrangements
 The specialist is expected to be on-site for at least four days a week with one day optional working from home. The specialist will be expected to attend all associated Agile ceremonies and make use of collaborative tooling (Slack, Skype, Google Docs, Confluence, Jira). The specialist will lead a blended team of resources and be expected to provide technical leadership, guidance and knowledge transfer where required. The specialist will adopt current, established ways of working and advise on improving them. The specialist will be pro-active in the delivery of working software
Security clearance
 SC level clearance is required for this position. Disclosure Scotland will sponsor the SC Clearance process where the specialist does not already have SC level clearance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
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EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
 5
Cultural fit criteria
 Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes Take responsibility for their work Share knowledge and experience with other team members Challenge the status quo Be comfortable standing up for their discipline Be comfortable with working with clients with low technical expertise
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 55% Cultural fit 20% Price 25%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • 5+ years in a practical DevOps role
  • Can demonstrate practical experience with RedHat/ Amazon Linux, ECS, and EC2
  • 5+ years’ experience coding with Python, Ansible
  • Demonstrable experience of using VCS (Version Control System) in team environments. Eg git, Github, BitBucket
  • Demonstrable Experience delivering CI/CD pipelines, ideally with Jenkins
  • Able to demonstrate mentoring colleagues in automation, security, and reliability, within a DevOps context
  • Demonstrable experience of Identifying manual processes suitable for automation
  • In addition to above, please send CV to DS_PMO_Mailbox@disclosurescotland.gov.scot
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Can demonstrate a firm grasp of DevOps and Agile methodologies
  • Demonstrable experience of Puppet, LDAP, Nexus
  • Able to demonstrate they have worked in regulated environments (eg, finance, government)
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 23/10/2019

Senior DevOps

Closing date for applications: 23/10/2019


Specialist role:

Developer

Location:

Scotland

Organisation:

Disclosure Scotland

Maximum day rate:

Please specify required day rate
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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