SOCOTEC’s Environment and Safety team provides expert environmental, health and safety consultancy and compliance services that help organisations manage risk, protect people and safeguard the environment. Our services include: Environmental monitoring and consultancy Water safety and hygiene solutions with Legionella risk assessments and water system management Fire safety consultancy and inspections Occupational hygiene assessments and workplace exposure monitoring Specialist advisory support on regulatory and sustainability challenges We use industry-leading tools and science-based approaches to deliver accurate data, practical guidance and innovative solutions that ensure compliance with UK legislation, minimise environmental impact and create healthier, safer workplaces for clients.
DevOps Engineer
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
7 days ago
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0
Seniority
Mid Level
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Job Description
DevOps Engineer
SOCOTEC UK & Ireland
Role Description Are you passionate about infrastructure, containers, and modern platform technologies? This could be your opportunity to build a rewarding career as an Infrastructure Engineer, while playing a vital role in keeping SOCOTEC UK's technology estate running and evolving. As our business continues to grow and expand across the UK, our IT Operations team is growing with it. We have an exciting opportunity for a driven and technically curious DevOps Engineer to join our team and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride. You will work across a broad and modern technology stack — from Linux and Microsoft through to Kubernetes, Rancher, and our observability platform — giving you genuine exposure and development opportunities that are hard to find in a single role. We are looking for a motivated, hands-on engineer who is ready to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. You will contribute to the day-to-day running of our infrastructure, support our containerised workloads, and help maintain the monitoring and alerting tools that keep our services healthy. Whether you come with experience across the full stack or strong foundations you are eager to build on, you will be supported by an experienced team who are invested in your growth. You will embody our core behaviours of integrity, curiosity, warmth, and ambition. As part of the IT Operations team, it is key that you can work independently and take ownership of tasks, whilst also collaborating effectively as part of a close-knit team. If you are ready to take the next step in your infrastructure career with a well-established, UK-wide organisation, we would love to hear from you. Qualifications - Demonstrable, hands-on experience with Linux server administration in a production environment - Strong understanding of containerisation — Docker and Kubernetes — and experience managing workloads in a Kubernetes cluster - Hands-on experience with Rancher for Kubernetes cluster management and lifecycle - Experience configuring and maintaining Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability - Experience with VMware vSphere / ESXi for virtualisation management - Good working knowledge of the Microsoft stack: Active Directory, Entra ID / Azure AD, Microsoft 365, and Azure - Ability to write scripts and automate tasks (Bash, PowerShell, or Python) Requirements - Assist in infrastructure and application deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform - Implement, maintain, and develop the company’s modern application hosting environment, including RKE2, Rancher, Longhorn, Docker, and source control (Git) - Provide third-line support for the Kubernetes (K8s) environment and supporting infrastructure and management tools, including reacting to observability alerts and reports - Implement, maintain, and develop the Observability platform, including Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Alert Manager - Provision, configure, and maintain Ubuntu servers; investigate Linux-level performance, service, logging, disk, memory, and connectivity issues - Assist with monitoring and alert management for infrastructure and applications - Provide 2nd/3rd line technical support for infrastructure-related issues Benefits - Competitive salary - 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more - An electric car scheme (where applicable) - Employee recognition schemes - Family friendly support - Employee benefits and discounts app - Employee assistance programmes - Enhanced company pension
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