Role: Cloud Ops & DevOps Engineer
Location: Basildon (Onsite, 5 Days/Week)
Type: Permanent
My client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking a Cloud Ops & DevOps Engineer to join their App Ops team and support a dynamic AWS-based infrastructure. This is a hands-on role focused on cloud configuration, microservices orchestration, and deployment automation across multiple tenants.
Responsibilities
• Support AWS services including Transfer Family, EC2, and EFS
• Manage Kubernetes clusters with 70+ microservices across environments
• Maintain and promote Helm Charts from development to production
• Implement blue-green and canary deployments using Argo Rollouts
• Daily usage and support of ArgoCD for continuous delivery
• Configure and troubleshoot Istio Service Mesh
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for upper environments
• Apply Git branching strategies in multi-environment setups
• Support environment builds and new client onboarding
• Collaborate with performance and chaos testing teams
• Provide Level 3 support for production releases and deployment strategies
Required Skills
• Minimum 7 years of IT experience in large-scale environments (preferably financial)
• At least 4 years of hands-on DevOps experience
• Strong command of Kubernetes and kubectl
• Helm chart management
• AWS infrastructure and services
• GitLab CI/CD and Git branching strategies
• Linux and bash scripting
• SSL diagnostics and connectivity troubleshooting
• Familiarity with incident, change, release, and problem management processes
If you meet the required skills and experience, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now.
