Job Information
ONYX Insight Lead Devops Engineer in Nottingham, United Kingdom
The Role:
As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will oversee our AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and system reliability while leading and mentoring a small DevOps team. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a focus on enhancing automation, system performance, networking, security, and DevSecOps practices.
Key Responsibilities
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and support the DevOps team, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• AWS Infrastructure Management: Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, secure AWS environments (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda).
• CI/CD Ownership: Lead the development and optimisation of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD to streamline deployment processes.
• Automation & Scripting: Drive automation initiatives using Python, Bash, or other scripting languages for system provisioning and deployment.
• Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring consistent, repeatable environments.
• Networking: Design and manage AWS network architectures, including VPCs, subnets, route tables, and VPNs, ensuring secure and efficient connectivity.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce AWS security best practices, including IAM policies, network security, encryption, and monitoring to ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001).
• Monitoring & Incident Management: Utilise Zabbix, CloudWatch, and Grafana to implement monitoring solutions and establish incident response protocols.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, product, and DevSecOps teams to ensure seamless, secure, and compliant deployments.
Required Experience
• Experience: 5+ years in a DevOps role, with at least 2 years in a leadership or mentoring capacity.
• Cloud Expertise: Deep understanding of AWS services, including networking (VPCs, subnets, security groups, NACLs) and security features (IAM, KMS).
• CI/CD Proficiency: Strong experience with GitLab for CI/CD and source control.
• Linux Administration: Advanced Linux system administration skills, including shell scripting and performance tuning.
• Infrastructure as Code: Extensive experience with Terraform for building and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Database Management: Experience with PostgreSQL database management and optimisation.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Experience with Zabbix, CloudWatch, and Grafana for monitoring and alerting.
• Networking & Security: Strong knowledge of AWS networking and security best practices, including VPNs, firewalls, and encryption.
• Communication & Leadership: Strong leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills, with a focus on collaboration and clear communication.
About ONYX
ONYX Insight is a growing technology and engineering organisation in the renewable energy sector. Our vision is to build a more efficient future by becoming the world's most innovative provider of predictive technology solutions. Our advanced sensing, software and analytics combined with our engineering experience are deployed on wind turbines around the world to maximise production and make turbines more reliable for longer, optimising energy production.
ONYX Insight is part of the Macquarie Group. Macquarie is a global financial services group operating in 34 markets in asset management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advisory services, capital raising and principal investment. The diversity of the Macquarie Group operations combined with a strong capital position and robust risk management framework has contributed to a 54 year-record of unbroken profitability.
For any further information, or to understand our products and services better, please feel free to look through our website: https://onyxinsight.com/
ONYX Insight are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
