DevOps / Platform Engineer

Hays are now looking for a DevOps / Platform Engineer for one of our local clients:

• 550 p/d Inside IR35
• Remote
• 6 month+ contract
• Must hold SC Clearance

Supporting a critical policing platform within a legacy Oracle-based environment. You'll provide L3 support, maintain and enhance infrastructure, support application and database teams, and contribute to automation and CI/CD improvements.

Key Skills Required

• Support and maintenance of legacy applications and infrastructure
• CI/CD pipeline development and support
• Automated testing and code refactoring
• Nginx, Apache Tomcat and HTTP services
• ETL processes
• Containerisation and virtualisation (Docker, VMware)
• Elasticsearch administration and support
• Oracle 11 administration including RAC, RMAN and Partitioning
• Experience with auditing and protective monitoring integrations
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Oracle Solaris environments

Platform Technologies

• Oracle 11
• Oracle RAC
• Oracle RMAN
• Elasticsearch
• Oracle Solaris 10
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• Windows Server 2008/2016/2019
• VMware ESX
• Docker
• IBM Initiate MDM

Responsibilities

• Provide L3 support and problem resolution for critical production systems
• Maintain and enhance legacy infrastructure and applications
• Implement changes within complex legacy environments
• Act as a subject matter expert for assigned platforms
• Produce and maintain technical documentation
• Perform peer reviews and maintain engineering standards
• Mentor junior engineers and support team development
• Advise on and implement CI/CD and automation improvements

Desirable Skills

• WebLogic
• PL/SQL
• Java SE/Java EE
• EJB/JSP
• Python
• GIS technologies (OpenLayers, MapServer)
• MinIO
• Cognitec FaceVACS

Ideal Background: Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Oracle Engineer, Linux Engineer, Middleware Engineer or Production Support Engineer with strong experience supporting enterprise Oracle and Elasticsearch environments.
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