DevOps Engineer
London, Leeds or Bristol – Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the office

Let’s make the most of your talent

Direct Line Group is one of the UK's largest insurance companies and home to some of the best-known brands including Direct Line, Churchill and Green Flag.

We’re evolving, to be a more digitally-focused data-driven insurance company of the future – and your unique talent, skills and ideas can drive our success. Like us, you thrive on collaboration, exploration and innovation. And like you, we take tech seriously. That’s why we’re embracing the move to a more digital, flexible world. With constant investment in the newest tools, programmes and equipment for our teams, it all adds up to creating the best possible user experience for customers. And a great career for you. Join us. Own the evolution.

What you’ll do:

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who is passionate about working with cloud related technologies on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Reporting into the Engineering Chapter, In DLG, DevOps Engineers combine software and systems engineering disciplines to build and run large-scale, fault-tolerant systems so that users' overall happiness with features, service, and performance is optimised.

• Manage platforms that support our Java/Python based commercial and risk applications that have been built on AWS (EC2/Fargate/EKS)
• Code in Shell, Python, Java, CloudFormation and Terraform and peer reviewing pull requests
• Design, and iteratively improving SDLC and CI/CD technologies
• Provide engineering level on call support, solving real-world, conducting Blameless Post-mortems, then creating and implementing technical solutions to mitigate reoccurrence
• Build operational runbooks, streamlining procedures, and automating routine tasks
• Research new technologies and architectural patterns by conducting technical Proof of Concepts (PoC) and propose improvements to existing platforms as well as migration from legacy systems
• Define DevOps Engineering standards
• Work with other subject areas including, functional and non-functional testing, security, and operations, to design, build and operate highly resilient and secure solutions
• Contribute to the product roadmap
• Mentor and support the career development of DevOps engineers in our engineering chapter
• Work in an Agile and regulated environment
• Contribute to improving our intra by rethinking and simplifying our current setup.

What we are looking for:

• AWS – Depth and Breadth of knowledge and experience. Including Serverless (Lambda, Stepfunctions, etc), S3, EC2, ECS, VPC and Networking Technologies like TGW, Route 53, Event Driven Architecture, Cloud Watch Metrics/Logs/Events. As well as AWS Organisation and AWS Landing Zone / AWS ControlTower
• Grounding in Security best practises in AWS/Cloud including: SCPs, IAM, and least privilege, Encryption in transit & at rest, separation of duty in automation.
• Hands on experience of hybrid cloud configurations
• Programming Languages: Proficiency of Java and/or Python both scripting and OO design and implementation. Including TDD & BDD, and knowledge of core Cloud SDKs (Boto3)
• Infrastructure as Code: CloudFormation/CDK or Terraform.
• Amplifying feedback loops and increase the frequency - through automation

What we’ll give you in return:

We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 25 days holiday (rising by 1 each year to 28) + bank holidays and option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback

Ways of Working

Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options

that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach here

There’s no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That’s why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be. We’re proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings. Join us . Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.

Together we’re one of a kind.

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