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DevOps Engineer - Future Opportunity
top 3 scores:
Location flexibility
Autonomy
Hours flexibility
Job Description
Please note: This is not a current job opening. By applying, you’ll join our talent pool, and we’ll contact you when a role that matches your skills becomes available. We’re proactively connecting with top talent so we can reach out quickly when future opportunities align with your experience and career goals.
hedgehog lab is on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join our talent pipeline, where every project is an opportunity to exceed expectations and redefine what's possible. Our culture thrives on turning constraints into catalysts for innovation, empowering our team to unleash their full potential and deliver unparalleled value to our clients. Beyond our award-winning work, we’re also known for our Flexa-certified company culture.
hedgehog lab is a human-centred global tech consultancy. What sets us apart? Our unwavering commitment to going above and beyond, meeting every challenge with passion and curiosity. We take immense pride in our role as trusted partners for businesses worldwide, where we harness cutting-edge technologies to sculpt digital products that not only meet but exceed expectations, leaving a lasting impact on our clients and their industries.
The Potential Opportunity
- Collaborate with engineer and system architect colleagues to successfully define cloud backend infrastructure
- Build, support, modify and maintain cloud solutions required by multiple client projects, both during development and when live
- Improve the success of projects by contributing to the continual development of our internal development processes such as continuous integration and automated testing
- Shape and take shared ownership of the ongoing DevOps journey at hedgehog lab
- Gain experience in a vast array of technologies used in our fast paced environment
- Identify and maintain appropriate tools used for monitoring and logging of client projects or internal systems (such as our CICD platforms)
- Recognise problems and be able to arrive at a solution either independently, or with other colleagues
About you
- Experience of a major cloud platform, either in a commercial setting or private projects
- Comfortable with Linux based operating systems, able to edit, script and use the CLI
- Continuous Integration, Deployment Automation and writing pipelines using Github Actions
- Containerization tools like Docker and docker compose
- Container management tools like Amazon ECS and Azure Kubernetes Services
- Experience with AWS features such as IAM, Policies, Cognito, KMS, ACM, VPC, S3, CloudFront, SNS, SQS, RDS, EC2 and ECS
- Experience on building infrastructure as a code tools like CloudFormation, Terraform or Azure Resource Manager
- Experience on Core DevOps principles like Security, Automation, Auto-Scale up/down and Self-Healing techniques
- Basic understanding of Android and iOS projects and experience on mobile build automation tools like Fastlane
- Monitoring tools (such as Datadog, New Relic, Sentry etc.)
Note: Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often refrain from applying to positions unless they meet all the specified criteria. If you believe you possess the necessary qualities for this role but do not fulfil every requirement, don't hesitate to apply. We actively encourage you to showcase your skills and what you can contribute.
Why hedgehog lab?
- Rated #1 in the UK onClutch for mobile development.
- Our People are our greatest asset, and we are so proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work, as rated by 93% of our business.
- We’re a fully Flexified Employer, certified by Flexa. We know a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone, we work with our employees to establish a model that benefits both parties.
- We received the Advanced Award in the North of Tyne Combined Authority Good Work Pledge.
- Check out our Glassdoor reviews!
- Inclusive environment. We never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, genetics, disability or age. From menopausal support to neurodiversity adjustments, we’ll continue to foster an inclusive culture at the lab where everyone can let their authentic selves shine.
What we offer:
🏖️ 36 days paid holidays, including bank holidays.
🏡 Flexible working environment. We understand that not one approach fits everyone. Whether they are working from the office or home, we fully support our team in whichever way they prefer to work.
👶 Enhanced parental policies.
🧠 A transparent and open company culture where politics are shunned, and everyone works as a team.
📖 Annual learning & development budget plus 4 days L&D leave, which renews every year.
💙 Annual wellbeing budget plus 2 paid wellbeing days to use as you feel fit.
💌 Free therapy sessions with Spill. Mental health is paramount to us. Our partner, Spill, is a Slack-integrated therapy app available to all our staff at no extra cost.
💰 Bippit financial wellbeing service gives everyone access to a professionally-qualified financial coach, tools and resources to alleviate money stresses.
🏥 Bupa health plan. This cash plan enables UK employees to claim back cash back for a selection of routine health expenses.
🐴 1 volunteering day a year. Volunteer and contribute to a cause of your choice
🥳 Monthly payday socials and annual Summer and Christmas parties. We also like to celebrate important cultural milestones.
🚴♀️ Cycle-to-Work scheme
🧑🤝🧑 Hubble coworking space for those who work further away from our offices
Diversity & inclusion statement
We strongly believe that having diversity within our team is integral to doing our best work and creating the most innovative products for our customers. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to our roles.
We’re a family-friendly employer with a culture based on trust, autonomy and flexibility. With a current 85% FlexScore®, we’re learning as we go. By listening to our team and always asking for feedback, we can continue to improve and offer a working environment worthy of attracting the most creative and dedicated people in technology.
If you require any adjustments to submit an application for a vacancy, or if you require any reasonable adjustment should you be invited to interview, please let us know.
For any questions about this role or future opportunities, please contact Holly Orange, Talent Acquisition Adviser, at holly.orange@hedgehoglab.com or talent@hedgehoglab.com
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