DevOps Engineer

Ciphr has a new opportunity for a DevOps Engineer. You will be joining an organisation where you will work with a team that is goal driven and people focused.

At Ciphr our priority is ensuring that the work we do is adding value to our customers whilst also working in a way that allows the Ciphr team to feel valued in their roles.

We want to give you the opportunity to embrace your role with Ciphr and, in return, we can offer you an open and friendly work environment where your input and ideas are welcomed.

Flexibility is key so this role can be based anywhere within the UK if you are happy to attend ad hoc meetings. We also have an office in Marlow, Buckinghamshire that all Ciphr employees are welcome to utilise.

If you are interested in a change, take a look at what we can offer you!

Location: The role is remote within the UK but will require occasional travel for meetings. As your role progresses there may also be some travel required to Poland on the odd occasion with due notice.

If you join us, this is what your day to day will look like:

• Designing and implementing build, deployment, and infrastructure automation processes using terraform
• Collaborating with development teams, such as Site Reliability, Platform and Developer Engineers to identify and resolve infrastructure and application issues.
• Managing and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Monitoring and optimising system performance and scalability
• Defining and implementing security and compliance controls
• Keeping up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies

If you join us, you will see that we provide fantastic benefits and support. Some of our perks include:

• 25 days annual leave (28 after 3 years’ service), plus bank holidays
• Family National Trust Membership
• Birthday day off
• Family forming support - e.g time off for family forming appointments or to support your partner
• Technology Loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Pension
• Health cash plan
• Life assurance
• Perks at Work – access to exclusive discounts, cinema tickets, etc.
• Free annual health screening
• Regular training
• £1,500 employee referral scheme
• Medical Cover and Dental cover (after 6 months’ service)
• Income Protection insurance (after 12 months’ service)

You will be a great fit if you have:

• A batchelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience in a DevOps role or similar
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Azure) and terraform for infrastructure as code
• Some knowledge of containerisation (Kubernetes)
• Some experience with configuration management tools
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages (For example Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

About Ciphr

Ciphr is a specialist provider of SaaS HR, payroll, recruitment and learning software through its HCM platform, Ciphr Connect. Ciphr’s cloud-based solutions help busy HR teams to streamline their processes across the entire employee lifecycle and spend more time working strategically.

Ciphr is all about people. Our values are trust, drive, authenticity, and accountability. We want you to bring your authentic self to work giving you the space to be yourself whether that is creative, outgoing, quiet, courageous, observant or any other attributes you may have. Ciphr welcomes all kinds of people to the team and would love you to come and join us!