Senior Engineer: DevOps

University of Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom

ID: 7234560 (Ref.No. CSUIT1713)
Posted: April 5, 2024

Job Description

This role is available to current employees within IT Services at the University of Leeds only

Interviews expected to be held 30 April 2024

Salary: grade 7 (£37,099 - £44,263 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Are you looking for a role which will contribute to global change? Can you use your knowledge and skills in software delivery to work in a key automation role within the development team? Are you passionate about introducing streamlined and effective deployment processes?

Using a combination of different technologies, you will primarily be responsible for non-development activities required to support software development work within the team. This will include writing Azure DevOps Pipelines, using YML and the Azure DevOps GUI to produce workflows for release management. You will have experience of developing these technologies from the ground up and be expected to take the lead role in implementing these across IT. 

Using your experience of workflows and automation in Azure DevOps Pipelines you will provide best practice guidance on the configuration and implementation of this technology. You will work with other IT teams where required to support maintenance of pipelines, and develop the ability to carry out production deployments using this technology and be expected to take the lead role in implementing these across IT.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Rory van den Berg, Operations Manager

Email:  [email protected]


Location:  Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  Professional Services
School/Institute:  IT
Section:  DDO
Category:  Professional & Managerial
Grade:  Grade 7
Salary:  £37,099 to £44,263 per annum
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Ongoing
Release Date:  Thursday 04 April 2024
Closing Date:  Thursday 18 April 2024
Interview Date:  Tuesday 30 April 2024
Reference:  CSUIT1713


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