Senior DevOps Engineer

About Us:

Join our dynamic global software organisation where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our software development toolchain. We're passionate about enabling lean agile practices to build world-class products at the intersection of mechanics, software, electronics, and machine learning. If you thrive on the challenge of optimising complex environments and empowering development teams, we want you on board.

Reporting to the Global Head of Software Tools & Process, you will be a key contributor in defining, developing, and maintaining critical software solutions for our development tools and services. Your focus will be on ensuring our environment remains cutting-edge, supports seamless product delivery and business processes, and continuously improves.

About the Role:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will take end-to-end ownership of delivering automation solutions and enabling integrations that directly accelerate feature delivery across our global software teams. You will be accountable for the successful implementation and ongoing stability of solutions that empower our development pipelines and workflows. This role requires a proactive and strategic mindset, combined with strong technical expertise in automation and integration.

Key Responsibilities:

· Drive Feature Delivery: Take senior-level accountability for the design, development, and deployment of automation solutions that directly streamline software development workflows and accelerate the delivery of features to our products.

· Automation Champion: Architect, develop, and maintain robust automation scripts and frameworks using Python to integrate various development tools and applications, eliminating manual processes and improving efficiency.

· Integration Expert: Design and implement seamless integrations between our diverse suite of development tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Artifactory) and other critical business systems, leveraging Python and RESTful APIs.

· Technical Leadership: Lead the technical delivery of requirements into well-tested code and application configurations, adhering to agreed standards and build methods. Mentor and guide junior team members in best practices.

· Proactive Innovation: Take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement. Present innovative ideas and concepts to senior management, using data-driven insights to influence decisions.

· Problem Resolution & Validation: Own and contribute to the thorough resolution of complex engineering problems, ensuring solutions are robustly validated through appropriate testing methodologies.

· Team & Departmental Contribution: Lead or contribute to team and departmental level initiatives and change projects, driving positive impact across the organisation.

· Technical Ownership: Maintain technical accountability for the configuration and deployment of software development tools, applications, and build pipelines, ensuring their stability and performance.

About You:

Qualifications & Skills:

· Extensive experience leading the implementation and administration of critical development applications and services, including Atlassian Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket/Bamboo, BlackDuck, SonarQube, Artifactory, TestRail, Grafana.

· Strong proficiency in Python development for automation and integration purposes, alongside working knowledge of Bash and software development best practices.

· Advanced expertise in Linux operating systems (RHEL/Ubuntu) and Windows Server/Windows OS.

· Administration experience with MS SQL and/or PostgreSQL databases.

· Understanding of core networking concepts including DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Firewalls.

· Proven experience working with RESTful APIs for system integration.

· Experience with Proxy and Reverse Proxy/web server technologies (Apache, Nginx, Tomcat).

· Experience with virtualisation technologies such as vSphere Enterprise/ESXi.

· Working knowledge of Open Source Configuration Management (Ansible preferred), and Version Control systems (Git/SVN).

· Demonstrated experience in designing integrated solutions across multiple development applications.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently present technical information and represent the team at all levels.

· Proven ability to build consensus with stakeholders to ensure the delivery of solutions that meet customer and business needs.

· Broad understanding of product and technical landscapes to support an integrated delivery approach.

· Ability to communicate and report on complex technical issues effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Behaviours:

· Strong Drive for Delivery: Maintain a clear focus and drive to deliver results in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

· Curious & Innovative: Possess a natural curiosity and a creative problem-solving approach, willing to challenge conventions.

· Effective Communicator: Communicate concisely and clearly, managing both facts and emotions effectively.

· Self-Starter: Proactive and capable of driving concepts from initiation through to production with minimal supervision.

· Global Collaborator & Mentor: Open to diverse perspectives and actively contributes to the growth and development of team members.

· Resilient: Able to thrive under pressure and adapt effectively to change.

We Would Love It If You Also Had:

· A genuine passion for software development and the tools and services that enable it.

· Experience applying Agile methodologies in large-scale environments (LeSS, SAFe, etc.).

· Knowledge of software scanning tools like Sonarqube and BlackDuck.

· Experience in leveraging data analysis tools (Elastic Search, Grafana, Splunk, Tableau, SQL, Python scripts) to gain insights.

· Experience with a major cloud provider (AWS & GCP).

· Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana LGTM stack).

· Scripting skills in PowerShell or Groovy.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.