DevOps Engineer

Location: Leeds

Salary: Competitive salary & Package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

In our team you will learn:

Working within a high performing delivery team, you will engage directly with our clients to build and implement innovative DevOps Capabilities.

Your professional development is important to us. From day one you will be working alongside and in partnership with some of the very best in the business. As part of your career growth, there are several internal and external qualifications that you will have access to, these include:

• Sponsored training and certifications for AWS, Azure, GCP, CNCF CKAD and CKS, OpenShift, Hashicorp, Cloudbees, Splunk products and many more

• Accenture’s internal DevOps Academy and DevOps Academy for Executives

• Accenture’s internal Master Technology Architect program.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Awareness of key concepts in DevOps and Agile principles

• Cloud computing skills: Working knowledge of various tools, open-source technologies, and cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure including respective cloud shell, serverless and other cloud native and offerings.

• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) skills including pipeline design/implementation.

• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and techniques and follow everything-as-code principles (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Bicep or GCP deployment manager)

• Containerisation skills: knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift to manage and orchestrate containerized applications.

• Collaboration skills: must have excellent collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams such as developers, testers, and operations personnel.

• Security skills: must have knowledge of modern security practices and technologies to ensure the security of applications and infrastructure.

• Must have excellent problem solving and communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively with team members.

• Mentoring and developing junior DevOps engineers and leads teams effectively (depending on your career level)

Set yourself apart:

• It would be advantageous to have prior experience working within Technology projects within Health or Public Service

• Experience of working in a multi-cloud experience ((including but not limited to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud), with an understanding of the various platforms and tools.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, gym subsidy, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialised capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Closing Date for Applications: 31/10/2024

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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