Job Description

Who we are

We are Hastings Direct - an agile, data and digitally focused general insurance provider who offer services to the UK car, van, bike and home insurance markets.

Role summary

The position of Devops Engineer contributes and executes plans for the implementation and roll-out of process and CI/CD automation solutions within the Chief Information Office (CIO) and the wider organisation. Establishes and implements best practices for all DevOps tool sets and ensures adherence through effective controls. Supports the implementation of cultural changes within the organisation required for the successful adoption of DevOps, thus maximising the return on investment.

What you will do

• You will Improves efficiency, repeatability, reliability and quality of the change delivery processes and increases process efficiencies through low code automation.
• You will work closely with the Principal DevOps and Automation Engineer and Solution Architect Team to identify new CI/CD tools to reduce Change delivery cycle times whilst increasing quality and repeatability of deliveries.
• Managing assessment, decision making, procurement and roll-out off tools, ensuring input is being sought from the user community
• Implementation and adherence best practises for tools sets and controls to monitor adherence

What we are looking for

• Practical experience of working in an IT testing role using test automation technologies
• Previous line management experience
• Devops, cloud architecture and cloud implementation experience
• Successful candidate will have good communication and collaboration skills and a high level of attention to detail
• An inquisitive nature and the ability to think outside the box / bring new ideas into the team
• Experience using tools such as ALM Octane and JIRA
• Knowledge of performance testing and reporting

Qualifications

AZ400, AZ204

Benefits for you

Please find some of the great benefits we offer here at Hastings Direct;

Salary - Attractive base salary dependant on experience

Bonus

• On target bonus up to 5%
• Max target bonus up to 10%

Pension - 1:1 match up to 10%

Holiday - 25 days holiday and bank holidays (plus buy and sell up to 5 days)

Health & Wellbeing - Life Assurance / Wills Service / Income Protection (75% of base salary for 2 years. Covered after 1 year of service

Plus a lot more that we\xe2\x80\x99d love to bring to life with you!

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

Job posting end date: 15/09/2023

Hastings Direct