DevOps Engineer - HR Tech

The Role

Next Technology is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our DevOps - HR Technology team with CI/CD Pipeline experience to be aligned to great teams of developers in our tech domains. We require an individual who has exposure to Cloud, IdeallyMicrosoft Azure, and containerisation technologies (Using Docker and Kubernetes) to drive innovation and adoption of new cloud services.

We work closely with our Development Domains and Business users to ensure they have the right tools to get our Products to the market as quickly and efficiently as possible, allowing the business growth NEXT has seen over the last few years. We never standstill, we are constantly looking to evolve our technology, our applications and the services we offer our stakeholders. We really are a group of people who love technology, pushing boundaries and answering the what-ifs!

Working with us would mean exposure to new technologies and ways of working, getting involved in forcing through change and ultimately providing our customers with a better service. Like all departments, we also have challenges with some legacy applications and ‘older’ code languages but who doesn’t love a good challenge? We can promise an environment that is never dull with the freedom and support to express yourself to come up with new initiatives. If you want to suggest a new way of working, an improvement to an application or try a new technology…go for it!

We run a lean operation in a quick paced environment, so we need our people to be able to work efficiently, accurately and well under pressure. We expect the right individual to have excellent communication skills, being able to work in a team, be involved in open discussion, communicate ideas, inclusion and diversity. Having strong analytical and problem-solving skills will be advantageous especially as the person in this role will be driving forward the new technologies and approach in Next Technology.

What You'll Take On

Create and modify infrastructure code to provision and configure cloud resources in line with IaaS, SaaS and PaaS solutions Automate the creation & deployment of Development, Test, PreProduction and Production environments via Infrastructure-as-Code Manage CI/CD pipelines (YAML) - configure automated infrastructure and software build/deployment/release processes, using Git for version control and code management Maintain and govern all environments to ensure consistency of software Management of application Source Code, including ensuring that branching strategies are followed Use monitoring tools for Applications, Servers & Services diagnostics Assist Development teams with performance and volume testing, and troubleshooting build and deployment issues Identify departmental processes that where possible can be streamlined or automated Create and maintain technical documentation detailing High Level and Low Level Cloud solutions Provide Cloud expertise to guide the Project teams to develop in the most efficient manner and in line with best practices Ensure use of DevSecOps principles and work alongside both internal and external Auditing and Security teams in order to maintain security of all environments and data Work in tandem with agile principles, participating in sprint ceremonies and effectively managing own workload Coordinate and liaise with development project teams (Developers, QA Analyst, Project Managers) on requirements, planning and status updates
What You'll Bring: Technical requirements
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) Strong background in Microsoft Azure and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) to drive modern DevOps practices Azure DevOps, Artifacts, Boards, CI/CD pipelines (YAML), Repositories Knowledge in DevOps concepts, best practices and Agile principles Experience of working with the 3 main Cloud Providers - Azure being preferred Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, C# PowerShell, Bash scripting SQL Server / NoSQL databases / CosmosDB Windows & Linux servers Source Control Management (Git)
Desirable
Microservices DevSecOps Tooling (i.e.

SonarCloud, Veracode, CrowdStrike) Docker containers Kubernetes Helm charts #LI-LE1 #LI-Hybrid
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world!

So we’ve gone global! 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT) Company performance based bonus Sharesave scheme On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty Early VIP access to sale stock Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops Restaurants with great food at amazing prices Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services Free on-site parking Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more Conditions apply to all benefits.

These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.