Junior Automation Engineer

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Junior Automation Engineer 

Farnborough / Hybrid 

Permanent

Eligible for SC (UK National with 5+ years continuous residency)

New role created due to Project expansion.

Working as part of a team of 5 reporting to Senior Technical Engineer

About the Role 

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior DevOps Automation Engineer to join our engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to begin or grow their career in DevOps, Cloud, on-prem Infrastructure and automation in secure environments. You will work alongside experienced Architects and application SMEs to design, develop, and commission automation solutions in an experimentation environment.

Key Responsibilities 

• Assist in the operation, development and implementation of automation to support our solution design on various hosting platforms. 

• Collaborate with solution SMEs and maintenance teams to support tasks requiring automation. 

• Support system integration cycles and validation to ensure functional and security compliance of the solution with project requirements. 

• Support writing of technical documentation, including diagrams and operating procedures. 

• Stay current with emerging automation technologies and industry best practices.  

Preferred Technical Skills 

• Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms. 

• Scripting in languages such as BASH, Python and PowerShell. 

• Declarative Infrastructure as code tooling such as Terraform, Ansible and Microsoft DSC. 

• Git in conjunction with CI/CD services and version control. 

• Experience with Linux and opensource services such as Kubernetes, Containerisation, Registries, Web services and DNS. 

• Experience with Windows server variants and Enterprise Services such as Active Directory, ADFS, IIS or Certificate Services. 

• Experience with Public Key Infrastructure and tooling such as OpenSSL 

• Knowledge of networking concepts: IP addressing, subnets, routing and firewalls 

Personal Attributes 

• Self-motivated with strong analytical and proactive problem-solving skills. 

• Good communication and teamwork abilities. 

• Eager to learn and develop technical skills. 

• Strong attention to detail. 

• Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. 

• Organised and capable of managing multiple tasks effectively.