DevOps Engineer

Meet our Team

We represent Hitachi Vantara to enterprise clients across industries, establishing business relationships to understand customer challenges so that we can deliver profitable business for Hitachi products, services and solutions. We collaborate as a team and cross-functionally to ensure the success of our customers; success that is celebrated and shared. Our solutions bring value to every line of business and we need people like you to build those deep relationships and to passionately articulate our value proposition.

DevOps Automation Engineer

A DevOps Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automation solutions that streamline software development, deployment, and operations processes. They work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to optimize and enhance the software delivery lifecycle, leveraging tools and technologies to automate build, test, and deployment processes. The role requires expertise in scripting, configuration management, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud platforms. The DevOps Software Automation Engineer plays a crucial role in enabling efficient and reliable software delivery, fostering collaboration, and driving the adoption of DevOps practices within an organization.

What you'll be doing

The DevOps Automation Engineer will actively implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins for automated software builds, testing, and deployments. Automating hybrid, multi-cloud Kubernetes and system provisioning. Configuring GitHub as a source code management platform, ensuring version control, branch management, and code reviews. The engineer will automate artifact management with JFrog Artifactory, optimizing repositories and deployment processes. Integrating SonarQube and security tools into CI/CD pipelines, performing code quality checks and providing insights for improvement. By maintaining standardized pipeline templates, you will enhance consistency and efficiency, enabling development teams to deliver high-quality software quickly.

What you bring to the team

• Strong Automation Skills: The DevOps Software Automation Engineer should possess excellent automation skills, including proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Groovy). They automate workflows, optimize processes, and eliminate manual tasks.
• Problem-Solving Ability: This role requires a strong problem-solving mindset. The engineer analyzes complex technical issues, identifies root causes, and proposes effective solutions. They troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD, source code management, and security tool integration issues.
• Collaboration and Communication: The engineer is a team player with excellent communication skills. They collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and quality assurance, articulating ideas and providing constructive input.
• Continuous Learning Mindset: The DevOps Software Automation Engineer embraces continuous learning. They stay updated with DevOps, CI/CD, and related technologies, seeking knowledge, and actively participating in relevant communities for personal and professional growth.

What is the ideal profile:

• What is the ideal profile:
• Background in development;
• Experience with a programming language like Java, Python (is a plus), etc.;
• Experience with SonarQube, Jayfrog;
• Experience with security/compliance tools;
• Experience with Jenkins, Gitlab or Github;

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what's now to what's next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Values

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours and flexible arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge