Skills

Leadership Python Java JavaScript Bash PowerShell CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Architecture Cloud Architecture AWS AWS Cloud Terraform

Job Specifications

The Opportunity

An opportunity to work in one of the most forward thinking financial institutions in Great Britain synonmous with being at the technical forefront of the financial services world.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the most critical teams within the organisation - in their API division which has a far reaching impact on customers - whether b2c or b2b.

The Why? (TOP 3 as we could put far more in there!)

Work for a business that has global impact and purpose - here your work touches on various aspects of the global economy providing opportunties for yourself to work on projects with international significance.
Career development & growth is critical with the organisation boasting one of the best workplaces and evidence of progressing engineers into senior leadership roles within the bank.
Our client is recognized as a trialblazer when it comes to technical innovations within the banking world being one of the first to transform customer experience.

The What..

The organisation is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineering specialist with deep understanding & skills across DevOps, Site Reliability and AWS Cloud Architecture - joining an existing leadership team you would be joining as the point of reference for this area of the team while also line managing a number of Senior level Platform Engineers & DevOps Engineers.

The types of skills we would be looking for:

Strong AWS experience (IAM, EC2, ECS, RDS, CloudWatch etc)
Proficiency with Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with IaC, CI/CD, Jenkins.
Strong experience with scripting technology such as Python, Powershell & Bash.
Automation experience with Anssible, Terraform, IaC etc.
Ideally experience working within software engineering teams previously (Java / Javascript / Python)

From a leadership perspective you will have operated at a Technical lead level (Architect or people leader) and be comfortable taking on 6+ direct reports while also remaining hands on.

HYBRID WORKING

Our client operates a flexible working pattern with around 1-2 days a week in office - either Manchester City Centre or their office in South Manchester.

And finally... Who are we?

FORT - Future of Recruiting Technologists is a technical & IT search consultancy that specialises in placing experienced professionals & teams with leading technology companies in the North of England.

We strive to provide our candidates with the most transformative opportunities available. For our clients we understand that technical expertise alone does not make for the best employee. We take time to ensure a strong cultural and technical fit through deep understanding of our client's business and project needs. Ultimately, we pair technologists with businesses based on more than just skills.

Our values and standards are the bedrock of every interaction; Continual Development, Compassion and Consistency.

About the Company

So who are we? FORT Search is a technology search consultancy providing a talent advisory services for organisation approaching technology transformation, looking to disrupt their market and businesses that are looking to scale. We are a head hunting firm at heart focussed around cultivating genuine and human relationships - our search methodology is clear and proven with over 25 years worth of expertise specifically in the North of England. What are we passionate about? The technology & local communities that we ope... Know more