When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

About the role

In your role as DevOps & Security Engineer you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to assist in the development, build automation and security processes for the in-house developed solutions. The role involves maintaining and building CI/CD pipelines, enhancing automation test frameworks, and monitor & improve release processes.

The role is essential in ensuring our development functions continue to be able to deliver high quality solutions in a repeatable, error free manner.

What you will be doing

As a trusted part of the Operations team you will be responsible for:

1. Collecting, analysing, and documenting technical/operational requirements from key IMS stakeholders.
2. Implementing automation for IMS processes.
3. Maintaining and improve software release and deployment processes.
4. Knowledge share across the team with some mentoring from more senior member.
5. Participating in team workshops.

About you

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile.

To be successful in the role you will have experience with:

1. Azure DevOps Pipelines and CI / CD
2. Atlassian Confluence, Jira and other associated products
3. Languages: PowerShell / Python / C# / SQL

Desirable experience with:

1. Cloud deployments to Microsoft products (Fabric, Synapse, Azure) or other
2. Cloud deployments to Snowflake
3. Testing frameworks & Testing tools (Xray, Zephyr etc.)
4. Power BI Reporting and deployments
5. Application security tools (SonarQube, GitHub Security etc.)
6. Scheduling Systems (preferably JAMS)
7. Expected to produce clear, concise, maintainable code.
8. Ability to share knowledge and relevant technical experience.

Why join us?

At USS, every individual contributes to building a secure financial future for our members and their families. We strive to create a work environment where everyone can thrive professionally while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. We're also committed to helping you build your career by providing opportunities for development. We put a focus on recognising and supporting each individual's unique career path, driving this forward with the support of an engaged and proactive management team. Here at USS, we want you to thrive in and out of work with a friendly team, flexible culture and excellent range of benefits!

How we will reward you

1. Great starting salary
2. Generous annual leave package
3. Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
4. Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
5. Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
6. Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
7. Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
8. Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live
9. Cycle to Work Scheme

Our culture and values

Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them ‘front and centre’ of what we do. This is embedded through our values:

1. Integrity
2. Collaboration
3. Excellence