Our Mission
Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them. Our people are key to our success and each role contributes to the Group’s ongoing progress in communities around the world.
This role is based within CU Enterprise Limited, a sister company of Coventry University and part of the Coventry University Group.
The Role
Coventry University is committed to delivering world-class education supported by innovative technology. Our IT initiatives are designed to meet the evolving needs of students, staff, and stakeholders across the globe. With a focus on enhancing digital services and student support, we are building capabilities that reflect the modern academic experience. To achieve this, we are looking for individuals who bring passion, creativity, and the drive to make a meaningful impact through bold and forward-thinking approaches.
As a DevOps Senior Engineer, you will provide expert technical support, development and delivery across all application products and services deployed on behalf of the University Group.
You will collaborate with other specialists to ensure advice is appropriate to the needs of the University Group and to ensure the successful resolution of incidents and requests.
You will actively maintain knowledge across all applications, with a strong motivation to improve expertise and to upskill those around you. You will also produce and maintain technical documentation for new and existing solutions as a resource for colleagues within IT Services.
In this role there will be opportunities to engage in more strategic project work to meet the Universities digital vision.
Our Successful Candidate
Provide an expert level of support for systems actively assisting in the resolution of incidents and problems. Provide and maintain technical documentation for new and existing solutions as a resource for colleagues within IT Services Build, test and maintain the infrastructure and tools to allow for the speedy development and release of software (CI/CD). Working on ways to improve and automate development and support processes. Responsible for developing and building IT solutions. Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results. Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats. Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’. Working with other software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
Key skills for the role include:
• Strong problem-solving skills providing innovative, creative and sustainable solutions.
• Proficiency/Experience/Understanding in one or more general-purpose programming languages (i.e C#, Java, Python).
• High Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, Python.
• Experience of CI/CD Implementations i.e. Azure DevOps, Jenkins
• Understanding of Salesforce metadata, with experience or exposure to Salesforce CI/CD tools (optional).
• Fluency in Azure CLI and Azure Cloud Shell/Azure Power Shell Experience of monitoring and supporting deployed systems, infrastructure and Azure Cloud components.
• Experience of building automated CI/CD pipelines with tools such as; SonarQube, Fortify, Selenium, etc.
• Excellent team working and communication skills.
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
The Benefits
As a staff member of Coventry University, you will have a access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:
• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• Cycle To work scheme
Our Culture
As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.
Full Job Description & Person Specification
We look forward to hearing from you!
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