DevOps Consultant

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior DevOps consultant to join our global development team. You will be designing and implementing DevOps best practices for delivery of Oasys Suite that has been used to design iconic vehicles produced by major automotive OEMs worldwide. As a DevOps Consultant, you will work closely with our varied team to accelerate their delivery of customer value whilst maintaining our core business value for quality work. This is a technical role that requires a holistic understanding of how people, processes and technology come together to solve the complex engineering problems facing our world today.

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The Opportunity

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve. 

Oasys is the software house of Arup. It is the brand through which Arup sells market leading technical software. To support the growth of our Oasys business we are looking to expand our global software development team.

We have been using LS-DYNA for our consultancy work for over 30 years. Our in-depth knowledge of this powerful analysis solver has enabled us to create the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment - tailored tools written exclusively for LS-DYNA that give users the power to prepare models, interpret results and share solutions. The Oasys LS-DYNA Environment is used by the majority of automotive OEMs worldwide and across many other industries, including defense, nuclear and civil engineering. We are committed to providing our clients with the best possible service through our product development, sales & marketing activities, customer events, conferences and training courses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, maintain and improve our current bespoke tools for building, testing and deploying the Oasys Suite.
• Seek out opportunities for process and technology standardisation/improvement. 
• Create and advocate standard practices to maintain deployment throughput, service reliability and learning culture.
• Developing and implementing plans for improvements to DevOps toolchain/processes.
• Guide teams with onboarding to DevOps toolchain based on their use case. Designing CI/CD pipelines for applications and automate different phases of the DevOps pipeline.
• Work with wider team to understand their value chain, including design, build, delivery, and support activities.

Did you know: Our Digital Technology team are proud winners of the IT Team of the Year for 2021 at the Chartered Institute of IT’s UK IT Industry Awards. 

Is this role right for you?

1. Previous experience working with digital products and services in a senior development or senior support role.
2. Proficient in using Linux and Windows based operating systems.
3. Have a good understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and experience in building continuous integration & delivery pipelines- CI/CD
4. Excellent understanding of DevOps and its role in delivering value and previous experience in a DevOps related role.
5. Experience using scripting languages for DevOps processes (for example Perl or similar languages).
6. Working knowledge of AWS (Amazon Web Services) or Azure. Hands on experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub.
7. Creating and scaling DevOps pipelines to build, scan, test and deploy code to various production and preproduction environments. 

Not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Please email Kat.Falepau@arup.com

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. 

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do. 

• We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
• We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.
• As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).
• We also provide private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence. 

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at Careers - Your Life at Arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please email Kat.Falepau@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit our Careers page Our aim is to make this process as streamlined and easy as possible for our applicants. If you feel there are some improvements needed in our process, please feel free to reach out to Kat Falepau.

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