Principle DevOps Engineer

Every day, we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses, connecting people to the energy they need for their lives. Our expertise and track record position us uniquely to shape the sustainable future of our industry as the pace of change accelerates.To succeed, we must anticipate customer needs, reduce energy delivery costs, and pioneer flexible energy systems. This requires delivering on our promises and seeking opportunities for growth.

In IT and Digital, we collaborate closely with the diverse energy businesses within the National Grid group, revolutionizing operations through technology. Embracing Agile methodologies and Digital mindsets, we drive efficiency and bring new capabilities to internal and external customers as we lead the charge towards a carbon-free future.

Our work is critical, as National Grid powers millions of homes and businesses in the UK and US, and the technology we employ is vital to this task. The successful applicant for this position will play a crucial role in our mission, supported by our multicultural, customer-centric global team, with opportunities for professional development.

National Grid is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer. This position offers remote flexibility, with the requirement that candidates reside in one of the following states: New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Massachusetts (MA), Connecticut (CT), Vermont (VT), Rhode Island (RI), Maine (ME), or New Hampshire (NH).

Our vision is to be recognised as a world leading Information Technology and Digital function in the energy sector and a trusted partner across National Grid businesses. In the Principal DevOps Engineer role, your purpose is to lead the integration and software development activities that create a robust and efficient working environment for the systems and software life cycle. By identifying and managing the adoption of appropriate tools, techniques, and processes, you contribute to the ongoing development of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for systems integration, software development, release and deployment, database administration, and configuration management. Your efforts help ensure that our vision of a seamless and secure technological infrastructure is achieved.

The DevOps Tools & Engineering Department is looking for a DevOps Engineer experienced with onboarding projects using tools such as GitHub/GitHub Actions, Jira, Confluence, SonarQube, Checkmarx etc. Must have the ability to analyse project requirements and come up with solutions to design, implement, and automate software build and deployment processes within our CI/CD platform. This role will work closely with application development and operations teams.

As an employee in the Principal DevOps Engineer role, your key roles and responsibilities will include:
* Collaborate with software development teams to design and implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
* Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
* Monitor and troubleshoot production systems to ensure high availability and performance.
* Manage and maintain cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
* Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
* Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement solutions to increase efficiency and reduce downtime.
* Create Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery Pipelines
* Automate the deployment of new environments.
* Strong Customer Service mindset
* Develop scripts to automate and improve operational processes.
* Partner with offshore and regional DevOps team members on automation projects
* Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams.
* Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve the DevOps practice.

* Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
* 7 - 10 years of related experience.
* Hire, manage, and mentor staff with a process-oriented approach and strong customer service skills.
* Foster one-team culture with ownership, collaboration, and empathy across functions.
* Manage risks and communicate project status, issues, and risks clearly and timely to stakeholders.
* Collaborate with colleagues and suppliers in different time zones and communicate effectively with both technical and business people.
* Experience working with GitHub Actions
* Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, Groovy, Bash, SQL, YAML
* Experience using kubernetes (preferred tools are AKS and ArgoCD)
* Experience implementing branching strategies with Git
* Good understanding of industry best practices for agile software development
* Azure, or other DevOps related certifications
* Experience working with Salesforce development teams
* Experience supporting deployments and builds in a 24/7 SaaS environment.

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