Tooling Engineer

Tooling Engineer

Location: Corsham/London (Hybrid 50% onsite, 50% remote)
Duration: 6 months contract

Daily rate: £550 inside IR35

Are you passionate about designing and implementing robust tooling architectures to support software delivery teams? Join the D2S Tools Team at S and contribute to delivering access and support for key tools within MOD's dynamic environment.

About the Role

As a Tooling Engineer, you will play a critical role in enabling efficient project management by ensuring delivery teams have the tools they need. This position is integral to defining, implementing, and maintaining a secure and scalable tooling infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform technical discovery and contribute to the planned tooling architecture.
• Develop and define processes for deploying and maintaining tooling through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), using tools like Terraform.
• Validate and implement security controls, including authentication policies and ensuring adherence to the "need to know" principle.
• Establish principles for tooling assurance, security requirements, software hosting, containerization, and through-life management approaches.
• Configure and validate tooling strategies against user requirements for Beta deployment.
• Manage Kubernetes applications using Helm and deploy within the GitOps framework.
• Collaborate in an Agile Scrum team, working in 2-week sprints to prioritize deliverables and align with sprint goals.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Expertise in infrastructure deployment using Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and Helm for application management.
• Strong understanding of tooling architecture and security validation processes.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Ability to balance remote and onsite work, with a focus on collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Play a pivotal role in delivering cutting-edge tools to support MOD software delivery teams.
• Professional Growth: Gain exposure to advanced technologies, including GitOps, Kubernetes, and secure infrastructure design.
• Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balanced work environment with opportunities to work both remotely and onsite in Corsham.

Apply Today to be part of a team driving innovation and excellence in software tooling!

Note: Applicants must have the appropriate security clearances to work within public sector environments.