Freelance job Deployment Engineer ( GITLAB, Linux)

Our global financial, energy and commodities client based in central London is looking for an experienced Deployment Engineer for initially a 3 months contract. This might extend.Please note that the rate is £255 per day inside IR35. Ideally we are looking for candidates that are happy to come to the office couple of days per week.Responsibilities:This position will work closely with various technology engineers and application development teams to create architectural designs for IT and provide cost modelling for the designed solution. The ideal candidate has experience designing complex, multi-tiered technology solutions. These designs ensure all applications operate seamlessly with our standard strategies for high availability, hardware redundancy, data-center resiliency, data resiliency/recovery, data storage compliance, network/system monitoring, network/extranet topology, infrastructure SLAs, and security/ACL policy.Required skills and experience:* Demonstrable experience within GITLAB or similar pipeline deployment environment.* Experience within a mixed Cloud, on-prem Kubernetes and on-prem physical and virtual Linux environment a must.* 5+ years hands on experience within complex Linux environments.* 5+ years script writing in bash, python and/or Perl.* Ability to manage small and large projects involving varied technical teams with broad delivery schedules across a wide array of technology expertise.* Demonstrated ability presenting complicated ideas and solutions to senior management. Is equally comfortable speaking with both the business and technology stakeholders.* Ability to manage/lead small team of remote deployment personnel.* Strong working knowledge (administrative level desirable) of the following vendor-based tools - Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow.* Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, dynamic team environment.* Familiarity with complex system architectures.* Experience with basic network and security knowledge for problem debugging purposes.* Strong working experience with SDLC.* Strong sense of ownership and proven delivery track record.* Strong interpersonal, communication, analytical, and organization skills required.LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.