DevOps/Automation Engineer ?? Location: Central London (On-Site - 5 Days/Week) ?? Rate: Up to £600 per day (Inside IR35) ?? Contract Type: Contract ?? Start Date: ASAP ?? Duration: 6 months Overview: We're looking for a skilled DevOps/Automation Engineer with strong experience in storage automation to join a high-performing infrastructure team within a major enterprise environment in Central London. This is a hands-on role focused on building automated workflows, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and delivering end-to-end storage provisioning, monitoring, and policy enforcement solutions. Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain automated workflows for storage provisioning and deprovisioning. • Implement policy enforcement mechanisms for storage utilisation, access, and compliance. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for storage infrastructure configuration and deployment. • Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions (e.g., using Terraform, Ansible) for scalable and repeatable storage provisioning. • Integrate monitoring dashboards and alerting systems (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK) to ensure visibility into storage health and performance. • Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, and cloud teams to align automation with operational goals. • Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resilience, and compliance. Essential Skills & Experience: • Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or Automation Engineer in an enterprise environment. • Strong skills in automation tools and scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash). • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps). • Deep understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). • Experience integrating with storage platforms and APIs • Strong background in monitoring and alerting tools • Knowledge of ITIL practices, configuration management, and compliance controls. Nice to Have: • Experience in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP). • Familiarity with storage tiering, provisioning best practices, and automation frameworks. "Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract. Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location . Some occasional travel maybe required. Only successful candidates will be contacted. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Our client is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified." Oscar Associates (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.