Senior DevOps Engineer

Base Location: Dublin

Salary: €57,600 - €86,400 and a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

SSE Airtricity prides itself on its customer focus, none more so than in its IT solutions. The DevOps Engineer is a fast-paced role where you’ll be responsible for managing a high volume of SQL queries, supporting operational systems, and driving improvements through root cause analysis. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business, using your communication skills and technical insight to deliver real value.

As DevOps Engineer, you are responsible for developing and maintaining applications and infrastructure, which enable fast development and deployment of software. You'll perform a combination of technical support and IT operations to ensure that core applications and products are continuously maintained, improved, and developed to meet business requirements. 

You will

• Have 'development level' involvement throughout the full software development life cycle. This includes participating in all stages of the software development life cycle, including planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, identifying root causes and driving long-term fixes.
• Use available tools and scripting (e.g. bash) to automate and improve processes.
• Support Oracle database operations and contribute to system stability and performance.

You have

• Extensive experience in DevOps, with a strong background in developing and supporting cloud-based technologies, primary focus in Azure, but also valuing experience with AWS or GCP.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
• Familiarity with Oracle DB architecture and operations.
• Proficient in tooling and scripting languages like bash, R, Scala, and Python. Strong experience in DevOps on AWS/Azure and data management, including data profiling and handling large volumes of data.

About SSE 

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline. 

SSE Airtricity, Ireland's largest energy provider, supplies green electricity, natural gas, and energy services to 800,000 homes and businesses across Ireland and Northern Ireland. We power the net zero transition by bringing customers the greenest energy on the island. Around 40% of our electricity comes from renewable sources - over three times the average across the island. 

Flexible benefits to fit your life 

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave. 

Work with an equal opportunity employer 

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact david.brickell@sse.com / 01738 275846 to discuss how we can support you. 

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry. 

Ready to apply? 

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work. 

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