Junior DevOps Engineer (9-12 month internship)

Intelligent. Dynamic. Resilient. 

Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal, has been defending the world’s most critical data and networks against the most complex cyber threats imaginable for more than 25 years. As trailblazers in defense-grade, high assurance cyber security, we have been leading the way in developing and delivering innovative cyber security technology. We protect data wherever it resides. Our unwavering dedication and commitment to our customers and the critical missions they serve are what set us apart. We are dynamic, vigilant, and proactive in everything we do. Our suite of cross domain, threat protection and insider risk solutions empower governments and enterprise organizations to use data safely - where and however their people need it. At Everfox, we innovate, we invest, we achieve. We protect what matters most to our customers. And we offer protection like no other. We do all of this so our customers can focus on what matters most… their mission.

Job Title:  Junior DevOps Engineer (internship)

Primary Work Location:  Waterloo, London (hybrid, 2 days a week)

Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal, has been defending the world’s most critical data and networks against the most complex cyber threats imaginable for more than 25 years. As trailblazers in defence-grade, high assurance cyber security, we have been leading the way in developing and delivering innovative cyber security technology. We protect data wherever it resides.

Our unwavering dedication and commitment to our customers and the critical missions they serve are what set us apart. We are dynamic, vigilant, and proactive in everything we do. Our suite of cross domain, threat protection and insider risk solutions empower governments and enterprise organizations to use data safely - where and however their people need it.

At Everfox, we innovate, we invest, we achieve. We protect what matters most to our customers. And we offer protection like no other. We do all of this so our customers can focus on what matters most… their mission.

Our working culture

We are an exciting SME with ground-breaking technology; a very serious mission to solve real world problems, but with a positive working atmosphere, and an excellent work/life balance!

At Everfox we’re focused on continuously improving equality for the benefit of our employees, products and community. We recruit, develop and retain talent purely on the basis of qualifications, merit and business needs.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we take every possible step to ensure that every person employed or seeking employment with us receives fair treatment. No-one shall be disadvantaged on the grounds of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital and parental status, neurodiversity, social background, physical ability, illness or otherwise.

Overview of the role

We are offering a fantastic opportunity to work within Everfox’s DevOps team – specifically we are seeking an ambitious and hardworking individual looking for hands-on experience within a unique and highly innovative company, and the opportunity to develop within the organisation.

You will work closely with the DevOps team to help support the continuous improvement of workflows, practices and processes employed by the wider engineering team, as well as contributing to continuous integration, deployment, testing/automation, and product engineering.

Everfox has a challenging, supportive and fast-moving working, and as a steadily growing and agile company there is plenty of room for personal development. Our technology stack ranges from bespoke hardware, FPGAs and embedded software, to mobile and desktop applications, web services and AWS. You’ll receive ample guidance for new tasks, but day-to-day we’re autonomous, organized and proactive.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to developing tools and enhancing infrastructure that automate the process of building, integrating and testing our products.
• Supporting the engineering team in developing, integrating and automating tests
• Helping to gather metrics on the performance and efficiency of our engineering and processes.
• Assisting in developing new pipelines for software and firmware build and integration.
• Improving code maintainability and supportability.
• Supporting the maintenance of scripts to automate routine development activities.
• Investigating new technologies and performing rapid prototyping to support technical de-risking and discover new opportunities for design improvements.
• Promoting a “DevOps mindset” across the engineering team.
• Recognising the industry that Everfox operates in and appreciating the importance of following our information security policies.

Skills & Experience

• Keen interest in tech and/or cybersecurity industry.
• Some skills in scripting with Python or Bash, and ideally a basic knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts would be desirable.
• Some minimal exposure to testing would be preferred.
• Able to multi-task and collaborate with multiple teams effectively.
• Pro-active and able to work well independently as well as part of a wider team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented, highly organised, proactive, pragmatic, good time management skills.

A reasonable estimate of the base compensationrange for this role is:

The actual salary offered may vary within the range based on a candidates' unique experience, locale, and business needs.

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Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. If there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

The policy of Everfox is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to g2hr@forcepointgov.com 

Everfox is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Everfox require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.