Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)
The Role:
As our Senior Platform Engineer, you will join a team who strive to push cloud services to the maximum limit every day using cutting-edge technologies. If you are a highly self-motivated professional who embraces DevOps culture, has experience with AWS services and technologies and is passionate about learning, automating, innovating and working in a highly collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you!
The main responsibilities of the position include:
Initiate and actively drive the adoption of good patterns, structures and use of technologies for development and operationsInvestigate and identify practices and work that can benefit from automation Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety and reliabilityImplement and coordinate implementation with the parties involvedDevelop and maintain existing /GitLab CI pipeline librariesAssist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for any issues that may ariseStay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industryProvide senior-level, best practice recommendations and implementations to our Windows, Linux and Kubernetes hosting environments Function as a mentor to junior team members, providing technical guidance and recommending continued learning opportunities to help them developEducate fellow team members as well as Application Development Teams about the platforms used-for and hosted-by our team. Key tools and concepts in this space are: Gitlab, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Istio Service Mesh, Kubernetes , Kafka, ELKWork with our Security team to remediate high-risk vulnerabilities and ensure the security of our environments are being scrutinised as appropriate for their use case Offer services related to the above tasks and projects to any of the Companies of the Group as instructed by the Line Manager
Main requirements:
University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud ( AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience Solid Linux administration skills Commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green / canary deployments, CI/CD pipeline management Ability to self-motivate, study, and stay on-top of emerging technologies and trends, while meeting business deadlines Experience with tools including: Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, New Relic
The following will be considered an advantage:
Familiarity with database conceptsWorking experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS)Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshootingExperience with ELK configuration and troubleshootingScripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, etc.)
The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You
Show Your Skills – Online Technical ChallengeLet’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent AcquisitionDeep Dive – First Interview with Your Future TeamFinal Connection – Final Interview
