DevOps Engineer

We are looking to hire an AWS superstar and talented DevOps professional to join our fast-growing team. 

We are a highly successful UK-based Fintech Software vendor embarking on an exciting growth journey after significant recent investment in new product and people. Our SaaS platform enables customers to get paid faster by automating manual and time-consuming tasks.

As our DevOps engineer you will be responsible for delivering the most efficient, secure and high-performance solution for us to deliver even more features and enhancements to our products.

The role involves supporting multiple development teams in several locations as well as some general support to the business overall.
With the ongoing launch of a new platform and solution now is an exciting time to join the team!

Main responsibilities:

• Delivering AWS infrastructure and systems as required by the development team
• Designing, building, testing and implementing systems
• Ensuring the complete security of the AWS infrastructure
• Ensuring costs are controlled and kept within the limits specified by the business
• Operating suitable monitoring systems for the AWS environment
• Carrying out maintenance procedures to ensure that the AWS environment is upgraded
• Supporting the production environment both during office hours and out of hours as required by the business on a rota basis

Essential skills & experience

• 3 years’ experience building/managing AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Packer
• Experience of designing, writing and building systems using Ansible
• Experience of AWS with a focus on security and cost reduction
• Ability to develop Identity and Access lifecycle systems across AWS
• Experience working with Linux as a systems administrator (preferably Ubuntu)
• Good understanding of IPv4 and IPv6 networking
• Experience of scripting preferably in Python3 – at least 3 years
• Ability to explain complex ideas in a clear and concise way
• Experience with automated software testing tools and automatic build pipelines
• Experience of monitoring systems, especially on AWS

Desirable

• Interest in containers e.g. Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience of Windows Server administration including Exchange
• Knowledge of Git, Bitbucket or other source code version control systems
• Good understanding of open source databases
• Experience of working with change management processes and procedures
• Experience of supporting users with Office 365 & managing cloud-based services

Rewards

• Bonus opportunities
• Free access to our on-site gym
• Generous holiday with the ability to purchase more
• Annual Silverstone social day at British Grand Prix
• Private BUPA health insurance and option to include family members
• Childcare Vouchers and other affiliate major brand retail discounts

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