DevOps Engineer

Enigmatic Smile Limited; Glasgow; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech scale-up is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you'll be responsible for scaling infrastructure and ensuring secure deployment of applications across various environments. You'll collaborate closely with the Cyber Security Manager to maintain compliance with PCI and ISO policies. The position offers the flexibility of remote work with occasional travel, allowing you to be part of a diverse team spread across Europe. If you're looking for a challenging role where your contributions will significantly impact customer experiences, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Pension contributions

Training and certifications

Medical cover

Access to online training programs

Fun work trips and meetups

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Deploy updates and provide Level 2 support.
• Automate processes and improve customer experience.

Skills

DevOps Engineering

Linux

Containerization

Git

AWS

Problem-solving

Team Collaboration

Security Focus

Tools

Terraform

Sentry

Grafana

Job description

Join to apply for the DevOps Engineer role at Enigmatic Smile Limited.

As a DevOps engineer, you’ll be responsible for scaling our infrastructure and supporting the deployment of applications into various environments.

Security is a key requirement for Enigmatic Smile, so adherence to our PCI and ISO policies is mandatory for all requests and actions. You will work closely with our Cyber Security Manager to ensure our infrastructure remains secure.

What do we do?

Enigmatic Smile is a fintech scale-up with a distributed team based in Glasgow, Scotland. We serve customers worldwide, supporting diverse requirements through our platform. We aim to enable consumers, retailers, rewards publishers, and banks globally to enhance customer experience.

Who are we looking for?

You should be confident in your expertise, know your limitations, and collaborate effectively with the team. A positive attitude towards work and confidence that your work will "just work" are important. Willingness to assist when things go wrong is appreciated, as technology can be unpredictable.

Our way of working

We are a distributed team, with primary engineering teams in the UK and Portugal. Our wider team spans most continents. Your daily team will be based in a European timezone (GMT +/- 2h). Our working language is English. This role is primarily remote, with occasional travel or office visits.

Requirements

Objectives of this role

• Build and implement new development tools and infrastructure
• Automate and improve development and release processes
• Build infrastructure in AWS using technologies like Kafka, EKS, and Redshift, CloudWatch
• Ensure systems are secure against cybersecurity threats, complying with PCI DSS Level 1 and ISO27001 policies
• Identify technical problems and implement updates and fixes
• Collaborate with developers to ensure proper development processes
• Plan projects and contribute to project management decisions

Responsibilities

• Deploy updates, provide Level 2 support
• Build tools to reduce errors and enhance customer experience
• Develop software for internal backend systems
• Perform root cause analysis of production errors
• Automate visualization using tools like Sentry and Grafana
• Design procedures for troubleshooting and maintenance

Required skills and qualifications

• Experience as a DevOps engineer or similar role
• Strong Linux and containerization knowledge
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub workflows
• Knowledge of common programming languages and tools
• Experience with databases (NoSQL/Document and SQL)
• Problem-solving mindset
• Team collaboration skills
• Focus on security

Skills needed by this team

• AWS (Terraform)
• Linux (hardening, ideally)

Benefits

Our benefits are evolving; at minimum, you can expect:

• Fun work trips, meetups, and events across UK and Europe
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (dependent on location)
• Discretionary Bonus
• Pension contributions
• Training and certifications
• Medical cover
• Access to online training programs

Benefits Under Review

• Enhanced pension contributions

Salary range: £50-60k

Your line manager is based in Northern Ireland, with colleagues in Portugal and across the UK (primarily Scotland).