Systems DevOps Engineer

Vitol; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Company Description

Vitol is a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum: from oil through to power, renewables and carbon. From 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $2 billion of capital to renewable projects and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.

Our people are our business. Talent is precious to us and we create an environment in which individuals can reach their full potential, unhindered by hierarchy. Our team comprises more than 65 nationalities and we are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse workforce. Learn more about us here.

Job Description

As a member of the Cloud & Platform Services team, located in London, UK, you will:

1. Be part of a global team responsible for Vitol shared platform maintenance, operation, FTS support and strategic roadmap.
2. Help shape, build and operate our CICD technical landscape.
3. Work with our Software Development teams, supporting the build and operation of application CICD artefacts.
4. Work with our Cyber Security team to ensure security is maintained within our automation and shared platform landscape.
5. Work with our Cloud Engineers, integrating cloud resource creation into application deployment processes, building tooling as required.
6. Contribute to the development of policies, standards, and guidelines CI/CD.

Qualifications

1. 3+ years of technical experience building and operating CICD platforms in one of: .NET and Python environments.
2. 3+ years of experience operating and supporting global bespoke and/or commercial platforms.
3. 2+ years of automation experience working within an AWS Cloud Hybrid environment.
4. Exposure to both Windows and Linux environments, from both an OS and surrounding ecosystem perspective.
5. Automation experience using Jenkins, Terraform, Gitlab/Github, ECS and optionally Nexus.
6. Experience operating one or more of Kafka, Redis, Atlassian Suite, Elastic, Datadog, ActiveBatch or Control-M.
7. Preferred development experience implementing solutions utilizing cloud technologies (AWS preferred).
8. Scripting experience in one or more of Python, Bash and PowerShell.
9. Track record of issue and objective ownership, independently driving to a high-quality conclusion.
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to drive interactions with stakeholders.
11. Proactive and user-focused, with a can-do attitude and a genuine interest in the functional as well as technical aspects of each challenge encountered.
12. Self-motivated with the ability to meet deadlines and manage changing priorities.
13. Excellent English oral and written skills.

Additional Information

1. Previous experience in the commodities and/or trading industry.
2. Have made a tangible contribution to CICD strategy in an enterprise setting.
3. Come from a software development background - .NET or Python.
4. Have some SecOps experience, working with platforms such as Hashicorp Vault.
5. Have previously held a Cloud Engineer (AWS) position.