Remote Senior DevOps Engineer - The Platform Team

Rein-Ton; London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their remote team. In this role, you will lead infrastructure automation projects, mentor junior colleagues, and drive initiatives that enhance the platform's performance. Your expertise in cloud automation, particularly with Azure and AWS, will be crucial as you help shape the future of the online marketplace. This innovative firm values continuous improvement and a collaborative environment, offering you the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and evolving field. If you are passionate about technology and eager to contribute to a culture of excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud automation, preferably Azure, or strong AWS skills.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipeline development and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Responsibilities

• Drive infrastructure automation projects and define best practices.
• Mentor junior colleagues and represent team interests within the organization.

Skills

Cloud Automation

CI/CD Pipeline Development

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Kubernetes

Observability Stack Operations

Security Mindedness

Tools

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Why SoftwareOne?

The SoftwareOne Marketplace Platform Team is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer who enjoys working with the latest technologies and practices and is inspired to learn new things in new ways. You will be helping us drive our infrastructure automation projects as part of an engineering team that prides itself on understanding the business that we support and evolve. Our approach to platform engineering aims to build SoftwareOne’s online marketplace, client interfaces, internal integrations, and external vendor relations to a world-class standard. Our philosophies include establishing a blame-free environment focused on continuous improvement. We strive to live a feedback culture that keeps an open mind to new ideas and productively challenges the ones we do not understand.

The role

Role is 100% REMOTE from the following countries: UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania.

What you will be doing:

Beyond committing code, you will be expected to help define, document, and drive new initiatives and best practices. You will act as a senior resource for your junior colleagues in the form of patiently answering their questions, mentoring, pairing, and sharing knowledge through documentation and presentations. You will be called on to represent the team’s interests within the greater engineering organization.

What we need to see from you

Your skills and experience:

1. Cloud automation is of utmost importance. Azure is preferred, though we will not overlook a very strong candidate with significant AWS experience.
2. CI/CD pipeline development.
3. IaC, specifically Terraform or a wrapper.
4. Kubernetes, or a Cloud-managed container orchestrator, e.g. AKS, EKS.
5. Experience operating an observability stack preferred.
6. Bonus points for being security-minded.

About You:

1. You have experience operating a mature, high-volume stack in the cloud.
2. You have opinions on what a fully-realized platform should look like, and you have defined and implemented large portions of that.
3. You are a proponent of adhering to best practices, but are pragmatic enough to know when flexibility is called for.
4. You are a skilled communicator, able to interface with and tailor your message to counterparts in engineering, as well as colleagues in other functions, of all technical levels.

Job Function: Marketplace Platform

Accommodations:

SoftwareOne welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process, email us. Please include the role for which you are applying and your country location. Someone from our organization that is not part of the decision-making process will be in touch to discuss your specific needs, and we will make every effort to accommodate you. Any information shared will be stored securely and treated in the strictest of confidence in line with GDPR.

At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program.