Senior DevOps Engineering

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

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Copper is a digital asset technology company dedicated to helping institutional investors safely acquire, trade, and store crypto assets.

Built and led by Dmitry Tokarev, a software and financial engineering specialist, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading, and settlement solutions that reduce counterparty risk and enhance capital and operational efficiency in digital asset markets. Copper's core technology is Multi-Party Computation (MPC), renowned for secure custody. Copper’s award-winning custody system uniquely connects to centralized exchanges, DeFi applications, and staking pools without transferring assets.

Building on this custody, ClearLoop addresses industry challenges like counterparty risk with exchanges. It supports direct trading and settlement from MPC-secured wallets, significantly reducing settlement times and increasing security, reshaping asset management practices.

Copper maintains top industry security certifications and has substantial insurance coverage from an A+ rated insurer, positioning it as a trusted partner for safeguarding assets.

Department environment

Our engineering team has been at the forefront of blockchain technology since 2018, setting global standards for cryptocurrency infrastructure. We are expanding our team with talented individuals to accelerate the crypto ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities of the role

1. Build fault-tolerant, geographically distributed infrastructure supporting multiple data centers with features like replication, sharding, auto-balancing, and failover.
2. Deploy services with high availability requirements in large-scale environments, collaborating with other engineers to meet current and future demands.
3. Develop and maintain automated infrastructure management code using Ansible and Terraform.
4. Work with the Backend Engineering team to improve system resilience through metrics and insights.
5. Enhance CI/CD pipelines for better integration and deployment processes.
6. Build and maintain infrastructure for blockchain nodes across over 25 Layer 1 protocols, with plans for more.

Your experience, skills, and knowledge

1. At least 5 years of DevOps experience with production infrastructure, familiar with modern web application principles and CI/CD practices.
2. Knowledge of network security technologies and analysis tools.
3. Experience configuring node access in computer networks.
4. Proficiency with virtualization and containerization systems.
5. Experience with AWS or other cloud providers.
6. Skilled in scripting and automation to streamline tasks.
7. Strong understanding of development pipelines, build tools, and automation.
8. Ability to independently solve complex problems.

Our core tech, tools, and languages

• Architecture: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Cloud: AWS
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GoCD
• Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Interservice communication: REST, RabbitMQ, HTTP
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Clickhouse
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana
• Logging: ELK stack

The benefits offered

• 27 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
• Additional paid days off based on years of service (up to three years).
• Medical insurance, dental, audiology, and optical coverage.
• Support for menopause symptoms, stress management, and health diagnostics.
• Virtual GP, Headspace subscription, and wellness discounts.
• Energy support scheme, pension contributions, cycle-to-work, and life insurance.
• Mental health support, learning opportunities, and social events.

We offer an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing, dynamic environment with career growth opportunities. If you meet the criteria and are eager to join us, apply now.

Copper is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Employer. Please inform us if you require accommodations during the recruitment process.