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Description & Requirements For our Global Technology department in London we are looking to hire a Kubernetes Platform Engineer in the Global Technology team at Berenberg.

In an era where digitalisation and modern IT infrastructure is revolutionizing banking, we are shaping a technology-driven bank in which you as an IT professional will work closely with our business units. Our technology teams offer you an environment that will present you with exciting challenges - be it through the support and further development of legacy systems or the introduction of modern technologies such as AI, machine learning and highly automated trading applications.

Our Technology department of around 300 employees works largely in an agile way using a Scrumban approach and covers areas such as Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Operations, Process and Governance, Software Development and Architecture. We develop most of our applications in-house, which gives us unique flexibility and innovative strength. Our tech stack includes modern technologies such as Java, Kotlin, TypeScript and Python, CI/CD pipelines, containers, Kubernetes, as well as Azure Cloud, Azure SQL Database and Oracle Database with PL/SQL.

Your Role in the team: This role is all about Kubernetes (K8s) where a DevOps mindset and experience is paramount. You will get involved in the design, setup and management of our K8s clusters across various datacentres. We are building a value-add on-prem, bare-metal K8s platform (with the option to expand into the cloud when the use cases arise) which will cater to a wide range workloads with different resource demands, ranging from latency sensitive, fast paced algo trading to big data analytics, middle and back-office applications as well as client and exchange gateways.

• Close collaboration with our datacentre infrastructure and network engineers and overlapping with the monitoring and observability domain.
• Working in a DevOps approach that involves concepts of code review, automated testing and release pipelines
• Work in an environment that is protected by PAM (Privileged Access Management)

Who are we looking for?

• UNIX / Linux (Ubuntu & Red Hat)
• K8s (must; administration as well as best-practise for usage), Calico Enterprise (desirable)
• Networking, in particular TCP/IP in general as well as understanding routes, routing tables, VLAN / VRF concepts, BGP
• Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Helm and Git
• Accustomed to working in a DevOps approach that involves concepts of code review, automated testing and release pipelines
• Accustomed to work in an environment that is protected by PAM (Privileged Access Management)

• Private pension plan - 10% of base salary contribution by Berenberg
• Generous 30 day holiday allowance
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Insurance scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling sessions related to mental health, financial wellbeing and other topics

Apply online now to join our team – we look forward to receiving your application!

We are a leading European private bank, with over 430 years of experience and deep rooted history, but we are still shaping and heavily investing in our future. Our progress and evolution are driven by our people. We encourage them to try new approaches, voice their opinions and achieve success in their own way. We provide opportunities for them to develop their talents, explore different career paths and achieve their full potential. We’re an ambitious, forward-looking business, backed by centuries of tradition and built on innovation. You’ll find a culture that encourages people to think independently, act entrepreneurially and challenge the status quo. Together we collaborate to shape our business and fulfil our ambitious goals.

You’ll join us in our commitment to always do the right thing for our people, clients and our business – Our future is where you take us!

We will only accept applications submitted through our online application management system on the website.

Berenberg is an Equal Opportunities Employer and prides itself on being a modern, dynamic and internationally orientated organisation. We value the rich diversity, skills and abilities and creative potential that people from differing backgrounds and experiences bring to the workplace. Every employee plays a vital role in providing quality service to all our customers and helping to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone can realise their full potential. We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates who require adjustments during our recruiting process. Please contact us directly on recruitment@berenberg.com to discuss.