DevOps Engineer

Ripjar

1d•Remote

About The Position

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime, such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and enables organisations to enforce sanctions at scale. The company operates as a remote-first team, with a head office based in Cheltenham, and is open to UK-wide candidates. As a DevOps Engineer at Ripjar, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and security of the infrastructure that underpins their development and operational services. You will play an active role in supporting and continuously improving the core infrastructure offering, providing a solid foundation upon which cutting-edge solutions can be delivered to customers. The team's mission is to enable the delivery of high-quality software to a variety of environments through technical skills, process implementation, and software management, anchored in a continuous innovation culture.

Requirements

Strong experience of administering and securing Linux hosts on both virtual and physical infrastructure.
Extensive experience using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling, e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Helm.
Experience of configuring, managing and securing public cloud infrastructure, e.g. AWS, Azure.
Experience of administering containerised applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
Experience of administering IP networking in a corporate environment.
Experience of automating tasks using languages and tools such as Bash, Python, JavaScript, and GitHub Actions.
Knowledge of how to effectively use security testing and monitoring tooling, e.g. SAST and SIEM products.
Knowledge of how to configure monitoring tooling for application and infrastructure metrics, e.g. Prometheus, Datadog, Open Telemetry.

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to incident response across a complex microservice-based application.
Application Security best practice including identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities in applications and cloud infrastructure, designing secure software systems, and implementing robust security measures.

Responsibilities

Automate the deployment, operation and maintenance of systems in a hybrid cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling.
Administer systems and applications hosted on Linux-based systems.
Design, deploy and maintain IP networks.
Create robust automated solutions to allow development teams to self-serve routine infrastructure requests.
Improve code security by integrating security testing tools into build and deployment pipelines.
Implement effective monitoring of the reliability and security of applications and infrastructure services.

Benefits

Competitive base salary per year DOE
Fully remote working
25 days annual leave + your birthday off, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service
35 hour working week
Flexible working hours
Life assurance
Company Share Scheme
Private Family Healthcare
Employee Assistance Programme
Company contributions to your pension
Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro
Offices equipped with well-stocked pantries with food, snacks and drinks when in the office