DevOps Engineer

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Scope of the role

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join a team of 50+ working on a project to complete the rewrite of our internal front-to-back trading platform (Blackstar project started in June 2013). Initially, the role will be to take ownership of our current Continuous Integration tools (TeamCity, Octopus, Sonar Cube, Jira) to support the development team on a day-to-day basis and ensure that CI processes are running smoothly.

In parallel, the role involves the migration from our existing tools towards Microsoft Azure DevOps to consolidate our tools within one single platform when possible.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, ensuring efficient builds, testing, and deployments.

• Migration of existing tools such as TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, and SonarQube to Azure DevOps, ensuring a seamless transition.

• Deploy, manage, and monitor containerized applications using Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related Azure Services.

• Design and implement infrastructure as code using Terraform and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.

• Set up and maintain application performance monitoring and alerting systems with monitoring tools like Splunk and Grafana.

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve system performance and resolve bottlenecks in CI/CD processes.

• Support message queuing systems such as RabbitMQ to ensure efficient communication between microservices.

• Ensure security, scalability, and high availability of all systems deployed in Azure.

Technology Stack

• CI/CD Tools: Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, SonarQube.

• Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, ARM Templates.

• Monitoring & Logging: Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus.

• Messaging & Caching: RabbitMQ, Redis.

• Languages & Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python.

• Technology stack includes WPF client and C# services, SQL server, and the latest messaging and caching/grid computing technologies

Profile

• Highly motivated and committed team player. Someone that shows proactivity and resourcefulness.

• 3+ years of experience with Azure DevOps.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AKS.

• Experience administering Windows, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps including security and networking configurations.

• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or ARM templates.

• Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python).

• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and best practices.

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum.

• Good level of English, written and spoken.

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

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