Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS)

Let’s breathe life into great tech ideas! With more than 3 000 people globally, Intellias is a company where benchmark technological solutions are born. Join in and take your part in digitalizing the world.

Project Overview:

We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We’re global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We’re hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

Your team will collaborate to design, build, and manage the new enterprise landing zones on AWS. This includes the end-to-end implementation of IDP using Backstage and supporting CI/CD for both infrastructure and applications using GitLab. The focus will be on a mix of AWS infrastructure, security, DevSecOps, EKS and observability.

Requirements:

- Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience working as a DevOps.
• Cloud computing: Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) including Well Architecture Framework and best practices.
• Hashicorp products: Terraform for AWS and private clouds, Vault, Consul.
• FinOps, capacity and load testing experience.
• Containerization: Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is essential for creating and managing portable and scalable application environments.
• Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD): Familiarity with CI/CD tools, such as a GitLab, is crucial for automating the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Monitoring and logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools, such as Prometheus, or ELK stack, APM systems, telemetry is important for detecting and troubleshooting system issues.
• Collaboration and communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills are critical for working effectively with development and operations teams, as well as for managing stakeholder expectations.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking: excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills to identify and resolve complex system issues.
• English level B2.

- Personal Skills:

• Adaptability: able to adapt to changes in technology, processes, and business requirements and be open to new ideas and approaches.
• Curiosity: A desire to learn and explore new technologies, methodologies, and best practices is essential to stay current in the fast-paced DevOps field.
• Communication: Clear and effective communication skills are essential to collaborate with other teams, stakeholders, and management.
• Teamwork: able to work well in cross-functional teams, share knowledge, and collaborate on projects to achieve common goals.
• Problem-solving: strong problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot complex system issues.
• Attention to detail: detail-oriented and ensure that their work meets high standards of quality and accuracy.
• Time management: be able to prioritize tasks effectively and manage their time efficiently to meet project deadlines.
• Customer focus: customer-focused and work towards improving the end-user experience through efficient and reliable software delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, building, and maintaining software delivery pipelines and infrastructure that support continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.
• Collaborating with development and operations teams to ensure that software is delivered with high quality, speed, and reliability.
• Automating manual processes, such as testing, deployment, and monitoring, to improve efficiency and reduce errors.
• Developing and maintaining monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address issues in production environments.
• Troubleshooting production issues, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing remediation plans.
• Managing and scaling infrastructure resources, such as servers, databases, and cloud services, to ensure optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.
• Implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Continuously learning and keeping up-to-date with new technologies and industry trends to improve system performance, security, and efficiency.

What we offer:

• 22 days of annual leave per year + 3 paid sick leaves;
• Flexible working hours & hybrid work model;
• Permanent contract;
• Health Insurance (employee);
• Modern, well-equipped office in the centre of Porto;
• Intellias Communities (Tech, Language Clubs, Sports, Books, Parents);
• Coverflex benefits;
• Snacks and drinks at the office;
• Access to discount platform.

Why this position:

Crypto trading operates 24/7/365 with no maintenance windows. Your work will directly impact our ability to provide continuous, reliable service to clients trading in volatile markets where every second of downtime has significant business impact.