Senior DevOps Engineer

ABOUT CAPTIFY

Captify is the leading Search Intelligence Platform for the open web and the largest independent holder of first-party search data outside of the walled gardens, connecting the real-time searches from over 2 billion devices globally. Its Search Intelligence technology powers omnichannel programmatic advertising and real-time insights for the world’s biggest brands, such as Disney, Unilever, eBay, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Nestlé, GSK, Uber, Mars, P&G, Sony and Toyota—without reliance on third-party cookies. Captify brings brands more customers, publishers greater yield and consumers the most relevant digital experiences.

OUR CULTURE AND VALUES:

Here at Captify we are proud of our culture - It’s contagious. Pass it on.

Step inside any of our global offices and one thing that is blissfully obvious is that while we’re putting blood, sweat and tears into disrupting the Search game, we’re having a seriously good time doing it. We’ve travelled the world together, enjoyed Captify Festivals, parties and our famous events across every market. We always take time to stop to celebrate milestones and wins.

We live by our core values:

• Building this together
• Give a shit
• Fail fast to succeed faster
• Unlimited potential

Find out more about our culture here: https://careers.captify.co.uk/

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Expert to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AWS, and extensive experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and big data technologies. They will be responsible for designing and implementing efficient and scalable infrastructure solutions, automating and streamlining the deployment and management of applications, and ETL processes for data ingestion and transformation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

What you’ll be doing:

Expert in AWS (EC2, S3, IaM, EKS, RDS, DynamoDB)
High proficiency in IaC (Terraform)
Collaborate with developers to build and maintain scalable, highly available systems
Monitor and optimise the performance, reliability, and security of our systems
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in multiple environments in a timely manner
Collaborate to identify and implement best practices for infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD pipelines
Work on continuously improving and evolving infrastructure and deployment processes
Experience monitoring costs and budgets of infrastructure, and optimising for cost

REQUIREMENTS:

What you need to be successful:

Demonstrable, extensive experience with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker

Familiarity with distributed systems (HDFS, Kafka, Spark)

Proficient in Python

Proficient with shell scripting

Familiarity with GitHub, GitLab CI/CD, TeamCity

Experience with Prometheus / grafana

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Excellent problem-solving skills and being able to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues

Relentless willingness to continuously learn and adapt to new tools, technologies, and best practices in the field

YOU WILL ENJOY

• Generous holiday + bank holidays + your birthday + volunteer day
  
• Regular shutdown days, including the festive period
  
• Hybrid or remote working - depending on location
• Private healthcare (Depending on location and contract) 
• Access to SPILL - instant therapy support
  
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Financial wellbeing support
• Work from any Captify office in the world

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

You are welcome at Captify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what your search history says about you. At Captify, equality is at the core of our culture and we are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact.  We don’t want you to fit in with our culture, we want you to add to our culture.

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