DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Ripjar, a company specializing in software and data products for combating financial crime, as a DevOps Engineer. You will ensure the reliability and security of the infrastructure supporting development and operational services. Key responsibilities include automating system deployment and maintenance in a hybrid cloud environment, administering Linux-based systems and applications, designing and maintaining IP networks, creating self-service infrastructure solutions for development teams, improving code security through integrated testing tools, and implementing application and infrastructure monitoring. Ripjar offers a fully remote work environment with occasional travel, along with competitive benefits.

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

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Base Salary of up to £75,000 per year depending on skills and experience
• 25 days annual leave + Birthdays off, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service
• Fully remote working with occasional travel to Cheltenham
• Private Family Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company contributions to your pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro