Role: DevOps Engineer
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Hybrid/Remote
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per year + excellent benefits
iO Associates are seeking a skilled DevOps engineer with a fintech client in Glasgow, Scotland. As a DevOps engineer, you'll be responsible for scaling our infrastructure and supporting the deployment of applications into various environments.
Objectives of this role
* Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
* Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues using CloudWatch and other observability tools.
* Manage and optimise Kafka clusters for real-time data streaming.
* Oversee and maintain containerized workloads using EKS (Kubernetes on AWS).
* Support data infrastructure, including Amazon Redshift for analytics and storage.
* Implement security best practices and compliance controls within cloud environments.
* Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to drive DevOps best practices.
* Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Responsibilities
* Deploy updates and fixes and provide Level 2 technical support
* Build tools to reduce the occurrence of errors and improve customer experience
* Develop software to integrate with internal back-end systems (data)
* Perform root cause analysis of production errors and resolve technical issues
* Develop scripts to automate visualisation (management tools such as Sentry and Grafana)
* Design procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance
Required Skills & Experience
* Strong experience with AWS services, particularly EKS, Kafka, Redshift, and CloudWatch.
* Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
* Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar).
* Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).
* Solid understanding of monitoring and logging solutions.
* Experience in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, or similar).
* Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cloud architecture best practices.
* Experience with version control systems such as Git.
* Ability to troubleshoot complex system issues in a production environment.
Nice to Have
* Knowledge of data pipeline and event-driven architectures.
* Experience with serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Fargate).
* Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC2, etc.).
* Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
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