XM

Global forex and CFD broker

Senior Platform Engineer

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline is required.
At least 7 years of experience in cloud services (AWS), release pipeline management, Windows Server administration, Linux administration, certificate management, PowerShell scripting, Bash or Python scripting, configuration management and infrastructure as code (Ansible or Terraform), DNS, and networking.
Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience is required.
Solid Linux administration skills are required.
A commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green or canary deployments, and CI/CD pipeline management, is required.
Ability to self-motivate, study, stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends, and meet business deadlines is required.
Experience with Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, and New Relic is required.

Responsibilities

Initiate and actively drive adoption of good patterns, structures, and technologies for development and operations.
Investigate and identify practices and work that can benefit from automation.
Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety, and reliability.
Implement improvements and coordinate their implementation with the involved parties.
Develop and maintain existing GitLab CI pipeline libraries.
Assist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for arising issues.
Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry.
Provide senior-level best-practice recommendations and implementations for Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes hosting environments.
Mentor junior team members by providing technical guidance and recommending continued learning opportunities.
Educate team members and Application Development Teams about platforms used for and hosted by the team, including GitLab, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Istio Service Mesh, Kubernetes, Kafka, and ELK.
Work with the Security team to remediate high-risk vulnerabilities and ensure environments receive security scrutiny appropriate to their use case.
Offer services related to these tasks and projects to Group companies as instructed by the Line Manager.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with database concepts.
Working experience with at least one cloud provider, preferably AWS.
Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshooting.
Experience with ELK configuration and troubleshooting.
Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, or similar languages.

The Role:

As our Senior Platform Engineer, you will join a team who strive to push cloud services to the maximum limit every day using cutting-edge technologies. If you are a highly self-motivated professional who embraces DevOps culture, has experience with AWS services and technologies and is passionate about learning, automating, innovating and working in a highly collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you!

The main responsibilities of the position include:

Initiate and actively drive the adoption of good patterns, structures and use of technologies for development and operations
Investigate and identify practices and work that can benefit from automation
Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety and reliability
Implement and coordinate implementation with the parties involved
Develop and maintain existing /GitLab CI pipeline libraries
Assist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for any issues that may arise
Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry
Provide senior-level, best practice recommendations and implementations to our Windows, Linux and Kubernetes hosting environments
Function as a mentor to junior team members, providing technical guidance and recommending continued learning opportunities to help them develop
Educate fellow team members as well as Application Development Teams about the platforms used-for and hosted-by our team. Key tools and concepts in this space are: Gitlab, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Istio Service Mesh, Kubernetes , Kafka, ELK
Work with our Security team to remediate high-risk vulnerabilities and ensure the security of our environments are being scrutinised as appropriate for their use case
Offer services related to the above tasks and projects to any of the Companies of the Group as instructed by the Line Manager

Main requirements:

University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline
7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud ( AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking
Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience
Solid Linux administration skills
Commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green / canary deployments, CI/CD pipeline management
Ability to self-motivate, study, and stay on-top of emerging technologies and trends, while meeting business deadlines
Experience with tools including: Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, New Relic

The following will be considered an advantage:

Familiarity with database concepts
Working experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS)
Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshooting
Experience with ELK configuration and troubleshooting
Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, etc.)

The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You

Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge
Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
Final Connection – Final Interview

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About the Company

XM

Global forex and CFD broker

XM is a forex and CFD broker that helps people trade currencies and other financial instruments online. It operates a trading platform where clients can buy and sell currencies and CFDs through account holders in multiple languages. The product works through a global team and offices; clients access markets via XM’s platform and tools, with support and services offered in over 30 languages. XM differentiates itself by its culture and people-focused approach: a large workforce (over 1,700 professionals across seven offices) and an emphasis on its values Big. Fair. Human., with programs for learning, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and flexible work arrangements. The company aims to be a leading global fintech provider by delivering reliable service, ongoing development for users and staff, and a strong focus on customer and employee wellbeing.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Limassol Municipality, Cyprus
Founded: 2009

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