Zinc

Automates global background checks for hiring

DevOps Engineer

DevOps EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeLondon, UK£62k /yrHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

The role requires wide-ranging experience across DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering.
The candidate must be adept at working with TypeScript codebases and understand YAML in the context of continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
The candidate must be comfortable working with containers and container orchestration; the platform runs on AWS ECS.
The candidate must have experience debugging and understanding performance issues within JavaScript and a good understanding of functional programming.
The candidate must have experience with Terraform or comparable infrastructure-as-code tooling.
The candidate must have strong cloud skills; AWS is preferred, but candidates with backgrounds in other cloud providers are welcome.
The candidate must have strong communication skills and be able to work with technical and non-technical team members.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Platform Lead to understand the business, its requirements, how the engineering team functions, and the company’s current approach to DevOps.
Identify areas of the application to revamp and modernize with the wider organization to achieve scalable architecture and support company goals.
Define new tools and policies to maintain and improve developer experience and drive quality across the engineering function.
Collaborate with the Platform Lead to plan strategic improvements to the platform so the company’s technology can scale with its customer base.
Ensure platform pipelines follow best practices, define quality standards across the technology stack, and maintain the team’s day-to-day delivery velocity.
Work with the Platform Lead to plan and architect future technology-stack revamps.
Proactively solve engineering problems across a wide range of areas.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with CI/CD tooling such as CircleCI is a strong plus.
Familiarity with Terragrunt is a plus.

Zinc’s engineering team has grown continuously over the last few years and continues to scale, in order to maintain and support this growth within the engineering function we’re looking to grow the team in order to better support the platform as well as developers going forward.

As a result Zinc is now looking to add a dedicated DevOps engineer to maintain and extend Zinc’s Platform offerings as well as improving Developer experience within the organisation as we look to the future by revamping our architecture, CI pipelines and deployment strategy in order to enable us to scale the engineering function.

What You Will Focus on First 🏆

Working closely with the Platform Lead to understand the business and requirements, how the engineering team currently functions, and our current approach to the DevOps mindset within the company.
Targeting areas of the app to revamp and modernise, alongside the wider organisation, to help achieve the scalable architecture needed to hit company goals.

What You'll Own 📋

Developer Experience - defining new tools and policies to maintain and improve Developer Experience, whilst driving quality across the Engineering function.
Platform Architecture - collaborating with the Platform Lead to plan strategic improvements to the Zinc Platform, enabling the company's tech to scale alongside the customer base.
CI/CD - ensuring platform pipelines follow best practices, defining what "great" looks like across the tech stack, and maintaining the velocity the team achieves day-to-day.

What Success Looks Like 🏅

Shows curiosity about how Zinc operates and embeds within the wider engineering team, helping developers be the best they can be.
High levels of ownership and passion, driving quality within the organisation.
Working with the Platform Lead to plan and architect future revamps of the tech stack.
Proactive in solving engineering problems across a wide range of areas.

Reporting Line & Ways of Working 🧭

Reports directly to the Platform Lead, working closely day-to-day to shape and deliver the platform roadmap.
No on-call rotation for this role, and no plans to introduce one - the focus is on building resilient systems and processes that reduce the need for reactive firefighting in the first place.

What We're Looking For 🔍

A strategic thinker 🧠

Comfortable working alongside the Platform Lead and happy to wear many hats with support.
This is a mid-to-senior level role, we care far more about the scope and depth of what you've owned and delivered than ticking a specific years-of-experience box, so don't rule yourself out if your path here has been non-traditional.

Technical background 💻

Wide ranging experience across the DevOps, SRE or Platform Engineering space.
Adept at working with Typescript codebases, with a good understanding of YAML within the context of CI/CD pipelines.
Comfortable working with containers and container orchestration (we run our platform on AWS ECS). Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling such as CircleCI is a strong plus.
Experience debugging and understanding performance issues within Javascript, with a good understanding of functional programming.
Experience with Terraform or comparable IaC tooling. Terraform and Terragrunt are both part of our current stack, so familiarity with Terragrunt specifically is a plus.

Communication 🗣️

Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical team members.

Cloud ☁️

Strong cloud skills, AWS is a preference given our stack, but we recognise the overlap with other cloud providers so candidates from different backgrounds are welcome to apply.

About the Company

Zinc

Automates global background checks for hiring

Zinc provides a global background and reference checking platform that streamlines hiring by automating identity verification, criminal records checks, and employment history in 190 countries. The service integrates with existing Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and HRIS to reduce manual tasks for recruiters and hiring managers. Zinc emphasizes a candidate-friendly verification process while ensuring compliance and security, making it easier for teams to vet applicants and hire with confidence. Compared to others, Zinc differentiates itself through broad international screening coverage, seamless system integrations, and scalable automation that handles the complexities of background screening in a centralized software solution. The company’s goal is to simplify and secure the candidate vetting process, speeding up hiring while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Late Stage VC
Total funding: $10M
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2017

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