DevOps Automation Engineer

Our client is a leading multinational forex trading organization. They are looking for an experienced DevOps Automation Engineer. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of contemporary DevOps tools and practices, proficiency in coding (particularly in GoLang), experience with databases, and a basic knowledge of network fundamentals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develop and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines to facilitate seamless software deployment.
2. Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and others.
3. Continuously monitor and enhance the performance, scalability, and security of systems.
4. Collaborate with development teams to improve code integration, deployment processes, and system configuration.
5. Create scripts and small applications in GoLang to automate tasks and resolve operational issues.
6. Manage and optimize database systems.
7. Contribute to backup planning, performance tuning, and scaling of database infrastructure.
8. Implement and maintain monitoring tools (such as Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure system reliability.
9. Proactively identify and address infrastructure and application performance issues.
10. Lead incident response efforts and participate in on-call rotations as necessary.
11. Partner with development, QA, and networking teams to ensure alignment with project objectives.
12. Promote DevOps best practices including version control, continuous testing, and agile workflows.
13. Stay informed about network infrastructure elements like load balancing, firewalls, and VPN configurations.
14. Collaborate with the network team to ensure optimal and secure network setups.
15. Apply security best practices across all DevOps processes to safeguard company data and systems.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
2. Demonstrated experience as a DevOps Engineer/Specialist in a fintech or high-availability setting.
3. In-depth knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
4. Experience working with cloud platforms and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
5. Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language, with GoLang being a preferred skill.
6. Practical experience in managing and optimizing databases.
7. Solid foundation in network basics including TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing concepts.
8. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
9. Familiarity with other databases like MySQL or ClickHouse.