Senior DevOps Engineer

ICEO; Warwick; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

About the role:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will primarily focus on Linity,our global-facing educational platform for the crypto space, while also providing critical infrastructure support for Veneos, a shared backend foundation for the organization. You’ll take full ownership of the platform’s cloud resources, employing best practices in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration, CI/CD, and monitoring. Your expertise will be key in empoweringengineering teams to deliver faster and more reliably.

About us:

Linity is an educational platform geared towards crypto enthusiasts of all levels—from newcomers to advanced traders. It focuses on bridging the knowledge gap with guides, project reviews, airdrop, NFT opportunities, and up-to-date market insights. The platform emphasizes community-driven learning, real-time market data, and secure navigation through top-quality Web3 projects.

Veneos is a modular backend platform that serves as a common foundation across multiple ICEO projects. It provides essential services so ourdevelopers can focus on building unique business logic rather than re-inventing core functionalities. Veneos streamlines backend processes and ensures that critical features like logging, security, and scalability are baked into every project from the start.

What you will do:

• Design, maintain, and evolve infrastructure by leading both high-level and low-level designs in GCP and GKE to ensure performance, security, availability, and reliability at every layer
• Optimize cloud resources by monitoring and managing usage for cost efficiency without compromising performance
• Implement monitoring and incident response by setting up comprehensive logging and alerting systems to minimize downtime
• Streamline CI/CD by collaborating with development teams and offering ongoing support for software delivery
• Plan backup and disaster recovery by devising robust failover and high-availability strategies
• Document and share knowledge by creating clear records of all implemented solutions
• Prototype and innovate by exploring emerging technologies and assessing new observability and automation tools for scalability, security, and performance improvements
• Automate the development lifecycle by building and maintaining toolchains that speed and stabilize software releases
• Balance security and flexibility to support safe yet efficient teamwork
• Engage in cross-team collaboration to ensure seamless coordination of infrastructure goals, andmentor and train fellow engineers to foster continuous learning
• Participate in agile routines like daily stand-ups and planning sessions to adapt effectively to evolving requirements
  

What we expect from you:

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or similar role.
• 7+ years of overall IT experience.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, GoLang, C++, or Java).
• Solid experience with Terraform for IaC.
• Hands-on skills with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, OpenTelemetry) and logging pipelines (Kibana, Elasticsearch).
• Expertise in Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes (preferably on GCP) and Helm.
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and version control (Bitbucket Pipelines, ArgoCD).
• Solid understanding of Linux systems administration (Debian/Ubuntu).
• Experience with Kafka, Redis, Nginx in a production environment.
• Practical knowledge of designing and operating scalable, secure infrastructure (e.g., KEDA, HPA, affinity rules).
• Experience deploying Node.js/Next.js applications at scale.
• A keen interest in crypto/blockchain, DeFi, and decentralized technologies.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Argo CD and Argo Rollouts
• Experience with Apache HTTP Server, OpenVPN, or advanced networking (LAN/WAN, Firewall, Load Balancers)
• PostgreSQL administration and optimization skills
• Exposure to SSO and Okta for secure identity management

Why it’s worth a try:

• Remote-first company - we enable you to work from anywhere in the world.
• Flexible working hours - we have core working hours between 11 am and 3 pm CET, offering you the opportunity to choose when you work outside of those hours
• 38 days of paid vacation leave, and 14 days of sick leave
• Join a forward-thinking team where you have the autonomy to make your own choices and explore new ideas.

Our tech stack & methodologies:

• Automation & IaC: Bash, Python, GoLang, Terraform
• Observability: Elasticsearch, Kibana, FluentD; Prometheus, Grafana; Jaeger, Grafana Tempo
• CI/CD: Bitbucket Pipelines, ArgoCD
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• Security: SOPS, Okta, TFsec, Trivy, Istio
• Stateful Services: PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Redis Sentinel, Kafka, NATS
• Networking: Nginx, Ingress-Nginx
• Collaboration: Slack, Google Meet, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket