Platform Engineer at Valstro

Job Description:

What will you be doing?

• Working with the engineering team to define and automate core cloud infrastructure. - Our current stack includes Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, and Node.js
• Defining and implementing external connectivity, market data and service-to-service - messaging solutions
• Implementing infrastructure as code
• Defining and implementing cloud security policies
• Participating in CI/CD pipeline design and deployment using Github Actions
• Managing cloud costs + performance and providing direction to senior leadership
• Learning and teaching – keeping your skills current and sharing your cloud knowledge - with others is a big part of the role
• Managing cloud services using cloud vendor tools (e.g., AWS Management Console, Azure Portal etc.)

What you need to bring:

A good portion of the following:

• Hands-on engineering experience with at least one of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Real-world experience delivering infrastructure-as-code in a production context (Terraform, Cloud Formation, Helm, etc.)
• Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes or other containerization and orchestration technologies
• Hands-on programming experience with a major language (Go, Python, Typescript, etc.)
• Experience with DevOps tools for CI/CD: version control (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Experience with implementation of security best practices or a strong security mindset
• Understanding of Linux system administration and networking concepts

Interview Process

• 1st - Speak to our Head of Talent (Roland) - (20mins)
• 2nd - Speak to our Lead Engineer - (1 hour)
• 3rd - Speak to our Director of Technology - (1 hour)
• 4th - Speak to our CTO - (30mins)