Remote DevOps Engineer

Description:

• As a DevOps Engineer, you will maintain AWS environments and be responsible for process automation.
• You will design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that are elastic, auto-scaling, compliant, secured, and highly available.
• This role involves adopting and promoting best practices, bleeding edge technologies, and trends in a cross-functional team.
• You will collaborate with a team skilled in full stack software engineering, infrastructure, and quality assurance to support product development and operations.
• Your tasks will include architecting and implementing compliant, efficient, secure, and auditable CI/CD and application infrastructures.
• You will promote Infrastructure-as-Code and select tools, standards, and best practices for automation.
• You should have a strong background in CI/CD design and tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Bitbucket pipeline, and GitHub.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana is required.
• Knowledge of networking, load balancing, and system performance tuning is essential.
• Familiarity with Microservice and Serverless architectures is expected.
• You should have good knowledge of databases and clustering, including SQL and NoSQL.
• An instinctive desire to automate, script, and codify infrastructure and processes is necessary.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Ruby is required.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git and GitHub/Bitbucket is important.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker is needed.
• Experience in AWS Cloud environment, including CloudFormation, VPC, EC2, and various AWS services, is essential.
• You should have a proven track record in maintaining mission-critical high-load production systems with a 99.999% SLA.
• Optimizing AWS cloud infrastructure for cost, performance, and scalability is part of the role.
• You will build and maintain scalable infrastructure using AWS tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, and AWS CDK.
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and cloud security models is required.

Requirements:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field is required.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect are preferred.
• You should have 4+ years of working experience in a technical hands-on DevOps role.
• Demonstrable experience in supporting mission-critical systems is necessary.
• Experience in a high-growth environment and other cloud platforms (Azure, Google) is a bonus.
• Experience in payments and working with PCI compliant environments (PCI-DSS, etc.) is also a plus.
• You should possess attributes such as a love for challenging the status quo, the ability to work autonomously yet collaboratively, and a logical and mature approach to engineering principles.
• A calm demeanor under pressure and a willingness to share knowledge are important traits.

Benefits:

• You will be part of something significant from the outset and see your design work recognized.
• The position offers a balanced, progressive, and supportive work environment.
• A competitive salary and a package that includes equity from an early stage are provided.
• You will enjoy excellent parental leave and other leave entitlements.
• The role is fully remote, allowing for flexibility in your work environment.
• There will be an annual get-together with the team and endless learning and development opportunities.
• Plenty of remote-friendly fun and social opportunities are available, fostering team cohesion.
• You will have the ability to influence and shape the future of Zeller as the company scales both domestically and globally.
• Being part of one of Australia’s most exciting scale-ups is a unique opportunity.