My client (based in South-West Ireland but looking for a remote employee based anywhere in Ireland) is a long established technology provider servicing complex, high availability systems, processing significant numbers of API requests and financial transactions.
They have partnered with IT Search to speak to Engineers with strong Platform, AWS and Reliability experience who also have continued to remain active in the area of Java Development.
The role is to act as a Senior resource between the Platform/DevOps and backend development teams, understanding their existing deployment and reliability processes and adding improvements over the short term and designing and executing more longer term strategies.
Responsibilities
Work with Production, DevOps, Sys Admin and Development to understand and improve areas such as scalability, ongoing deployment, code quality and security
Maintain the operations of critical systems
Plan, execute and build automated environments
Manage ongoing Monitoring processes using Prometheus
Coordinate with production support in the diagnosis of and solution to production issues
Manage a series of ongoing projects leading to continuous improvement alongside various ad hoc projects as they arise
Liaise with Senior Management to suggest, create and execute performance improvements
Requirements:
10 years of post-grad commercial experience
Ongoing high level of experience in Java and AWS and related tools (Docker, Ansible etc.)
Exceptional communication skills
High level of comfort within a fast paced production environment
Ability and desire to work with multiple small teams, switching contexts regularly
Any exposure to mobile technologies will also be of interest
To learn more about the company, role and process, please forward your latest CV to arrange a confidential discussion or contact Ruadhri McGarry directly.
Please note we can only accept candidates who are eligible to work in the EU/EEA.