DevOps Engineer - AWS

JOB TITLE:              DevOps Engineer - AWS  

REPORTING TO: VP of Engineering

LOCATION:             Flexible  

Role Background  

valid8Me is a digital identity & client onboarding due diligence SaaS platform.

We are seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building, supporting, and optimizing our software development infrastructure, as well as automating deployment processes, and ensuring that our systems are running efficiently and reliably. You will play an essential part in the development of a game-changing product.

This is a hybrid role that will combine remote work with occasional in-office visits (Cork city centre). As our company continues to grow, we believe that having the flexibility to work from home is important, but we also recognize the value of in-person collaboration and teamwork. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is comfortable working remotely but can also join us in the office a few times a month. If you are a highly motivated and experienced professional who enjoys a flexible work environment and thrives on working as part of a team, we would love to hear from you!

Company Background  

We are valid8Me, building a world-class product development team with the mission to build a global de-facto digital identity for individuals and corporates. Innovation is central to everything we do; we embrace state-of-the-art technologies to empower every stage of our development lifecycle. Your colleagues are genuine, humble, inquisitive, and collaborative. We work hard while having a lot of fun along the way.  

We strive to create a place where all feel safe, empowered, engaged, championed, and inspired. Valid8Me is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.  

Your role in our team  

Contribute to the design and creation of secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure for a globally distributed FinTech application using the latest technologies  

Autonomously own and execute on complex problems within the team and engage in technical choices with stakeholders  

Ability to work very closely and integrate with the product engineering team to adopt a culture of change and to streamline software development, by managing and owning the entire automated build pipeline, DevOps toolchain and associated test environments from source control to software delivery.  

Safeguard the DevOps environment through strategies, policies, processes, and technology

Contribute to building a culture based on excellence - developing efficient, performant solutions, using standard design patterns and leveraging healthy engineering standards  

Your profile  

At least 3 years of experience in DevOps or a related field

Collaborator – share ideas, and documentation, and contribute to best practices across software architecture, DevOps/CI/CD) and technology strategy  

Conceptual thinker – ability to understand, extract, and document complex business and technical requirements/strategies  

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What you need to bring  

Experience in a similar DevOps role

Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS

A good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, Virtualisation, and Operating Systems  

Experience with core AWS technologies  

Strong communication skills to effectively communicate complicated subjects to both technical and non-technical audiences  

Proficient with one or more scripting languages: Bash, Terraform, etc.

Solid knowledge of Docker

Experience creating, maintaining build infrastructure, and supporting automated build pipelines in AWS.  

What else you could bring (Beneficial)  

Experience working with or delivering SaaS solutions and products  

Experience with Java and related technologies

Experience working with some of the following technologies: AWS ECS, CloudFormation, Kubernetes

Experience working in a globally distributed team  

*** Candidates must be based in Ireland to be considered for this role and must hold an EU Passport or Stamp 4/1G to be considered for this position ***    

When applying, please include your CV and any other relevant details you think we should know. Thank you!