
A.P.T Portfolio, a high frequency trading firm that specialises in Quantitative Trading & Investment Strategies.Founded in November 2009, it has been a major liquidity provider in global Stock markets.
As a manager, you would be incharge of managing the devops team and your remit shall include the following
- Private Cloud - Design & maintain a high performance and reliable network architecture to support HPC applications
- Scheduling Tool - Implement and maintain a HPC scheduling technology like Kubernetes, Hadoop YARN Mesos, HTCondor or Nomad for processing & scheduling analytical jobs. Implement controls which allow analytical jobs to seamlessly utilize ideal capacity on the private cloud.
- Security - Implementing best security practices and implementing data isolation policy between different divisions internally.
- Capacity Sizing - Monitor private cloud usage and share details with different teams. Plan capacity enhancements on a quarterly basis.
- Storage solution - Optimize storage solutions like NetApp, EMC, Quobyte for analytical jobs. Monitor their performance on a daily basis to identify issues early.
- NFS - Implement and optimize latest version of NFS for our use case.
- Public Cloud - Drive AWS/Google-Cloud utilization in the firm for increasing efficiency, improving collaboration and for reducing cost. Maintain the environment for our existing use cases. Further explore potential areas of using public cloud within the firm.
- BackUps - Identify and automate back up of all crucial data/binary/code etc in a secured manner at such duration warranted by the use case. Ensure that recovery from back-up is tested and seamless.
- Access Control - Maintain password less access control and improve security over time. Minimize failures for automated job due to unsuccessful logins.
- Operating System -Plan, test and roll out new operating system for all production, simulation and desktop environments. Work closely with developers to highlight new performance enhancements capabilities of new versions.
- Configuration management -Work closely with DevOps/ development team to freeze configurations/playbook for various teams & internal applications. Deploy and maintain standard tools such as Ansible, Puppet, chef etc for the same.
- Data Storage & Security Planning - Maintain a tight control of root access on various devices. Ensure root access is rolled back as soon the desired objective is achieved.
- Audit access logs on devices. Use third party tools to put in a monitoring mechanism for early detection of any suspicious activity.
- Maintaining all third party tools used for development and collaboration - This shall include maintaining a fault tolerant environment for GIT/Perforce, productivity tools such as Slack/Microsoft team, build tools like Jenkins/Bamboo etc
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters Level Degree, preferably in CSE/IT
- 10+ years of relevant experience in sys-admin function
- Must have strong knowledge of IT Infrastructure, Linux, Networking and grid.
- Must have strong grasp of automation & Data management tools.
- Efficient in scripting languages and python
Desirables
- Professional attitude, co-operative and mature approach to work, must be focused, structured and well considered, troubleshooting skills.
- Exhibit a high level of individual initiative and ownership, effectively collaborate with other team members.
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- Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company
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- Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to developer teams to build their cloud competencies
- Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design
- Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines
Job Description :
- Excellent understanding of Cloud Platform (AWS)
- Strong knowledge on AWS Services, design, configuration on enterprise systems
- Good knowledge on Kubernetes configuration, Dockers
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- Mentoring people across the teams to enable best practices
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What will you do if you join us?
- Write a lot of code
- Engage in a lot of cross-team collaboration to independently drive forward infrastructure initiatives and Devops practices across the org
- Taking Ownership of existing, ongoing, and future initiatives
- Plan Architecture- for upcoming infrastructure
- Build for Scale, Resiliency & Security
- Introduce best practices wrt Devops & Cloud in the team
- Mentor new/junior team members and eventually build your own team
You should have
- Curiosity for on-the-job learning and experimenting with new technologies and ideas
- A strong background in Linux environment
- Must have Programming skills and Experience
- Strong experience in Cloud technologies, Security and Networking concepts, Multi-cloud environments, etc.
- Experience with at least one scripting language (GoLang/Python/Ruby/Groovy)
- Experience in Terraform is highly desirable but not mandatory
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker is required
- Understanding of the Java Technologies and Stack
- Any other Devops related experience will be considered
Responsibilities:
- Writing and maintaining the automation for deployments across various cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Bring a passion to stay on top of DevOps trends, experiment, and learn new CI/CD technologies.
- Creating the Architecture Diagrams and documentation for various pieces
- Build tools and automation to improve the system's observability, availability, reliability, performance/latency, monitoring, emergency response
Requirements:
- 3 - 5 years of professional experience as a DevOps / System Engineer.
- Strong knowledge in Systems Administration & troubleshooting skills with Linux.
- Experience with CI/CD best practices and tooling, preferably Jenkins, Circle CI.
- Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/GCP or private cloud environments.
- Experience and understanding of modern container orchestration, Well-versed with the containerised applications (Docker, Docker-compose, Docker-swarm, Kubernetes).
- Experience in Infrastructure as code development using Terraform.
- Basic Networking knowledge VLAN, Subnet, VPC, Webserver like Nginx, Apache.
- Experience in handling different SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Mongo).
- Experience with GIT Version Control Software.
- Proficiency in any programming or scripting language such as Shell Script, Python, Golang.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment.
- AWS / Kubernetes Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect / CKA.
- Setup and management of a Kubernetes cluster, including writing Docker files.
- Experience working in and advocating for agile environments.
- Knowledge in Microservice architecture.
Roles and Responsibilities
- 5 - 8 years of experience in Infrastructure setup on Cloud, Build/Release Engineering, Continuous Integration and Delivery, Configuration/Change Management.
- Good experience with Linux/Unix administration and moderate to significant experience administering relational databases such as PostgreSQL, etc.
- Experience with Docker and related tools (Cassandra, Rancher, Kubernetes etc.)
- Experience of working in Config management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform etc.) is a plus.
- Experience with cloud technologies like Azure
- Experience with monitoring and alerting (TICK, ELK, Nagios, PagerDuty)
- Experience with distributed systems and related technologies (NSQ, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.) is a plus
- Experience with scaling data store technologies is a plus (PostgreSQL, Scylla, Redis) is a plus
- Experience with SSH Certificate Authorities and Identity Management (Netflix BLESS) is a plus
- Experience with multi-domain SSL certs and provisioning a plus (Let's Encrypt) is a plus
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BENEFITS: -
Competitive salary and stock options -
Premium medical benefits
LOCATION: - Remote (India)
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE -
Degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field -
At least 3-5 years of professional work experience as a
DevOps / test automation / deployment engineer -
Experience in agile software development methodologies
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: -
Design and development of scalable software test framework to automate test procedures - Perform health checks of existing sites periodically (manually and also developing a automation pipeline) - Manage per site software releases -
Generate release notes, user guides, technical documentation -
Perform upgrades/ downgrades (patch management) -
Generate and Manage configurations -
Suggest process improvements by interfacing with product owner -
File process/installation/deployment related issues & tracking them -
Verify customer-reported issues and translate them into technical tasks for development
REQUIREMENTS:
Following are must to have requirements, -
Automation frameworks like Selenium etc. -
Scripting languages like Perl, Python etc. -
Linux systems -
Version control system like git -
Issue tracking system like Jira -
Networking protocols -
Cloud infrastructure -
Ability to work individually and as part of a team with a sense of urgency -
Excellent communication skills in written and verbal English -
Great attention to detail
PREFERRED:
Following are good to have requirements, -
Knowledge in any of the programming languages like C, C++ etc.
Experience managing cloud-based (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, etc.) and in-house server infrastructure -
Familiarity with machine learning / artificial intelligence infrastructure -
Experience in data visualization and statistics -
Basic knowledge of hardware infrastructure containing routers, switches and others -
Familiarity with web & data securityDesign and development of scalable software test framework to automate test
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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS) |
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India /UK / Ukraine |
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Infrastructure Services Manager |
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The purpose of the role is to ensure high systems availability across a multi-cloud environment, enabling the business to continue meeting its objectives.
This role will be mostly AWS / Linux focused but will include a requirement to understand comparative solutions in Azure.
Desire to maintain full hands-on status but to add Team Lead responsibilities in future
Client’s cloud strategy is based around a dual vendor solutioning model, utilising AWS and Azure services. This enables us to access more technologies and helps mitigate risks across our infrastructure.
The Infrastructure Services Team is responsible for the delivery and support of all infrastructure used by Client twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The team’s primary function is to install, maintain, and implement all infrastructure-based systems, both On Premise and Cloud Hosted. The Infrastructure Services group already consists of three teams:
1. Network Services Team – Responsible for IP Network and its associated components 2. Platform Services Team – Responsible for Server and Storage systems 3. Database Services Team – Responsible for all Databases
This role will report directly into the Infrastructure Services Manager and will have responsibility for the day to day running of the multi-cloud environment, as well as playing a key part in designing best practise solutions. It will enable the Client business to achieve its stated objectives by playing a key role in the Infrastructure Services Team to achieve world class benchmarks of customer service and support.
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Operations · Deliver end to end technical and user support across all platforms (On-premise, Azure, AWS) · Day to day, fully hands-on OS management responsibilities (Windows and Linux operating systems) · Ensure robust server patching schedules are in place and meticulously followed to help reduce security related incidents. · Contribute to continuous improvement efforts around cost optimisation, security enhancement, performance optimisation, operational efficiency and innovation. · Take an ownership role in delivering technical projects, ensuring best practise methods are followed. · Design and deliver solutions around the concept of “Planning for Failure”. Ensure all solutions are deployed to withstand system / AZ failure. · Work closely with Cloud Architects / Infrastructure Services Manager to identify and eliminate “waste” across cloud platforms. · Assist several internal DevOps teams with day to day running of pipeline management and drive standardisation where possible. · Ensure all Client data in all forms are backed up in a cost-efficient way. · Use the appropriate monitoring tools to ensure all cloud / on-premise services are continuously monitored. · Drive utilisation of most efficient methods of resource deployment (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bootstrap) · Drive the adoption, across the business, of serverless / open source / cloud native technologies where applicable. · Ensure system documentation remains up to date and designed according to AWS/Azure best practise templates. · Participate in detailed architectural discussions, calling on internal/external subject matter experts as needed, to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment. · Take part in regular discussions with business executives to translate their needs into technical and operational plans. · Engaging with vendors regularly in terms of verifying solutions and troubleshooting issues. · Designing and delivering technology workshops to other departments in the business. · Takes initiatives for improvement of service delivery. · Ensure that Client delivers a service that resonates with customer’s expectations, which sets Client apart from its competitors. · Help design necessary infrastructure and processes to support the recovery of critical technology and systems in line with contingency plans for the business. · Continually assess working practices and review these with a view to improving quality and reducing costs. · Champions the new technology case and ensure new technologies are investigated and proposals put forward regarding suitability and benefit. · Motivate and inspire the rest of the infrastructure team and undertake necessary steps to raise competence and capability as required. · Help develop a culture of ownership and quality throughout the Infrastructure Services team.
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· AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional - REQUIRED · Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 – REQUIRED AS MINIMUM AZURE CERT · Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE ) - REQUIRED · Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge of designing, implementing and maintaining best practise AWS solutions. (To lesser extend Azure) · Proven examples of ownership of large AWS project implementations in Enterprise settings. · Experience managing the monitoring of infrastructure / applications using tools including CloudWatch, Solarwinds, New Relic, etc. · Must have practical working knowledge of driving cost optimisation, security enhancement and performance optimisation. · Solid understanding and experience of transitioning IaaS solutions to serverless technology · Must have working production knowledge of deploying infrastructure as code using Terraform. · Need to be able to demonstrate security best-practise when designing solutions in AWS. · Working knowledge around optimising network traffic performance an delivering high availability while keeping a check on costs. · Working experience of ‘On Premise to Cloud’ migrations · Experience of Data Centre technology infrastructure development and management · Must have experience working in a DevOps environment · Good working knowledge around WAN connectivity and how this interacts with the various entry point options into AWS, Azure, etc. · Working knowledge of Server and Storage Devices · Working knowledge of MySQL and SQL Server / Cloud native databases (RDS / Aurora) · Experience of Carrier Grade Networking - On Prem and Cloud · Experience in virtualisation technologies · Experience in ITIL and Project management · Providing senior support to the Service Delivery team. · Good understanding of new and emerging technologies · Excellent presentation skills to both an internal and external audience · The ability to share your specific expertise to the rest of the Technology group · Experience with MVNO or Network Operations background from within the Telecoms industry. (Optional) · Working knowledge of one or more European languages (Optional)
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Behavioural Fit: |
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· Professional appearance and manner · High personal drive; results oriented; makes things happen; “can do attitude” · Can work and adapt within a highly dynamic and growing environment · Team Player; effective at building close working relationships with others · Effectively manages diversity within the workplace · Strong focus on service delivery and the needs and satisfaction of internal clients · Able to see issues from a global, regional and corporate perspective · Able to effectively plan and manage large projects · Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills at all levels · Strong analytical, presentation and training skills · Innovative and creative · Demonstrates technical leadership · Visionary and strategic view of technology enablers (creative and innovative) · High verbal and written communication ability, able to influence effectively at all levels · Possesses technical expertise and knowledge to lead by example and input into technical debates · Depth and breadth of experience in infrastructure technologies · Enterprise mentality and global mindset · Sense of humour
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Role Key Performance Indicators: |
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· Design and deliver repeatable, best in class, cloud solutions. · Pro-actively monitor service quality and take action to scale operational services, in line with business growth. · Generate operating efficiencies, to be agreed with Infrastructure Services Manager. · Establish a “best in sector” level of operational service delivery and insight. · Help create an effective team. |










