Job Description

Senior Platform Engineer  

The Role:

As our Senior Platform Engineer, you will join a team who strive to push cloud services to the maximum limit every day using cutting-edge technologies. If you are a highly self-motivated professional who embraces DevOps culture, has experience with AWS services and technologies and is passionate about learning, automating, innovating and working in a highly collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you!

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Initiate and actively drive the adoption of good patterns, structures and use of technologies for development and operations
• Investigate and identify practices and work that can benefit from automation 
• Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety and reliability
• Implement and coordinate implementation with the parties involved
• Develop and maintain existing /GitLab CI pipeline libraries
• Assist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for any issues that may arise
• Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry
• Provide senior-level, best practice recommendations and implementations to our Windows, Linux and Kubernetes hosting environments 
• Function as a mentor to junior team members, providing technical guidance and recommending continued learning opportunities to help them develop
• Educate fellow team members as well as Application Development Teams about the platforms used-for and hosted-by our team. Key tools and concepts in this space are: Gitlab, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Istio Service Mesh,  Kubernetes , Kafka, ELK
• Work with our Security team to remediate high-risk vulnerabilities and ensure the security of our environments are being scrutinised as appropriate for their use case 
• Offer services related to the above tasks and projects to any of the Companies of the Group as instructed by the Line Manager

Main requirements:

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline
• 7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud ( AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking  
• Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience 
• Solid Linux administration skills 
• Commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green / canary deployments, CI/CD pipeline management 
• Ability to self-motivate, study, and stay on-top of emerging technologies and trends, while meeting business deadlines 
• Experience with tools including: Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, New Relic

The following will be considered an advantage:

• Familiarity with database concepts
• Working experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS)
• Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience with ELK configuration and troubleshooting
• Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, etc.)

The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You

• Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge
• Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
• Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
• Final Connection – Final Interview

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality!

How to Apply

Kindly apply directly through our website to review your online application. 

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About Company

XM

XM is a leading international FinTech company, committed to shaping the future of online trading through innovative solutions. Established in 2009, XM has grown exponentially with a global team of over 1400 employees around the world. Headquartered in Cyprus, XM also operates from offices in Greece, UK, UAE, USA, South Africa, and Uruguay. Guided by its core values, Big. Fair. Human., XM consistently ranks as a top-rated workplace, having received Platinum accreditation from Investors In People, alongside consistent recognition as one of the top Best Workplaces™. 

If you're a motivated and passionate professional eager to contribute and grow, we welcome you to explore our current job openings and apply to be part of a team where your potential can truly shine. www.xm.com/careers