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Lead DevOps Engineer

Location: Wellington
Discipline: DevOps & Cloud Technologies
Job Type: Permanent
Date Posted: 05/04/2022
Reference: BH-295
Upper Echelon are looking for a true DevOps team lead. Our clients' small team needs lateral thinkers and keen all-rounders.
 
“Putting on the same jersey doesn’t make a team. You’re still a collection of individuals until you find a common goal.” - Harry Sinden

The company

A disruptor Fintech company that is shaking up the banking and fixed income industry. Until now, the corporate loan and bond market has remained largely untransformed by technological innovation. Out of the hands of everyday investors. 
This company is leading the way in opening this multi-trillion asset class to the masses. Their philosophy is one of market liberalisation and freedom of access to the best investments. We are looking for similarly minded people to join the firm as they expand. 
British Bank Awards award for Best Investments Provider 2018, 2019 and 2020. 
  • Obviously they support remote working!
  • Offices in London
  • A small but growing team in Wellington, New Zealand. 
  • An inclusive and supportive environment
The team takes pride in quality work and delivering on tight schedules whilst striving to produce scalable and maintainable code.

The role


The DevOps lead who motivates the team toward that common goal will find success. The team that feels like they are part of something, is no longer a collection of individuals.
 
A small team, so that means owning the code, deploying pipelines, infrastructure, logging, alerting etc. It’s an exciting year for this company, as they build out B2B partnerships and we want someone to come onboard - own the position,  and help us scale to meet the new challenges this year will bring.
 
What motivates the people on your team? Talk to them and get to know them, involve them in developing the overall strategy. Seek their input and make sure they feel they have ownership of the outcome. 

The person
 

There's no such thing as a DevOps team, it's an approach. You’ll be the evangelist for all things DevOps, evolution won't happen on its own, and the vital role here belongs to the person who is going to own and deliver that change. Your soft skills will be a strong asset.
Set priorities for development, drive continuous delivery disciplines, design deployment pipelines and maintain configuration management & automation tools. DevOps relies heavily on automated systems, and this role is a key influence. 
The stack -
  • AWS cloud 
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Services run on Docker/ECS
  • Gitlab pipelines for infra/code deploys
  • Infrastructure definition using Terraform
  • Application written in Python, using Django

How to apply

Apply now using the link below or contact Kizzy Sullivan on 021 090 13848 or Richard Alexander on 0212222082 with any questions.

Please only apply if you are currently in New Zealand and have the legal right to work.