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Norway

Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

Kubernetes- Running 100+ Java, NodeJS and Python services at scale (10000 RPS).- Designing, building and maintaining supporting infrastructure, including Elasticsearch, Kafka, PostgreSQL etc.- Optimising workloads to improve application performance and reduce operating costs.- Debugging running applications to help engineers fix bugs quickly.CI/CD- Designing and building flexible pipelines, taking code changes from the build stage through to deployment.- Securely integrating 3rd party solutions into pipelines.- Improving engineering efficiency through automation and easy to use, repeatable configuration.- Improving security of software before it reaches production; utilising vulnerability scanning tools to shift left and help engineers write more secure code.DevSecOps- Expert in Google Cloud Platform. Operating in and supporting engineers using Compute Engine, GKE, BigQuery, CloudSQL, Logs Explorer, Firebase etc.- Utilising least privilege principles to secure business operations (minimise attack vectors and blast radius) with minimum impact on engineering efficiency.- Monitoring and alerting on infrastructure and applications to maintain up-time and catch emerging problems in production before they effect end-user performance.Project Management / Collaboration- Working across several engineering teams to find solutions to implementation challenges and help achieve project goals.- Running independent and assisting in collaborative projects. Managing epics, breaking them into tasks and delegating where appropriate. Identifying dependencies and adjusting tasks throughout the project to bring it to completion within deadlines.

Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

CI/CD, DevOps and Kubernetes

Southampton

Identification and diagnosis of issues on custom mobile application, front-end and back-end customer systems. Using technical and logical skills to perform root-cause analysis and provide solutions within strict SLAs. Installation and upgrading of customer systems and coordinating with the development and implementation teams to escalate cases.• Supporting core software and bespoke 3rd party integration to minimise disruption to live customer systems, interpreting C#, JavaScript and SQL error stack-traces and trace logging to troubleshoot support issues.• Querying and manipulating live databases using SQL to analyse customer data whilst maintaining GDPR compliance.• Providing detailed documentation for case escalation to 3rd line support and development teams.• Maintaining internal support documentation and propagating knowledge to team members and customers via SharePoint and Yammer to reduce support enquiries.• Installation and upgrading of customer systems to implement bug fixes and functionality.

Lymington

Systems administrator responsible for the upkeep and implementation of company IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, desktops, mobile, virtualisation and security. Developing in-house applications for engineers using .NET from the design stage through to post-development improvements and support.• Responsible for the day to day running of IT systems and supporting staff across a variety of platforms, e.g. Microsoft Server, Windows (98-10), Office, AD, WSUS, VMWare, Acronis, Atlassian, SQL, Linux, Spiceworks and bespoke engineering hardware / software.• Highly familiar with a range of networking and computer hardware with proven experience of ground-up installation, troubleshooting and maintenance.• Successfully developed Windows Forms .NET applications using VB, SQL, Access and Excel that are used daily by company employees.• Rolled out multi-site, centrally managed anti-virus system (Sophos) and subsequently upgraded and migrated into the new cloud managed environment.• Experience of installation, management and backup of VMWare based server infrastructure using vSphere and Veeam management systems.• Planned, implemented and maintained an intercompany information repository in the form of Atlassian Confluence, liaising with senior management and research engineers.