Sr DevOps Engineer - Platforms Team

🎯 Atlys' mission is to enable every person on earth to travel freely.

At Atlys, we believe that the path to creating a more open world is by making it efficient to travel. Travelers cite visas as the most frustrating pain point, and we're starting by automating that completely. We're looking for talented people who are interested in building the future of travel alongside us.

Building technology to increase global movement liquidity will be one of the most exciting developments in decades. If you are curious why the smartest people want to work at Atlys, read this post.

We’re looking for engineers with grit and vision who want to build a modern platform to make travelling efficient and delightful. This role is critical in achieving our goals - expanding coverage to support more destinations worldwide, automating entire processes and reducing support volume to offer a truly self-serve experience. We talk to customers daily, ship code several times a day, and measure every little interaction!

The Job

• Infrastructure Development and Management: Design, implement, and manage robust and scalable infrastructure solutions, ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability.
• Automation and Optimization: Implement automation tools and frameworks to optimize operational processes. Monitors system performance, optimizing and modifying systems as necessary
• Security and Compliance: Ensure infrastructure security by implementing industry best practices and compliance requirements. Respond to and mitigate security incidents and vulnerabilities.

Requirements

• Infrastructure Management:
  • Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure on GCP and AWS
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
  • Optimize infrastructure for performance, cost, and security.
  • Deployment and Automation:
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment using tools like  Terraform, and Kubernetes.
    
• Security and Compliance
  • Implement security best practices to safeguard against threats, including firewalls, encryption, and VPNs.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) through regular audits and assessments.
  • Develop and maintain incident response plans for security breaches and other emergencies.
• Collaboration and Communication
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, QA, and product teams to align on goals and deliverables.
  • Document processes and create runbooks for operational procedures.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Evaluate and implement new tools and technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our DevOps processes.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in DevOps and cloud computing.

The ideal candidate

• 2+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer at a technology company, with a strong understanding of modern web application development.
• Strong experience with GCP , Kubernetes
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• -Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD tools Github & CircleCI.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Knowledge of working with various data storage solutions, like relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra), and caching systems (Redis, Memcached).
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and a disciplined approach to version control, preferably with Git.
• Ability to work collaboratively within engineering and across functional teams
• Passion for delivering high-quality and powerful products while championing technical excellence
• Strong problem-solving skills and a dedication to crafting clean, reliable, and highly maintainable code
• Experience with test-driven development and pair programming
• A mindset that embraces tradeoffs in technologies and programming languages, with a willingness to learn new technologies as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog.
• Experience in a SaaS environment, particularly in Field Service Management or related industries.