Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About Us

Duco is making waves! Businesses in the digital economy succeed or fail based on their ability to deal with masses of data and complexity quickly and efficiently, and many of the world’s leading companies trust Duco with the management of their complex, mission-critical data.  Duco brings together data quality, reconciliation, data prep and management in one agile, cloud-based platform.

Headquartered in  London, with offices in New York, Boston, Wroclaw, Singapore, and Antwerp. Duco serves clients across the globe. Our customers include over 15 of the largest global international banks as well as brokers, exchanges, asset managers, hedge funds, administrators, service providers and corporates.

About the role
We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to be a part of our Platform Team. You will play an SME role in our Platform team, you’ll get to work across a wide range of systems, environments & technologies. As a team, we’re responsible for designing and building our infrastructure, networking, cloud services and kubernetes clusters - and supporting the packaging and deployment of our applications and products. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that the systems are secure, scalable and reliable - and that the platform is able to grow to meet the increasing demand of our customer base.

What you will be working on:

• Proactively manage infrastructure capacity to ensure the cloud infrastructure is scalable and robust enough to handle future needs of the company.
• Tackle complex issues affecting the company's computing infrastructure by devising and implementing long-term solutions.
• Conduct thorough maintenance and patching of the infrastructure estate, including strategizing efforts to refactor existing solutions for enhanced performance and scalability.
• Develop and implement new features and services to significantly improve the platform's infrastructure, focusing on innovative solutions and optimizations.
• Manage critical out-of-hours interventions during on-call rotations, providing expert troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Play a key role in managing the integration and utilisation of CrossPlane and Helm, ensuring optimal deployment and configuration practices.

Ideally, you will have:

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in public cloud infrastructure, with extensive expertise in AWS.
• At least 3 years of production experience running and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters, with significant responsibilities regarding their optimization and management, including advanced use of Helm.
• Expertise with DevOps tooling (Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, etc.), leading initiatives and improvements in this area, with GitLab CI and/or GitHub Actions as a plus.
• Proficiency in advanced scripting or programming languages (Bash, Python, Golang) and the ability to mentor others in these technologies.
• Advanced experience with Linux-based systems, capable of leading security and performance optimizations.
• A strategic and creative approach to problem-solving, capable of proposing innovative solutions and improvements.
• Relevant Kubernetes, AWS, and CrossPlane certifications highly valued.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, propose solutions and strategies, and lead projects involving multiple stakeholders.

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Our benefits 

• An attractive salary in a range of PLN  260 000 - 320 000 gross aligned to your skills and experience. Reviewed annually
• Private medical care packages: individual, partner or family 
• B2B contract is an option
• Multisport card
• Life insurance package
• A success-sharing bonus scheme, so we recognise and reward your effort
• 600 PLN annual allowance to help you make the best of your home working environment
• Unlimited annual holiday, because we trust our people to manage their own time off
• Flexibility around working hours, as long as you’re delivering what’s needed
• Flexible working policy, including work from home opportunities
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 6 weeks per country per year
• Enhanced family leave provisions
• Personal learning and development opportunities (annual dedicated budget)
• Referral bonus if we hire someone great who you’ve recommended to us
• An Employee Equity Purchase Scheme, so you have a personal investment in the success of the company
• Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year awards
• 4 Volunteering days off that can be used flexibly based on the employee’s choice of initiative

Want to do a little more research before you apply?

Head over to our Glassdoor page to learn about our benefits, culture and to find out what our team thinks about life at Duco.  You can also find out more about us on LinkedIn 

Disclaimer 

Because we are committed to inclusivity, we strive to provide equitable opportunities for everyone. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know at talent@du.co. Include your contact information, the role you're applying for, and how we can accommodate you.

During the interview process and after hire, Duco does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status, national origin, age, disability, religion or creed, socioeconomic background or status, size, or any other protected characteristic.