Location: Remote (Ukraine)

Your expertise:

• Experience in a similar position (Lead / Head of DevOps, DevOps Architect) of 5 years or more, including team management experience
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles and CI / CD best practices
• Strong technical background with at least one of the following languages: JavaScript / Go / Java / PHP / Python
• Good understanding of SQL / No-SQL databases, Message Brokers, and their principles
• Distributed systems understanding, principles & patterns
• Strong knowledge of Linux (provisioning, bash scripting, patching)
• Understanding Logging, Monitoring, Alerting
• Network fundamentals
• Proficient experience in Docker
• Production experience with one of the container orchestration systems, like Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, AWS ECS, etc.
• Mastery of AWS services and cloud architecture
• Familiarity with infrastructure as a code concept. Good knowledge of Terraform is required
• Proficient experience in CI / CD configuration (Jenkins is preferred)
• Understanding of Unit / Integration testing. Be ready to integrate automated quality in the usual development flow
• Proficient understanding of Git
• Understanding security basics (cryptography algorithms, authentication & authorization protocols, application security)
• Written English (read & write)
• Robust communication and instructional capabilities
• Superior planning and project management skills
• Excellent leadership skills, ability to inspire a team and build collaboration across departments

Will definitely be a plus:

• HashiCorp products experience such as Vault / Packer / Terraform CDK
• Dealing with security vulnerabilities in common operating systems, web, and applications, including knowledge of remediation procedures
• Practical experience with tools / services for Security in Cloud
• Understanding of the OWASP top 10
• Experience in writing technical documentation and planning
• Understanding fundamental principles of the Scrum / Kanban process

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to deal with top-notch technologies and approaches in a world-leader product company with millions of customers
• Opportunity to make a difference for online privacy, freedom of speech, and net neutrality
• Decent market rate compensation depending on experience and skills
• Developed corporate culture: no micromanagement, culture based on principles of truth, trust, and transparency
• “You build it, you own it” mentality in most contexts
• Support of personal and professional development
  • coverage of costs of external trainings, conferences, professional literature
  • support of experienced colleagues
  • in-house events and trainings
  • regular knowledge sharing in teams
  • English classes and speaking clubs
• Life-balance support
  • truly flexible schedule, no time-tracking at all
  • 25 working days of vacation
  • 5 days of paid sick leave per month (if necessary) without providing a medical certificate
  • generous maternity leave program
• Professionally strong environment, friendly and open atmosphere, ability to influence the product development and recognition for it

You will be involved into: 

• Strategic leadership of DevOps direction: developing and implementing DevOps strategy aimed at scaling infrastructure and improving CI / CD efficiency
• Team management: building, training, and developing DevOps team, implementing best practices and methodologies aimed at employee productivity and motivation
• Process optimization: analyzing current infrastructure deployment, monitoring, and management processes to improve the speed and reliability of software delivery
• Infrastructure management: ensuring the stability, performance, and security of the infrastructure and its readiness for increased workloads
• Collaborate with other departments: You will be working closely with our Architect, SRE, DBA, and Product development teams to align and implement new solutions
• Automation: implement and optimize automated processes to improve application deployment, testing, and monitoring