Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology is used to identify criminal activity such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and enables organisations to enforce sanctions at scale to help combat rogue entities and state actors.
Team mission:
Our team enables the delivery of high-quality software to a variety of environments through technical skills, process implementation and software management, anchored in a continuous innovation culture.
What you’ll be doing:
As a DevOps Engineer at Ripjar you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and security of the infrastructure that underpins our development and operational services. You will play an active role in supporting and continuously improving our core infrastructure offering, providing a solid foundation upon which we can deliver cutting-edge solutions to our customers.
Key tasks:
- Automate the deployment, operation and maintenance of systems in a hybrid cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling.
- Administer systems and applications hosted on Linux-based systems.
- Design, deploy and maintain IP networks.
- Create robust automated solutions to allow development teams to self-serve routine infrastructure requests.
- Improve code security by integrating security testing tools into build and deployment pipelines.
- Implement effective monitoring of the reliability and security of applications and infrastructure services.
The successful candidate should have these skills:
We recognise that demonstrable skills in all these technologies is not easy to find. Don’t let that stop you from applying! We can work in partnership to identify your strengths and provide you with the training necessary to fill any gaps.
- Strong experience of administering and securing Linux hosts on both virtual and physical infrastructure.
- Extensive experience using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling, e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Helm.
- Experience of configuring, managing and securing public cloud infrastructure, e.g. AWS, Azure.
- Experience of administering containerised applications using Kubernetes and Docker..
- Experience of administering IP networking in a corporate environment.
- Experience of automating tasks using languages and tools such as Bash, Python, JavaScript, and GitHub Actions.
- Knowledge of how to effectively use security testing and monitoring tooling, e.g. SAST and SIEM products.
Candidates with the following background will be of particular interest:
- Experience contributing to incident response across a complex microservice-based application
- Application Security best practice including identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities in applications, designing secure software systems, and implementing robust security measures.
Why we think you’ll love it here
- Base Salary of up to £75,000 per year depending on skills and experience
- 25 days annual leave + Birthdays off, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service
- Fully remote working with occasional travel to Cheltenham.
- 35 hour working week
- Flexible working hours.
- Private Family Healthcare
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company contributions to your pension
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
- The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro
- There is a well-stocked pantry with food, snacks and drinks when in the office
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What We Do
Our mission: To help governments and organisations automate the detection, investigation and monitoring of threats from criminal activity.
