Dev-Ops Engineer

Real Time Payments
Mastercard technologies leverage years of experience by our acquired company VocaLink which built and runs the engine which powers the UK’s real-time payments, settlements and direct debit systems
We process over 90 percent of salaries, more than 70 percent of household bills and almost all state benefits in the UK! We are leveraging all that deep experience and knowledge to build real time payment services and systems for our worldwide customer base
Essentially, we are building critical national infrastructure and you are part of the team

Do you want…

Do you want to be a part of a collaborative environment?
Do you want to join a global team with a passion for learning and improvement?
Are you motivated to be a part of driving a world beyond cash?
Are you motivated to join an industry transitioning to a world of cloud technologies and leading edge?
Your part…

You will be a member of a multi-discipline cross-functional agile teams as well as part of a central dev-ops practise

Working within the DevOps Guild to ensure consistency of approach and knowledge share across products
Enabling product teams to move fast into production
Integrating network, infrastructure and operations concepts to deliver our products
Writing exemplary, well tested code as and when necessary

You are a DevOps expert skilled in the cultural and technical principles & practices of the DevOps movement with experience of implementing DevOps approach and associated tools within an organisation
You have a desire to continually improve your own skills and the ability to transfer those skills to others and, of course, you love seeing your software in production

Your Duties…

Enable product teams through implementation of deployment pipelines and deployment strategy from dev to production in a cloud based environment, on premise and hybrid
Leads and manages complex initiatives and projects; defines workflows and timeframes to support specifications and guidelines
Applies deep knowledge of companies operations and automation best practices to identify potential risks and provide strategy and implementation solutions; Leads and performs intelligent automation procedures and is aware what tools to use in order to ensure accuracy and completeness around resolving issues and communicating implications
Applies deep understanding of DevOps best practices to assess areas of improvement and identify best tools for implementing better scaling, self-service, virtualization, and integration
Provides input into design of automation for full infrastructure deployment; manages review of and tests for compatibility and integration processes needed to connect with other devices
Develops and implements maintenance plans to address technical issues; seeks opportunities for improvement and efficiency
Applies technical capabilities within own discipline to coach and develop junior employees

Who would suit this position:
(Technologies mentioned are only examples)
Ability to solve complex problems

Strong desire to build a culture of continuous improvement and to drive autonomous engineering teams

Mastery of the diverse tool kit from source management (GIT), operating systems (Linux), complete build pipeline (Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory), deployment (Ansible, Chef)

Deep understanding and practical expertise on infrastructure as code using Docker with orchestration such as Kuberenetes and Ansible

Strong working knowledge of building and managing environments in AWS/Azure as well as deploying complex high available real time systems into those environments

Understands the limitations of the various technologies and is tool agnostic

Being able to work in a fast paced and challenging environment with being part of virtual teams with colleagues around the globe

This opportunity is ideal for somebody who enjoys success, has a passion for testing, development and design
The individual must have a great attitude and be looking to make a difference and continually upgrade their skills with changing technologies