Description
Blockchain technology is changing the way individuals and organisations interact with each other
And Quant is leading this revolution
We’ve already developed the world’s first blockchain API Gateway which both connects enterprise applications to DLTs and interconnects DLTs together
Now, we’re building on this platform (called Quant Overledger) to help governments, organisations and individuals across the globe benefit from the true potential of incredibly powerful technology
Headquartered in London, Quant Network is a member of the Oracle global start-up ecosystem, and an Amazon AWS partner
It’s an exciting mission: developing a technology that is truly changing the way the world connects
But it’s challenging, too
Which is why we’re looking to expand our Engineering Team
We need the support of people who not only share our vision but who are intellectually flexible and tenacious; people who revel in problem-solving
People who can think laterally and challenge norms
The role
This is a senior-level role
Focusing on platform IAC with team leadership and coaching
Responsibilities
- Leading the platform team to maintain and grow the infrastructure
- Code reviews of other team members
- Involved in planning and design meetings
- Lead docking the platform and application into alternative clouds from AWS
- Review plan and implement DR processes
- Manage team availability and cross training of technologies
- Implement DLT Node resilience
Key skills
- Experience in Linux (Alpine/Ubuntu), Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, ELB), Jenkins, Jenkins X, Helm, IAC
- AWS Devops Engineer or AWS Solutions Architect certified
- AWS or Oracle certified
(AWS Devops Engineer/Solutions Architect)
(Oracle Certified Master (OCM), PaaS or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) - Inter-site/cloud/on-prem networking configuration (including use and configuration of IPSEC over VPN)
- Experience with continuous integration and deployment processes and working on both greenfield and existing architectures (including strong Git, GitHub experience)
- Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of security and disaster recovery best practices for enterprise grade solutions
- 5+ years commercial experience of DevOps/Infrastructure engineering (preferably in financially regulated businesses such as the Banking or Insurance market)
- Ability to rapidly understand & document an existing process and provide actionable improvements in the short and medium term
Personal strengths
- Knowledge of at least one of: R3 Corda/Hyper Ledger Fabric/Ethereum and/or demonstratable interest in DLT/Blockchain or related technologies and business applications
- Knowledge of any of RabbitMq, EMS, Kafka, MongoDB/Stitch
- Exposure to test-driven and behaviour-driven development, test automation, secure by design approach
The team
At Quant, you’ll join a highly engaged and motivated Engineering department, working in one of the most genuinely exciting – and challenging – areas of technology today
Currently, our small teams are 100% remote (temporarily due to Covid-19) and employ high-quality and meticulous Agile practices and iterative development
All of our developers are intellectually agile, inquisitive and curious, love a challenge, are instinctive collaborators and love to continuously develop their skills
The technology and tools you will be using
Tools: Helm, Git, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, Postman, Clubhouse and Miro
Tech Stack: Spring Boot, Java, JS, NodeJS , PHP and VueJS
Platform: Kubernetes, AWS, Oracle
Databases: Mongo and Postgres, amongst others
The rewards
Not only will you be working with a small, but rapidly growing, team, in one of the most genuinely exciting – and challenging – areas of technology today, but we are committed to the philosophy of CPM (continuous performance management)
This not only helps us to develop team performance that will keep us at the leading edge of the technology, but ensures that every employee has the opportunity to maximise personal development and career growth
We also offer competitive salary, and an agile working environment
At Quant Network, we’re looking for people who see things differently, are intellectually agile, inquisitive and curious, and who are instinctive collaborators
If you think this sounds like you, then we’d like to hear from you
The perks
At Quant we are committed to employee physical and mental well-being, not only will you have unlimited access 24/7 to our employee assistance program, but you will also have access to free online fitness classes; free online GP services; healthy eating plans; as well as discounts on other gym memberships and equipment amongst other discounts
We believe in different
Quant Network is built on difference
Our technology is different; our vision of connectivity is different; our developers think differently
That’s why we’re committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace
And it’s not just passive support: empty words to bolster a corporate brand
It’s active support, evidenced by facts such as that our workforce is approximately 50% female, and that we have a truly international team, with over 10 languages spoken
Basically, we welcome anyone who can contribute to helping us achieve our mission – to change the way the world connects
Job Reference: QN-LON-E-2021002
Contact: recruitment@quant
network
Application close date: 28 Feb 2021