Systems Software Engineer - Python, Linux, Cloud, DevOps

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Title: Software Engineer for Systems - Python, Linux, Cloud and DevOps

Location: Dublin city centre, Ireland

Type: There is 1 permanent role and 1 daily rate contract job

Length: 12 months daily rate (this just applies to contract job)

Benefits: Bonus, Family Health Insurance, Pension, Life Assurance, Tax saver ticket, Bike to work, complimentary daily lunches (this just applies to permanent)

Team: There will be 5 people on the team and a mix of permanent and contract.

Industry: Financial Services

Start Date: February 2018 (for contract), open for permanent.

We're seeking a talented, highly motivated software engineer with extensive experience in design, development and deployment of on premises and cloud based solutions who will be instrumental in the ongoing development of our best-in-class risk systems. The successful candidate will work closely with Development, Infrastructure and Platform Services teams to design and implement a deployment strategy for one of the most critical components of our internal risk modelling systems. This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible individual with an energetic and enthusiastic approach who wishes to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment.

If you are eager to work with a great team, to gain experience in deployment of high-performance risk modelling applications and push forward with technologies like Redis, RabbitMQ, React, Redshift, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Celery and various Python frameworks, this job is definitely for you!

Primary Responsibilities

* To design & implement a deployment strategy using mainstream cloud services provides including networking, security, data storage and transfer, automation and monitoring aspects.

* To design & implement a hybrid container infrastructure that will work on-premises and cloud providers.

* To support development teams with implementation of cloud-ready applications.

* To contribute to the technological and methodological direction of Risk Systems in support of business strategies.

The successful candidate will have:

* Commercial experience in medium-to-large scale cloud deployment of high-performance applications. The role requires the ability to deliver scalable, future-proof solutions, work with legacy code and integrate cross-platform systems.

* Passion for automation, testing, continuous delivery and choosing the best tool for the job.

* Solid Linux, scripting and networking background.

* Extensive experience Python development is advantageous.

* Experience with distributed system technologies, including RabbitMQ, RESTful web services, ELK stack, Flask, Celery or similar.

* Web development skills using AngularJS, React or similar JavaScript frameworks is a plus.

* Good knowledge of deployment and configuration options for relational databases (MS SQL Server, Postgres, Actian Matrix) and NoSQL stores (Redis, Mongo).

* Experience of using Ansible (or similar configuration management tools).

* Experience of building/retrofitting effective instrumentation (monitoring/metrics) for existing applications is advantageous

* General problem solving mentality. The ability to collaborate with different teams on solutions for a variety of different business, code & data related problems.

* Strong communication skills.

* Prior experience in working in Financial Services/Insurance industry is a plus.

If you are interested in this position please email your CV to me or give me a call to discuss further. If you are successful then you will get a response within 3 working days.

NOTE: You must be an EU resident or have a valid STAMP 4 for visa to qualify for this role. Given the tight internal business deadline on this project, and the timescales involved in processing work card/permit applications, regrettably we will not be offering work permit sponsorship for this role.

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