Lead DevOps Engineer

MasterCard ,
London, Greater London
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Who is Mastercard? We are the global technology company behind the world's fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities. Job Title Lead DevOps Engineer About the role: MasterCard is in the process of transforming to an Agile culture which is bringing about a reorganisation of the technical engineering teams. In concert, we are building upon our industry leading knowledge to develop our Real Time Platforms. The DevOps Engineer is responsible for working within a product focussed Engineering Group. You will be focussed on: 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 Customer focussed delivery 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. Together, you will be part of a team who will plan and shape the route DevOps takes within the organisation Role 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 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 Performs technical analysis of complex software, hardware, and transmission facility using various diagnostic tools Applies technical capabilities within own discipline to coach and develop junior employees Provides input into performance appraisal process for some junior employees or team members All about you: Strong experience of working within Agile frameworks - Scrum and Kanban Strong experience in a cloud based environment, e.g. one of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Strong experience of Infrastructure As Code automation in a container based environment Strong experience using a container schedule and orchestration framework such as Kubernetes, Mesos etc. Ability to design build and implement a CI server - such as Jenkins, Maven/Gradle Drive issue resolution and root cause identification Able to orchestrate the build and deployment of a container environment including zero downtime and blue/green deployments - using tools such as Ansible/Chief/Puppet Able to design and implement centralised monitoring solutions including logging, monitoring, alerting. Experience with complex software, hardware, and transmission facility using various diagnostic tools Demonstrated extensive experience in several highly specialized phases of Platform Services Experience with various private, public and hybrid platforms, continuous integration or delivery as a service, DevOps and distributed computing Experience supporting cross-functional leadership to ensure project objectives and deadlines are met Extensive IT experience across the full SDLC Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to listen, present and communicate solutions clearly and concisely with technical and non-technical audiences Strong problem solving skills Understanding of solution trade-offs such as cost, scope, timescale, and balance between long-term strategic and short-term pragmatic considerations Ability to work at a professional level with little management direction and leadership Drive a culture of continuous improvement to raise the quality of deliverables Act as a mentor to less experienced engineers and be responsible for up skilling where required Identify opportunities to strengthen organisational processes, tools and ways of working Strong hands on knowledge of Unix / Linux Strong experience scripting solutions in Python Strong knowledge of the Infrastructure As Code tool Terraform Strong knowledge of the build tool Maven Strong knowledge of at least one RDBMS, e.g. Oracle / MySql / PostgreSQL Ability to build a network in AWS or Azure Experienced with administering Docker containers Experienced with administering a container orchestrator and scheduler, e.g. one of Ku

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