Hiring - Senior API DevOps Engineer - Wellington, New Zealand

chanakyajupudi · July 2014

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Senior API DevOps Engineer Job in Wellington - SEEK

[h=2]What about the role?[/h] API Talent is looking for experienced DevOps engineers who are capable of working directly with clients on customer facing projects to deliver the many benefits of AWS-based cloud solutions.
You will be working in the following areas (and more!):

Green field development of Amazon Web Services infrastructure (EC2, VPC, etc), i.e. looking at an existing service or data centre and then architecting a more effective solution in Amazon
DevOps: Custom system integration work with frameworks such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and Salt Stack
Other cloud computing technologies and platforms around RESTful API integration
Opportunity to develop and deploy in-house developed products

What are you responsible for?

Providing systems engineering services to a number of different internal and external customers - you will be taking a lead design role within a small group of engineers
Delivering customer migrations to the cloud - predominantly Amazon Web Services, including related scripting and systems integration work
Developing your skills across our core business lines and mentoring graduate DevOps engineers.

[h=2]What do you need to bring to the table?[/h] Personal Attributes

Attitude - if you're not full of energy and enthusiasm, there's no need to apply
You have a strong eye for detail, and are persistent (and consistent!) in achieving what you set out to achieve
You are highly numerate and analytical, and understand how to optimise numerical problems
You have a good business head, you are commercially aware of your impact on the business and you can prioritise accordingly
You are customer centric, and realise the value of providing excellent customer services
You get cloud computing, and know how it is changing the way that applications, services and business itself is run

Professional Attributes

First or upper second class honours degree (BSc/BEng) or Masters equivalent in Informatics, Engineering or Computer Sciences
A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience.
Excellent Linux and/or Microsoft system administration skills.
Scripting and Automation experience of Operating Systems and Services - Python and Ruby.
Internet technologies (mail systems, domain name systems, web services).
You prefer a command line to a GUI.
Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.
A strong command of English.

Solid enterprise AWS skills are rare so we are open to candidates who have come from a strong scripting background and infrastructure/network background.