DevOps IT Officer

The IT Officer role, specialised in CI/CD, DevOps practices, and AWS cloud infrastructure, is pivotal in steering the organisation's IT strategy towards innovation, efficiency, and agility. This position involves a comprehensive blend of responsibilities aimed at enhancing the software development lifecycle, optimising IT operations, and leveraging cloud technologies for scalable and resilient infrastructure.

This role is designed for a forward-thinking IT professional who is passionate about leveraging technology to drive business value, enhance operational efficiency, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Our mission 3S Money is reinventing international business banking. Founded in 2018, our mission is to help growing businesses send, receive and exchange money in over 190 countries. With offices in five countries and over 200 employees, you’ll be joining a high-energy, high-impact team that’s achieved profitability and has a wealth of opportunity ahead.

Our culture At 3S Money, we believe in caring personally, staying curious and making an impact through collaboration not competition. Our culture is genuinely transparent with minimal hierarchy and a commitment to each employee’s professional growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Cloud Infrastructure Management (AWS):
  • Managing and optimising AWS cloud resources, including compute instances (EC2), storage services (S3, EBS, etc.), and databases (RDS, DynamoDB) to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
  • Leveraging AWS managed services and tools for monitoring, security, and compliance to maintain the health and security of the cloud environment.
• CI/CD Pipeline Management:
  • Designing, setting up, and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the software development and deployment process.
  • Collaborating with development teams to integrate code into a shared repository frequently, facilitating automated builds and tests, thereby reducing integration issues and improving software quality.
• DevOps Practices Implementation:
  • Implementing and promoting DevOps culture and practices within the organisation to enhance collaboration between development, operations, and other stakeholders.
  • Automating the IT infrastructure provisioning and deployment process to increase efficiency, reduce manual errors, and speed up the delivery of applications.
• Security and Compliance in the Cloud:
  • Implementing and managing security policies and practices in the cloud environment, including identity and access management (IAM), network security, and encryption, in compliance with AWS best practices and regulatory requirements.
  • Utilising AWS tools and services for security monitoring, threat detection, and compliance auditing to protect sensitive data and resources.
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability:
  • Designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) strategies on AWS, leveraging services like Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments, Amazon Route 53, and AWS Auto Scaling to ensure business continuity.
• Performance Monitoring and Optimisation:
  • Utilising AWS monitoring tools like Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SecurityHub, and third-party solutions to monitor application and infrastructure performance like Zabbix, OpenSearch, Splunk.
• Data Security and Backup:
  • Implementing and managing security solutions to protect systems and data from cyber threats, including viruses, malware, and breaches.
  • Ensuring regular backups of organisational data are performed and tested for recovery in case of data loss.

About you, you have

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or relevant Courses and Training
• Cloud Platforms: Proficient knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, IAM, VPC) is essential. Familiarity with other cloud services (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform) can be a plus.
• CI/CD and DevOps Tools: Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, CircleCI). Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies is also important.
• Programming and Scripting: Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (Python, Bash) is necessary for automation and integration tasks.
• Networking and Security: Understanding NIST framework and CIA model
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• English Strong verbal and written communication skills
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in IT, implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, and applying DevOps practices.

In return for your hard work:

💰 Competitive Salary + plus stock options (after 12 months) & benefits
💻 Hybrid working setup in our wonderful city-centre office.
📚 We foster non-BAU projects in our team, we want you to explore new avenues and expand your expertise to benefit your professional pathway & our teams.
And much, much more….

Our commitment to you We are an equal opportunities employer. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience, skills, and personality. Our passion and focus will always be to work with the best people. We’re creating services for everyone, so it’s imperative we work with everyone. Our diverse team has been the foundations to our success in building more efficient products, making better decisions and establishing an all-inclusive place to work. Applicants of all backgrounds are hugely encouraged to apply and discover the 3S way.