Senior DevOps Engineer

Who We Are

Venatus is an award-winning, global ad-tech platform that connects advertisers to the exclusive audiences of 250+, world renowned gaming and entertainment publishers. We are tech-first. We are gamers. We are the difference makers. Because when it comes to helping the world’s most recognisable brands such as EA, Nintendo and Rovio produce outstanding advertising campaigns, our in-house creative team alongside our direct and programmatic ad-sales have an unrivaled track-record.

Our investment from leading private equity firm, LivingBridge makes this an exceptionally exciting time to join the company. Venatus has ambitious growth and expansion plans, launching new products and opening even more international offices. London is our HQ with regional offices in New York, LA, Canada, Sydney, Seoul and the Philippines.

Why you should work with us

Venatus is an extremely ambitious company and we pride ourselves on our open and supportive culture. Our talented employees stay loyal to our business due to the regular learning opportunities and experience of working directly with industry experts. We empower people to succeed, welcoming innovative ideas and ways of working that will ultimately help the business grow. We offer a fluid approach to hybrid working, giving employees the freedom to produce their best work, wherever they are. Joining Venatus is a play for the top. You’ll be challenged in positive ways, learn rapidly and develop a career in one of the most captivating industries in the world. You will be able to develop both professionally and as an individual, carving a career path that engages and excites you.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who will be part of an agile development team, building and working on enterprise grade software systems on top of a world-class AdTech platform. The Senior DevOps Engineer will own one or more areas of the infrastructure which hosts the internal suite of tools that enable the build process for the Venatus suite of technology products.

Responsibilities

• Design and deployment of highly available, scalable platform infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain Kubernetes deployments, CI/CD, database and data warehouse technologies, complex data-pipelines and various ad-hoc tooling.
• Work closely with development teams to help create best in class solutions
• Provide support for development teams ensuring they have all the tools and systems they need to function correctly.
• Assist with security analysis and implementation, ensuring the system is secure to a very high standard.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Engineering or Computer Science degree (or related discipline).
• In-depth working knowledge of AWS and GCP
• Ability to write code in Python and/or shell scripting.
• Command of source control tools
• Infrastructure as code
• High level understanding of Networking Protocols, especially implementation in containerised environments.
• Experience working in big data and complex data pipelines
• Containerization experience using Kubernetes and Helm for orchestration and configuration
• Business-level verbal and written English
• Able to be self sufficient and work independently with minimal supervision
  
  
  

Experience in these areas would also be a bonus:

• Optimizing CDN’s
• Adtech platforms
  
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• A competitive salary and excellent career opportunities in a growing, international company
• Team building and training sessions
• Option to buy and sell annual leave allowance
  
  
  

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We understand that the best ideas are born from the collaboration of diverse minds, spanning all races, religions, ethnicities, genders and orientations. We are dedicated to making Venatus a safe, happy place to be, allowing everyone to feel comfortable and confident in order to produce their best work. We employ a range of talent that represents the diverse creativity of our industry and we are proud of our growing teams of employees who share these values.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know by emailing [email protected]