Java DevOps Engineer

Qualifications

• In-depth software engineering knowledge and expertise: development, maintenance and continuous improvement
• Substantial experience with the Java language and the Spring framework, the JVM and related Java technologies, features and constraints.
• Substantial experience with REST APIs (including REST API design, versioning and maintenance) and good knowledge of networking.
• Substantial experience with reverse proxies (eg Apache)
• Proficiency in SQL DBs (Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle)
• Practical experience with build pipelines, Java application delivery and deployment to Linux or Kubernetes.
• Practical experience with monitoring, observability and alerting platforms (eg Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Icinga).
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in French and/or English.
• Open-mindedness and team spirit. Ability to work independently, excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• Master's degree in Technology or equivalent.

• Interest in finance; good financial knowledge would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of OpenID Connect (OIDC) / OAuth 2.0 authentication protocols
• Experience with TLS/SSL, certificates and encryption in general
• Experience with Git Hub workflows
• Experience with network security and firewalls
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure and deployments (eg AWS and/or Azure)
• Knowledge of containers and orchestrators (eg: Docker and Kubernetes/Helm)
• Proficiency in others programming languages:
  Python, Bash scripting
• Firm belief in automation, infrastructure as code (eg: Puppet) and XaaS
• Knowledge of No
  
  SQL databases (Mongo
  
  DB, Elasticsearch)
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies.

As the perfect candidate for this role, you are passionate about technology, with a keen interest in reliability and automation. You will use your strong engineering skills to design and implement fault‑tolerant systems and prevent production problems. While making customer experience your number one priority, you will use your fast problem‑solving skills to fix any unanticipated issues. In this role you will have the opportunity to work on state‑of‑the‑art technology with a team of demanding professionals, where your expertise and interpersonal skills will be greatly valued and continuously developed.

• Working in tandem with Business Analysts, Technical and Solution Architects to continuously improve our Front Tech applications & APIs
• Collaborating with 3rd party software vendors to integrate new components, support and maintain them.
• Collaborating with software engineers on all development‑related tasks for applications & APIs.
• Promoting code out of our software factory to production, pushing for maximum automation but without making any compromises on the quality of the delivered solution.
• Setting up state‑of‑the‑art analytics and monitoring capabilities, providing both prescriptive and predictive insights.
• Writing code for configuration and security components.
• Diagnosing production issues, performing root‑cause analysis and working with all members of the cross‑functional team to propose solutions.
• Providing continuous guidance to software engineers around operational challenges, such as reliability and manageability, making sure that software implementations are production‑proof.
• Promoting data‑driven decision‑making and identifying the metrics that matter.