Senior DevOps Engineer - On-Premises and Cloud

About us

ClearBank was built on the belief that banking infrastructure would no longer slow down progress. Instead, it’s the catalyst that unlocks the potential to innovate. That’s why our clients — financial institutions from fintech’s and crypto platforms, to banks and credit unions — use our API to power their banking infrastructure.

But we wouldn’t be ClearBank without our people. They’re what powers our innovative technology and the reason we love what we do every day. We’re a group of spirited people who are never afraid to challenge the norm – becoming stronger, more energised, and that much better when we’re together. It’s our belief in fairness, autonomy and choice that means our people are empowered with the tools to learn, grow, and contribute to ours and our clients’ success. Interested in joining us? Read on or visit our website for more information.

About you

You’ll be joining the Serval team, a team of 5 engineers as a Senior Engineer. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll be a part of a fast-growing business that is challenging the market and doing things differently.

An expert in on-premises technologies and virtualisation in both on-premises and in cloud, you'll take an active role in leading our automation of on-premises to a point of self-sustainability and even self-service. You will be working alongside with our Tech Lead and the rest of the team. In addition to on-premises you’d be building and maintaining automation in those technologies. There would also be room to grow into our infrastructure platform that hosts the ClearBank cloud services if no experience prior: Networking, Ingress/Egress, Landing Zones, API management, cloud resource and billing management. You'll have proven experience of implementing complex networking on-premise and server management in another tech-led business helping us to understand the challenges and best practice you learned along the way. You’ll also be curious, have a growth-mindset and enjoy sharing your experience with, mentoring and coaching more junior members of the team.

And you’ll be joining the #14 fastest-growing tech company in the UK, according to Deloitte Fast 50.

You will be responsible for

• Building and running a platform that enables engineering teams to take their products to market faster and run them reliably and efficiently
• Leveraging modern technologies where appropriate to get the most value out of existing ClearBank platform offering, delivering additional value in the highest-priority areas. ClearBank wants to lead the financial industry when it comes to technology while focussing on the things customers value most.
• Leveraging agile principles enabling collaboration and innovation in the team and stakeholders outside the team, creating an environment that drives positive energy and success
• Included on the on-call support rota

Requirements

• Deep knowledge and expertise in on-prem technologies
• Hands-on experience with ClearBank platform technology stack: Terraform, Ansible, Azure DevOps yaml pipelines and templates, Azure cloud service including Azure Arc, Express Route, Virtual machines and machine image creation.
• Hands-on Experience with Cisco Routers and Switches (ideally including Nexus switches), Routing protocols and experience with firewalls.
• Hands-on experience with Configuration as Code or Infrastructure as Code tooling
• Proven track record of operating in a DevOps and/or Platform environment

• Proactive approach to problem, incident and risk management and resolution
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with microservices architecture, event-driven architecture, and related patterns

Desirable skills & experience, nice to have but not essential

• Software development experience: C# (.NET) & Automated testing
• Experience working in financial services/fintech/newest financial technologies

Benefits

• At ClearBank we have a flexible working philosophy, empowering our employees to manage their time in a way which allows them to meet both work and personal commitments, in partnership with their line manager
• Spacious and well-equipped new offices in London and Bristol
• 27 days annual leave per year, plus flexible bank holidays
• The option to work outside of the UK for up to 30 days per year
• Regular company-wide socials
• Take a couple of days per year to volunteer with your chosen charity to do something bigger than ClearBank
• Private healthcare through Healix and discounted Bupa dental cover, with employee healthy living perks and discounts through YuLife
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to join an innovative team that’s building a bank fit for the future! 🚀

ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. ClearBank recognises that diversity is vital to the long-term success of the business in the communities and markets in which it operates. ClearBank is also a firm believer that an inclusive culture fosters greater employee engagement and collaboration.

ClearBank strives for diversity and inclusion of all forms, including (but not limited to): gender, age, educational and professional background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable adjustments, to candidates during the recruitment process, including to individuals with disabilities. We want to create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate you. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share this with our Talent Acquisition team prior to your interview stage, if applicable.

The legal bit

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