Senior DevOps Engineer
Employment Hero
Our mission and where you fit in
Our ambitious team at Employment Hero is on a quest to transform employment, making it easier and more valuable for everyone. Our world-class software is the easiest way for small and medium-sized businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits. Since our inception in 2014, we've had enormous growth (100% YoY), now serving 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform, reaching unicorn status in 2022 - and we have no plans of slowing down. There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing global unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!
In your role, you'll be focused on…
We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our Payroll platform. As an Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer, you will lead initiatives to design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure and systems, driving continuous improvement and innovation. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to optimise our technology stack, minimise downtime, and enhance the overall user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly available and scalable infrastructure and services.
- Optimise our usage of AWS Technologies to align with industry security best practices.
- Develop and implement best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident response to ensure system reliability and availability.
- Automate deployment, configuration, and management processes to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
- Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning to proactively address scalability challenges and optimise resource utilisation.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure that applications are designed for reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Drive continuous improvement through the evaluation and adoption of new technologies, tools, and methodologies.
- Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents as needed, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact on users.