About The Company
Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since its inception in 2013, Octus has established itself as a trusted partner for professionals across various sectors including hedge funds, investment banking, management consulting, and law firms. The company specializes in delivering comprehensive credit insights that enable clients to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in the dynamic credit markets. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Octus continually enhances its offerings to stay ahead in the fast-moving financial landscape.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing management of our DevOps processes and infrastructure. You will lead a team of talented DevOps engineers, working collaboratively with application developers, data engineers, site reliability engineers (SRE), security teams, and IT professionals to automate and optimize our operations. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems and applications, supporting our mission to deliver top-tier credit intelligence solutions. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence our technological direction and contribute to a high-growth environment.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in a DevOps role, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
- Expert knowledge of cloud computing concepts and services such as EC2, S3, RDS, ELB/ALB, EBS, VPC, Route53, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in Linux system administration and scripting for automation purposes.
- Strong troubleshooting, incident diagnosis, resolution, and RCA documentation skills.
- Solid understanding of database configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
- Thorough knowledge of security principles and experience in implementing security controls.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, SaltStack, or similar.
- Experience managing containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or ECS.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent.
- Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar tools.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
- Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
- Prioritize workload effectively to enhance developer productivity and operational efficiency.
- Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency, with AWS experience being advantageous.
- Collaborate with SRE teams to develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems, ensuring system health and performance.
- Work with security teams to implement best practices and controls to safeguard infrastructure and applications.
- Partner with software development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning and business continuity strategies to ensure operational resilience.
- Communicate project updates, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
- Provide on-call support to address system incidents promptly and effectively.
Benefits
- Competitive health benefits packages.
- Matched 401(k) and pension plans to support your future financial security.
- Generous paid time off (PTO) and parental leave policies.
- Gym subsidies to promote health and wellness.
- Educational reimbursements to support ongoing career development.
- Recognition programs to acknowledge your contributions and achievements.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment fostering innovation and growth.
Equal Opportunity
Octus is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We value diversity and believe that it enriches our workplace, drives innovation, and helps us better serve our clients. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.