Desired Skills and Experience

  • Setting up and configuring automated configuration, orchestration, build/release and version control applications and environments.
  • Manage AWS cloud technologies and RackSpace Intensive and cloud platforms.
  • Building infrastructure for multiple websites and applications utilising Microsoft and Linux web technologies, databases, API’s and Internet caching & CDN technologies.
  • Design and manage large scale web hosting environments; triage web connectivity and performance issues and carry out root cause analysis.
  • Create and maintain network and system documentation.
  • Leading and guide developers and engineers in devops tooling, processes and methods
  • In-depth knowledge of LAMP stack administration and common Linux-based web infrastructure and applications – Varnish, Nginx, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo. Includes scripting, performance tuning and hardening.
  • Preferably, advanced knowledge and system administration experience of Microsoft IIS, .Net and MS SQL servers in physical, VM and cloud hosting environments. Analysing stack traces and performance optimising .Net and SQL using RUM applications (New Relic).
  • Demonstrable experience with cloud technologies. Specifically, Amazon (EC2, Lamda, RDS, Route53, ELBs etc) and Rack Space cloud.
  • In-depth experience of Internet engineering, technologies, processes and protocols, layers 2/3/4/5 incl. TCP/IP, NAT, firewalls, load balancers and WAFs. CCNA or CCNP certification a plus.
  • Comprehensive experience of non-web Internet protocols and technologies, including DNS, SSL/TSL, FTP, SMTP etc.
  • In-depth understanding and knowledge of implementing, building and maintaining automated & scripted configuration, build/release processes and version control applications, specifically Terraform, Jenkins, Puppet, Octopus Deploy, Docker, Teamcity, Kubernetes, Github.
  • Scripting in Powershell and ability to program in PHP, Python, Go or .Net preferable.
  • Experience designing and administering website and content management publishing systems (Wordpress) at scale – CDN-caching/web/application/database.
  • Fabric publishing. A modular publishing system which is designed to meet the needs of all of our brands, from the biggest to the smallest.
  • Wedding planner. Interactive free planning tools to help couples plan their perfect day.
  • Crystal. Our eCommerce solution handles online and telephone ordering, stock management and fulfillment.
  • Mobile newsstand.
  • Supportive environment - we want to help each other succeed
  • Choice of Mac or Windows, desktop or laptop - top spec hardware
  • Excellent opportunities for personal development - varied work on scaled systems, bi-weekly dev day, regular training opportunities, passionate colleagues, commitment to the latest technologies
  • Social space in our Hammersmith office, including ping pong, pool and arcade games
  • On-site cafe as well as varied local eateries

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