Internal Platform Engineer

London
Software & Infrastructure Engineering – Cloud & DevOps /
Full-time /
Remote
About Sayari: 
Sayari is the counterparty and supply chain risk intelligence provider trusted by government agencies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions. Its intuitive network analysis platform surfaces hidden risk through integrated corporate ownership, supply chain, trade transaction and risk intelligence data from over 250 jurisdictions. Sayari is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its solutions are used by thousands of frontline analysts in over 35 countries.

Our company culture is defined by a dedication to our mission of using open data to enhance visibility into global commercial and financial networks, a passion for finding novel approaches to complex problems, and an understanding that diverse perspectives create optimal outcomes. We embrace cross-team collaboration, encourage training and learning opportunities, and reward initiative and innovation. If you like working with supportive, high-performing, and curious teams, Sayari is the place for you.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Sayari is looking for a mid-career to senior Engineer to join the company and help maintain Sayari’s SaaS environment, support Sayari’s engineering and product teams, and build internal tools to support Sayari’s workforce.  The ideal candidate will have some experience as a DevOps or platform engineer within a technology company.  

Our application tier is built primarily in Typescript, running in Kubernetes, and backed by Postgres, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Memgraph. Our data ingest tier runs on Spark, processing terabytes of data collected from hundreds of data sources. The platform allows users to explore a large knowledge graph sourced from hundreds of millions of structured and unstructured records from over 200 countries and 30 languages.  

This roll will be supporting our EMEA efforts, so, although it is a remote position, our ideal candidate must be able to work GMT hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Build and maintain Kubernetes based environments within GCP
    • Troubleshoot deployment issues regarding container based applications and helm
    • Maintain and improve CI/CD processes using github actions
    • Collaborate with the security team to achieve and maintain necessary certifications such as SOC2
    • Assist the data team with maintaining their data tools and workflows
    • Create and maintain internal tools for the business

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

    • 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
    • Basic knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization
    • Sufficient understanding of database technology such as Postgres, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Memgraph
    • Strong debugging skills
    • The ability to interface with internal users, gather requirements, and work collaboratively with engineers on solutions
    • The ability to program in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Go
    • Some understanding of security concepts, and the ability to work with security teams to achieve desired security controls
    • Some exposure to public and private clouds such as GCP, AWS, or VMware
    • Must be located in GMT or able to work GMT hours

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

    • Experience with security frameworks
    • Exposure to data engineering concepts such as entity resolution
Benefits:
·       Limitless growth and learning opportunities
·       A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you
·       A strong commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion
·       Exceedingly generous vacation leave (25 days!), company holidays, parental leave, floating holidays, flexible schedule, & other remarkable benefits
·       You will be eligible to participate in a UK pension plan with a company sponsored match at the end of the year
·       Outstanding competitive compensation & commission package