Copper.co - Senior DevOps Engineer
Requirements
• Essential • 5+ year's experience as a DevOps Engineer operating production-grade infrastructure. • Hands-on experience running and maintaining blockchain infrastructure (e.g. node deployment, syncing, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting). • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation) and automated environment provisioning. • Strong experience with containerisation and Kubernetes, including production operations and cluster management; EKS preferred. • Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and deployment tools such as ArgoCD. • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (VPCs, routing, load balancing, DNS, firewalls). • Experience implementing and operating secure systems (IAM, secrets management, network security controls, vulnerability management). • Proficiency with at least one development language (e.g., bash, Python, Go). • Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems and production environments. • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities. • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. • Desirable • Experience working within crypto organisation • Experience in Financial Services
Responsibilities
• Building a fault-tolerant, geographically distributed infrastructure: support of multiple data centres, providing replication, sharding, auto balancing and failover. • Participating in deployment of services with strict availability requirements on a large-scale environment and working together with other Engineers to ensure our systems meet current and future demand. • Develop and maintain code for automated infrastructure management (DevOps, Infrastructure as Code) with the use of Ansible and Terraform. • Working collaboratively with the Backend Engineering team to increase our resilience through insightful systems and application metrics. • Improving our CI/CD pipeline to provide new integration vectors. Building and maintaining infrastructure for its own fleet of blockchain nodes (>25 layer 1 protocols now, and more to come) • On-Call support to ensure 24/7 availability of all systems.
Benefits
• At Copper, we keep innovation, openness, and curiosity at the centre of everything we do. Here, bold ideas get the spotlight, learning is constant, and diversity shapes our team from the ground up. • Jump into a fast-moving, dynamic team that loves a challenge and knows how to have fun along the way. Collaboration is just as important as results—you’ll be surrounded by smart, driven colleagues in London and across our APAC, Switzerland, UAE, and US offices. • Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the adaptability of flexibly working. • Diversity and inclusion matter to us – they’re woven into Copper life. From employee-led groups like Women at Copper to a committee focused on community and wellbeing, you’ll have a network that supports you from day one. Everyone voice matters. • If you’re looking to ramp up your career, or keen to do something new in your field, with us, you’ll keep moving forward. • Ready to make your mark, keep growing, and join a supportive, dynamic team? Copper’s the place. • The interview process at Copper • Our interview process is designed to be thoughtful, efficient, and engaging. While specific steps may vary slightly depending on the role, the typical journey includes: • Initial Screening A brief conversation with our Talent Acquisition team to explore your background, motivations, and alignment with the role. • Initial Screening • Technical Interview A virtual session conducted via Microsoft Teams, where you'll engage with team members to discuss relevant skills, problem-solving approaches, and technical experience. • Technical Interview • In-Person Interview A conversation focused on team dynamics, collaboration style, and any final technical questions. This may be with cross-functional peers or leadership. • In-Person Interview • Additional steps may be added based on the role's complexity or seniority. We aim to keep the process transparent and respectful of your time. • In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment. Some of our key UK benefits are highlighted below: • Paid Time Off - A minimum of 35 days of paid time off per year, inclusive of annual leave and public holidays. Employees also receive one additional day of annual leave for each year of service. • Comprehensive Medical Insurance - Inclusive of dental, optical, audiology, and mental health coverage, with medical history disregarded • Enhanced Pension Contributions - Includes an enhanced employer matching contribution • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) • If you think you have everything we're looking for and more, then we'd love you to apply for the opportunity.
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