devops/sre engineer

Capital.com is a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding globally, offering top-rated products recognized for cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience.

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across all environments;
• Own and evolve Kubernetes cluster management, including bare-metal deployments, and ensure reliable containerised workloads using Docker and Helm;
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, incorporating GitOps principles with FluxCD or ArgoCD to streamline and automate delivery workflows;
• Define and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ensuring all infrastructure changes are version-controlled, repeatable, and reviewed;
• Lead monitoring and observability initiatives by implementing and maintaining dashboards, alerting, and log pipelines using VictoriaMetrics/Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack;
• Operate and optimize Apache Kafka ecosystems, including Strimzi, Kafka Connect, and MirrorMaker, to support real-time data pipelines;
• Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem culture to continuously improve system reliability;
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Security, and Product teams to embed DevOps best practices across the organisation;
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, raising the overall engineering bar for infrastructure reliability and automation.

• 6+ Years of hands-on experience in a DevOps or SRE role;
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, including VPC, EC2, EKS, S3, ECR, EBS, RDS, ElastiCache, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, CloudWatch, MSK, SNS, SQS, Route 53, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and ELB/ALB/NLB;
• Solid Linux administration skills with deep understanding of system internals;
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including bare-metal cluster deployment and day-2 operations, along with proficiency in Docker and Helm;
• Hands-on experience with Terraform as a primary Infrastructure as Code tool for writing, reviewing, and maintaining production-grade modules;
• Proven experience with GitLab CI for building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and familiarity with GitOps practices using FluxCD or ArgoCD;
• Strong background in monitoring and observability with VictoriaMetrics or Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack, as well as solid understanding of log collection and processing using Fluentbit, Fluentd, and Logstash;
• Experience operating and managing Apache Kafka ecosystems, including Strimzi, Kafka Connect, and MirrorMaker;
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management;
• Proficiency in scripting and automation with Bash, Python, and Go;
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced, regulated environment;
• English language proficiency;
• Nice to have: Experience with AWX.

• Competitive salary based on skills and experience;
• Work-life harmony and generous annual leave policy;
• Employee referral program rewards for bringing talented friends on board;
• Comprehensive health and pension benefits along with location-specific perks;
• Workation flexibility with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world;
• Two additional paid volunteer days each year to support causes you care about.