Senior DevOps Build/CI Engineer

Altenar is an international IT company founded in 2011, with offices in Malta, Greece, Georgia, the Isle of Man, Brazil and Uruguay. We specialize in high-load software development and provide one of the best technology solutions for the iGaming industry worldwide.
The Senior DevOps Toolchain Engineer is the subject-matter expert within Altenar of the processes and tools that enable development teams to support multiple work streams and achieve quality in the delivered features. The role leads the short-term improvement and support and the long-term evolution of the tools supporting code creation, review and quality assurance and the systems building, storing and publishing software artifacts. The role needs strong social skills as it involves a lot of interaction with Software Development teams and Automation/Infrastructure teams.
The role shall possess all the skills necessary to a) understand the SDLC and code branching model / repository organization required for each Altenar product b) support the Software Development teams by providing code repo management c) create and manage the infrastructure and scripting required to build code , package it into artifacts, and provide it for deployment via automated pipelines d) enter into proof-of-concept/research on new tools that may be required with new projects, and manage onboarding effectively. The role is part of a team and is a very important part of our DevOps practices at Altenar. We are looking to grow our team and welcome candidates who have experience in this area in large software projects.
Must have
Degree in a related major (Engineering / CS)
Proven system administration experience in heterogeneous environments (Windows / Linux with RPM package management predominantly)
Scripting skills (bash, powershell, python or other)
Strong understanding of a variety of topics such as code versioning, semantic versioning, merge conflict, code tagging, feature branching, audit trails, authentication, automated deployment
Proven experience in at least one major build and packaging system
Experience in the setup of CI/CD in at least one organization
Excellent knowledge of git and advanced manipulation of branches/patching/rollback
Strong research and validation skills
Strong coaching and presentation skills
Deep understanding of development team practices
Excellent documentation skills. Fanatical at capturing unstructured feedback, concerns
Logical, critical-thinker, able to change perspective
Self-driven, and able to work with local and remote stakeholders
Nice to have
Experience with container-based deployment workflows
Experience with different build and packaging systems, and strong grasp of dependency management
Experience with the Azure DevOps stack
Experience with Jfrog Artifactory, SonarQube, Sentry
Strong systems engineering background
What you’d be responsible for
Streamlined functioning of the software development toolchain
Planning and implementing incremental improvements to the toolchain along a roadmap
Major contributor to the development toolchain roadmap
Point-of-contact for the development departments at Altenar.
Coaching people in the use of different processes and tools
Embracing innovation and experimentation in a structured way
Communicating effectively with peer leaders and subject-matter experts in a matrix organization with overlapping areas of ownership
Being guided by the principles of security by design and guaranteeing auditability throughout the toolchain
Owning control of the structure used to implement best practice segregation within the toolchain
Working in a highly technical, multicultural environment
What we are responsible for
Providing a fantastic environment to work in
Supporting your personal and technical development with training opportunities
Providing career growth in a very interesting company with global customer base
Providing you with support to ensure you have a good working environment
Providing guidance and technical direction
Building a strong Technology Operations team around you to ensure we maintain agility whilst keeping compatible segregation of duties.
Benefits
Stable and flexible working environment
Career growth opportunity
Training and professional development events
Health insurance for employees and close family members
Teamwork and accountability
Sense of community and defined company culture
International work environment
Diverse workplace
Gym reimbursement after successfully passing the probationary period.

Employment type
Full-Time

Work arrangement
No