About Iglu:

Iglu.com is the largest independent online travel business specialising in cruise (iglucruise.com and planetcruise.com) and ski (igluski.com) holidays.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps engineer to join our growing team. As a devops engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping our internal developer platforms. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality and scalable developer tooling focusing on speed, stability and standardisation of the CI/CD pipeline and deployment processes. We have big plans as a business and technology will be at the heart of it. If you are passionate about technology, possess strong leadership skills, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you.

Tech at Iglu:

• We work in an Agile way but let teams decide how to operate within those boundaries

• We like to be in the office a few times a month

• We are pragmatic about what technologies we use but always are evaluating new tools/languages/frameworks

• We are passionate about Infrastructure as code and AWS is our platform of choice

• We believe in autonomy and responsibility to sit in the teams that are building and deploying the software.

• Small frequent deployments are what we strive for

Key Responsibilities:

CI/CD Pipeline Development & Management:

• Design, build, and maintain robust and efficient CI/CD pipelines using tools like Teamcity, Bitbucket Pipelines, Octopus Deploy etc.

• Implement automated build, test (unit, integration, end-to-end), and deployment processes.

• Integrate security scanning and vulnerability checks into the CI/CD pipeline.

• Optimize pipeline performance and ensure scalability.

• Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD pipeline issues.

Automation & Scripting:

• Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages like Python, Bash, Groovy, or similar.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts for build, deployment, and infrastructure management.

• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for automated infrastructure provisioning.

• Automate configuration management

Collaboration & Communication:

• Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to understand their needs and implement effective solutions.

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Participate in on-call rotations as needed.

• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues during development and deployment

Cloud Infrastructure Management:

• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure on platforms like AWS.

• Implement and manage containerization and orchestration platforms like ECS.

• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure costs and performance.

• Implement security best practices in cloud environments.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing:

• Create and maintain clear and concise technical documentation for infrastructure configurations and processes.

• Share knowledge and best practices with the team through training sessions and documentation.

• Stay up-to-date on AWS technologies and industry trends.

• Willingness to learn new technologies using own initiative.

Experience / Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong focus on AWS.

• Deep understanding of AWS services, including EC2, ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS and others.

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation (we use CloudFormation )

• Experience with observability platforms like Datadog or New Relic

• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines focusing on tools like Teamcity and Octopus Deploy.

• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement cost-saving measures in AWS environments.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with development teams.

• Experience with Microsoft technologies (C#, .netcore, .netframework)

• Experience with Linux.