Ventura Securities - DevOps Engineer (2-9 yrs)

About the Company :

Ventura is an omnichannel trading and investment platform with a network of branches, sub-brokers, and Digital Channels. Founded in 1994, the company is entering the next phase of growth by pivoting to a digital-first approach and strengthening its direct-to-consumer franchise. The company has carved out a separate fintech vertical tasked with digital transformation using cutting-edge technology and bringing in fresh talent.

Join us if you like to :

- Lead cross-functional teams : Coordinate and guide teams composed of diverse skill sets towards common goals, ensuring efficient collaboration and synergy.

- Develop strategic initiatives : Formulate and execute strategic plans to achieve organizational objectives, utilizing market research and data analysis to identify growth opportunities.

- Drive operational efficiency : Implement process improvements and workflow optimizations to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance productivity.

- Foster innovation : Encourage a culture of innovation by promoting creativity, experimentation, and risk-taking, fostering an environment where new ideas are welcomed and nurtured.

- Manage stakeholder relationships : Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and vendors, to ensure alignment and satisfaction with organizational objectives.

- Ensure compliance with regulations : Stay abreast of relevant laws and regulations, develop compliance strategies, and oversee implementation to mitigate risk and maintain legal and ethical standards.

- Monitor performance metrics : Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and regularly monitor metrics to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions.

What you'll need to bring :

Technical Skills :

- 2+ years of relevant experience in DevOps Engineering.

- Clean coding skills in Python/Bash Scripting, Terraform, Ansible, and Yaml.

- Strong AWS skills, and techies with certifications from AWS are particularly encouraged to apply - AWS API Gateway, Route53, Lambda, EC2, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch, Cognito, Cloudfront, Global Accelerator, WAF, etc.

- Troubleshooting and Debugging : Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex backend issues efficiently, utilizing debugging tools, log analysis, and performance monitoring solutions

- Version Control Systems : Proficiency in using version control systems like Git for code management, collaboration, and deployment, including branching, merging, and resolving conflicts effectively.

- Deployment of frontend tech like next js, flutter, react with high availability, scalability, caching

- Design of the system, networking, and security to pass VAPT & compliance regulations.

- On-premise as well as cloud infrastructure & App deployment AWS Organisation management [Parent & Child account]

- Serverless API deployment, server-side API deployment, Dockerization

- Backend tech like python, java, node js, c++ along with low latency architecture

- Management of high volume of data storage in Redis, keyDB, Influx(time series), and Postgres with the architecture of cluster and failover.

- Working with Core Infra, Dev, and Product teams to define SLO/Error Budgets/Alerts.

- Working with the Dev team to have an in-depth understanding of the application architecture and its bottlenecks.

- Identifying observability gaps in application & infrastructure and working with stakeholders to fix them.

- Integration of system logs as well as app logs, alerts, and traces for monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and cloud-native tools like Cloudwatch.

- CI/CD workflow for app release management/ backend apis/ frontend [ GitHub Actions/ Jenkins]

- Managing outages doing detailed RCA with developers and identifying ways to avoid that situation.

- Good understanding of cloud performance and cost optimizations

Other Skills :

- Communication Skills : Effective written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and participate in team discussions and code reviews.

- Teamwork and Collaboration : Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment, contributing ideas, sharing knowledge, and supporting team members to achieve common goals and deliver high-quality solutions.

- Adaptability and Learning Agility : Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and methodologies, staying abreast of industry trends and best practices to continuously improve skills and enhance job performance.

- Attention to Detail : Strong attention to detail and a focus on delivering clean, well-documented, and maintainable code, following coding standards and best practices to ensure code quality and readability.

- Time Management and Prioritisation : Excellent time management and prioritization skills to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively, meet deadlines, and balance competing priorities in a dynamic work environment.