Platform & IT Operations Manager, Linux SysOp [70,000 – 90,000 GBP] Full Time

City, London
Clearmatics

Salary 70,000 – 90,000 GBP per year

Requirements:

– Technical Leadership and Communication
IT Security practices
Operational best practice (ITIL)
Cloud infrastructure management
SaaS product management
Vendor management
Observability
OLA/SLA Management
Capacity Management
Operational Risk
Documentation (Processes/Procedures)
Reporting

Technical Skills:
Excellent and in-depth Linux system and network administration skills, both hands-on, and with a deep understanding of general principles, best practices, and standards (and an ability to communicate this effectively within a team)
Linux system/admin related scripting and prototyping: Bash, Python; basic understanding of visualisation and web technologies
AWS, GCP or other public cloud provider experience
Github, GitHub Actions, TravisCI, Terraform
Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE
Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, CloudWatch, Stackdriver
Security – IAM, HSM, KMS
ITSM tooling experience

Responsibilities:

– Lead a small team to manage all aspects of Clearmatics internal- and external-facing IT infrastructure
Ensure the safe, predictable and repeatable deployment of applications and components into Clearmatics blockchain environments using automation and Infrastructure As Code (IAC)
Ensure that the blockchain system and Clearmatics validator nodes are highly available, secure, resilient and scalable
Ensure internal third party SaaS products adhere to Clearmatics operational and security standards
Ensure quality of service and support is designed into IT and Platform services and appropriate support and operating models are in place (following ITIL best practices)
Own technical problems and major incidents for IT and Platform services
Prototype and specify API-driven customisations and solutions for monitoring, logging, data capture, and system management, including management of the role of Validator nodes within Autonity systems
Analyse performance trends and implement improvements to reduce cost, increase stability and quality of service
Perform infrastructure capacity planning to ensure future business requirements are realized without disruption to existing services
Research, design and implement operational best practices for operating highly distributed systems
Research, design and implement security best practices for IT and Platform services
Design, document, implement and maintain operational processes and procedures
Support product Engineering and other Clearmatics teams
Define and manage internal/external service support SLAs or similar

Technologies:

– Bash
– Python
– Linux
– AWS
– GCP
– GitHub
– Terraform
– Docker
– Ansible
– Kubernetes
– Grafana
– Prometheus
– ElasticSearch
– Blockchain
– IAM
– HSM
– OpenStack

More:

Clearmatics’ mission is to build peer-to-peer infrastructure for a machine-driven future that is resistant to the monopoly-making tendencies of network effects inherent in today’s client-server architectures. We call our technology approach ‘decentralized automation’, which combines cryptography, consensus protocols and economic mechanism design.

We are a Blockchain R&D company and have good ties to the Open Source / Ethereum community.

Our stack is Ethereum-like, so familiarity and passion with the space is key. Some of the areas we tackle include scalability through cryptography (zkSNARKs, multiparty computation, private transactions/assets), protocol design (e.g. proof relays/pegs), formally verified smart contracts, and type-safe & performant distributed virtual machine architectures.

The Platform and IT Operations Manager is responsible for Clearmatics’ IT infrastructure, comprising internally used SaaS products and externally facing highly distributed blockchain networks. You will utilize your infrastructure and operational experience to help develop, implement and run a world class support function for Clearmatics’ Autonity testnets and upcoming Mainnet.

International candidates are accepted and very welcome, as Clearmatics operates on a ‘remote first’ model.