Senior DevOps Engineer

<p>Founded by mathematicians and cyber defense experts in 2013, Darktrace is a global leader in cyber security AI, delivering complete AI-powered solutions in its mission to free the world of cyber disruption. We protect more than 8,400 customers from the world’s most complex threats, including ransomware, cloud, and SaaS attacks.</p> <p>Our roots lie deep in innovation. The Darktrace AI Research Centre based in Cambridge, UK, has conducted research establishing new thresholds in cyber security, with technology innovations backed by over 130 patents and pending applications. The company’s European R&amp;D center is located in The Hague, Netherlands.</p> <p>Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, Darktrace has more than 2,400 employees located globally. Customers include public sector agencies, education institutions, media, organizations supplying critical infrastructure, and businesses of all sizes worldwide.</p> <p>This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing company, named one of <em>TIME magazine’s</em> “Most Influential Companies” for 2021 and one of <em>Fast Company’s</em> “Most Innovative AI Companies” in 2022. For more information on our cutting-edge technology, visit <a href="https://darktrace.com/">darktrace.com</a>.</p><p>Darktrace are looking for a Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer to join our team in The Hague and be the crucial link between the Ops team in The Hague and the Ops team in our headquarters in Cambridge.</p> <p>The company's European R&amp;D centre is located in The Hague. Netherlands. This resulted from the acquisition of Cybersprint, a successful Dutch cybersecurity start-up, in March 2022. The Cybersprint product, now rebranded as Darktrace PREVENT/Attack Surface Management, was the ideal compliment to the Darktrace portfolio. It was a crucial piece of the puzzle to create The Darktrace Cyber Al Loop; the industry-first set of Al capabilities that work together autonomously to optimise an organisation's state of security through a continuous feedback loop.</p> <p>PREVENT offers automated asset discovery and assessment. As well as supporting customers prioritise, mitigate and monitor risks, PREVENT allows for continuous data quality, integration, reporting and alerting. </p> <p>As a DevOps Engineer, you will work closely with the former Cybersprint team in delivering world-class technology that protects thousands of customers world-wide from advanced threats, including ransomware, cloud and SaaS attacks. You will be joining an energetic and ambitious team and with diverse experience, viewpoints, and ways of working who challenge one another and think outside the box.</p> <p>This role is hybrid with an expectation of working from The Hague office 2 days a week. </p> <p><strong>Candidate requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills (Essential)</li> <li>A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical subject, or demonstrable relevant experience (2:1 or 7/10 minimum)  (Essential)</li> <li>Analytical skills to solve problems and support the DevOps team  (Essential)</li> <li>In-depth experience and knowledge of Unix/Linux (BSD, RHEL, Debian, etc.)  (Essential)</li> <li>Familiarity with configuration management, logging, backup, and monitoring systems  (Essential)</li> <li>You have experience in managing, creating, and designing large databases, especially using PostgreSQL  (Essential)</li> <li>Experience administering development C/CD systems (GitLab)  (Essential)</li> <li>Virtual systems are part of your core, you've deployed and administrated container management systems such as Kubernetes  (Essential)</li> <li>Experience with running cloud-based infrastructure, i.e. using Azure, AWS or GCP  (Essential)</li> <li>Experience in designing and managing team roadmap  (Essential)</li> <li>Experience in leading a small team of DevOps engineers  (Essential)</li> <li>Proficiency in English, both written and spoken (Essential)</li> <li>Awareness or understanding of Internet relate protocols such as WHOIS, BGP, IP and HTTP (Desirable)</li> <li>Knowledge of Python/Django  (Desirable)</li> <li>Experience in implementing and maintaining heavily scalable enterprise grade infrastructure (Desirable)</li> <li>Cybersecurity knowledge (Desirable)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Benefits we offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>25 days holiday + your birthday off and all public holidays</li> <li>Commuting allowance</li> <li>Life Insurance</li> <li>Pension scheme</li> <li>Lifeworks Employee Support</li> <li>Charity Giving</li> </ul> <p> #LI-Hybrid </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>