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Platform Engineer

Euromonitor International|Posted 14 days ago

Skills and experience

Role:DevOps engineer
Experience in role:5+ years
Language proficiency:English
Must-have skills:
    Azure DevOps Server

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:Cape Town, South Africa
Visa requirements:Authorised to work in South Africa With status of citizen/passport holder or permanent resident
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Permanent

Role description

Overview: We are seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer passionate about learning new technologies quickly and contributing at both strategic and tactical levels.

About Euromonitor:

Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.

Responsibilities:

Assist in developing and deploying solutions in Azure cloud.

Collaborate within an Agile team to deliver projects on time.

Integrate DevOps principles to improve product delivery.

Automate and configure tasks to streamline deployment.

Monitor and maintain continuous delivery tools.

About the Team: The Platform Engineering team ensures we can scale as the business grows. Positioned at the intersection of Software Engineering, Architecture, Design, Infrastructure, and Operations, our decisions and actions significantly impact Euromonitor’s services. Our mission is to make it easier for Product teams to release features with less risk, improving efficiency across the Software Engineering organization.

Company: Euromonitor International is the world leader in strategic business research and analysis, recognized as Private Company of the Year (2013). With offices in 16 countries and analysts in over 80 countries, our products include the award-winning Passport database, market reports, city surveys, and a growing Consulting division. Our clients include major multinationals, banks, consultancies, libraries, and business schools.

Role: Reporting to the Platform Engineering Lead, you will collaborate with Product Engineering, Infrastructure/Operations, Cloud Engineers, Application Support, and Client Services to understand their challenges and requirements. You’ll help deliver deployment strategies and develop automated tools.

About You:

Strong experience with Azure cloud infrastructure and Azure DevOps.

Proven track record of deploying resources in a structured, Agile environment.

Excellent communicator and collaborator, especially with non-technical co-workers.

Skilled in designing, building, and managing scalable, secure, and available SaaS platforms.

Proactive in learning and introducing new technologies.

Able to anticipate and address platform issues effectively.

Disciplined in focusing on important objectives and industry best practices.

Technical Skills/Experience

Knowledge in leading Cloud Platform (preferably Microsoft Azure)

Knowledge in CI/CD tools (preferably Azure DevOps)

Knowledge of Containerization concepts

Experience in scripting in any language (preferably PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Knowledge administering Linux or Windows Operating Systems

Advantageous – knowledge or experience in Kubernetes

Advantageous – latest Microsoft Azure certifications

Personal Skills

Communicative and social – Must be able to communicate well within his/her own teams and the broader Technology teams through verbal and written skills.

Self-Motivated - Demonstrable self-motivation to learn new skills and technologies, grasp new concepts with a drive to take on personal responsibility

Conflict resolution – Must be able to facilitate discussions and facilitate alternatives or different approaches to resolving challenges.

Coordinator – Building good professional relationship with cross-functional teams spread across different region/office of the organization.

Enthusiastic – Must have a passion for all things Agile and demonstrate this through continuous learning

Critical thinking – Ability to apply sound logic and reasoning skills to facilitate decision making

Culture driven – Dedicated to fostering a culture that is about creativity, communication, cutting-edge technology and the long-term development of staff.

About Euromonitor International

1000+ employees

Euromonitor International is the world leader in strategic business research and analysis. A recognised innovator, consistently out-performing our peers with accolades such as Private Company of the Year (2013) and the Queen’s Award for Industry (2014) - we now have offices in 14 countries and have come a long way from our beginnings in 1972.

We are a company which has grown organically over many years. We value the ideas which are generated at any level of the organisation and give opportunities for our people to follow through with these ideas. On the technology side, we focus on the latest tech that can benefit not only our own growth but the growth of the business. We have Hackathon's at least once a year and the successful projects are put into development.

See what our CTO has to say about working in Technology at Euromonitor International: http://www.euromonitor.com/working-at-euromonitor-technology

Our hiring process consists of 2 to 3 interviews. We have a small assessment which we require our candidates to complete. The aim of the assessment is not to try and make it as complex as possible but rather to open allow an open discussion between the candidate and the interviewers.

Perks at Euromonitor International

Competitive Packages
Highly Distributed Environment
Core Working Hours
Full Medical Aid
Hot Desking
The Best Coffee
Awesome Hardware
Recreation Room

Tech Stack

application and data

AngularJS
AngularJS
Sass
Sass
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Javascript
Javascript
Node.js
Node.js
Redis
Redis
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ
MongoDB
MongoDB
jQuery
jQuery
HTML5
HTML5
CouchDB
CouchDB
C#
C#
Bootstrap
Bootstrap
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
MS SQL
MS SQL
Jasmine
Jasmine
Kafka
Kafka
.Net Core 2.0
.Net Core 2.0
R
R
Entity Framework
Entity Framework

utilities

Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Google Analytics
Google Analytics

business tool

Slack
Slack
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Sharepoint
Salesforce
Salesforce
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams

dev ops

Git
Git
Docker
Docker
Team Foundation Server
Team Foundation Server
Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps

Office Photos

Sharing our Methodology
Looking at some of our Tools
Architectural Discussions
Tech Summit in London
Office photo
Teams deep in thought...
End of Year Party
Beach Clean up for Mandela day
Kennel Building for Mandela day

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