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This is a great opportunity to work for an established and fast growing business, where you will have the opportunity to develop a worthwhile career.
The company are experiencing significant growth and this will create genuine learning and development opportunities.
They offer a remote working model which can be discussed in more detail on application.
They are looking for a Dev-Ops/Linux Administrator (Full Stack Laravel) to further capitalise on their explosive growth over the last few years. The ideal candidate will work within an important part of the business and will have a passion to improve and develop systems and online capabilities. They are agile, focused and keen to gain further market share and the developer team is a key part of this growth strategy.
They are seeking an inquisitive thinker. Someone who asks lots of questions, and is a problem solver.Responsibilities• Support and maintain Laravel applications and microservices, ensuring their seamless operation across cloud and bare metal environments.• Monitor system availability, performance, and reliability, with a focus on infrastructure supporting Laravel-based apps.• Secure systems against threats, ensuring compliance with best practices and company policies.• Perform system maintenance, patching, and troubleshooting• Configure and optimise web servers and load balancers (e.g., nginx, HAProxy).• Design, deploy, and maintain new infrastructure, including virtualization and containerised environments.• Manage databases and caching layers, including MySQL and Redis, to support Laravel app performance.• Support and maintain networking setups, including low-latency distributed configurations.Requirements• Linux administration experience, preferably on Ubuntu/Debian.• Familiarity with PHP development, particularly Laravel.• Experience with Docker container management.• Proficient in database administration for MySQL and Redis. • Experienced with database table migrations.• Strong networking knowledge, including DNS and firewall configs.• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.Desirable• Virtualization experience, e.g. ESXi / Proxmox • Scripting experience in Bash, or similar.• Experience with scaling infrastructure for high-availability systems or large databases.• Knowledge of distributed systems and multi-cloud environments.• DevOps tooling experience (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes).• Experience working with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Pusher.Person Characteristics
• Will ask lots of intelligent questions• Great communication skills - whether written / verbal you must be able to communicate effectively, primarily with technical but also other staff and stakeholders• Have a keen interest in the commercial nature of the business and how your role interacts with outcomes• Has worked with data manipulation / statistics, particularly testing• Has front end experience and not afraid to use it• Wants to work as part of small team but be a key figure• Wants to grow with the company, not just a stepping stone • Cares about the outcome not the process - happy not to be right first time (we rarely are)• Sees it more as a hobby or passion than just a job - reads up on latest technology etc
Benefits
For the right candidate you can expect in return a salary between ÂŁ40k-ÂŁ60kp/a (Negotiable depending on experience) with strong opportunities to cement yourself in the business and grow and develop.
They offer a remote working model which can be discussed in more detail on application.
Permanent contract, Mon-FriContributory pension schemePrivate Medical Insurance
• Pool table in the office • Casual dress code• Away days • Access to training and learning and many other incentives
This is a great opportunity to work for an established and fast growing business, where you will have the opportunity to develop a worthwhile career.
The company are experiencing significant growth and this will create genuine career development opportunities to grow in the role and develop yourself individually.
