DevOps Engineer (open to Poland, Romania and Portugal)

About us 
Climate Arc (Arc) is a philanthropic organization working to accelerate corporate climate transitions by unlocking the trillions of dollars of private capital required to meet global goals. We ensure that financial decision makers have the tools, data, and skillsets needed to direct capital to the necessary solutions at speed and scale. Arc implements its strategy through grantmaking and proprietary products and programs delivered by our in-house capability. 

About the opportunity 
On ‘Data’, Arc funds entities that produce raw data and analytics for thousands of entities globally, anchored in climate science, modelled on open access, and enabling a level playing field. Additionally, Arc aggregates the output in a common database that allows for comparability and contextualisation to ensure they are decision-leading and can be absorbed into the financial sector systematically. Climate data and analytics must be open and accessible to allow for financial innovations and to create a solid foundation to shift to the net zero future. We make data available for sectors and regions which are not yet attracting financing at scale. 

Arc is now looking for a driven DevOps Engineer to support the design, build and maintenance of our data warehouse. You will work closely with our Research and Program team as well as end users and other stakeholders at every stage of the process. 

Role and responsibilities 

• Creation of automated build and deployment capabilities for products under development 
• Responsible for setting up infrastructure & application monitoring  
• Responsible for infrastructure as code in collaboration with the wider Data management team 
• Aids in the investigation of infrastructure technical issues 
• Build and foster a culture of collaboration and cross functional support 
• Get hands-on with implementation either solo or as part of the Data management team 
• Track API performance metrics and work to improve the stability, scalability, and availability of the APIs 
• Setup & maintain best enterprise patterns for managing user/group rights and permissions across our cloud infrastructure vendors & other critical 3rd party services 

Requirements

About you 

Required  

• Experience of cloud computing, e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP (preferred) 
• Infrastructure as Code (terraform)  
• Scripting skills, e.g. bash, python and automation skills 
• Knowledge of containerization concepts, Kubernetes  
• Security, DevSecOps knowledge, as well as monitoring and logging solutions  
• Experience with at least one of Java, Python (preferred), Node.js 
• Basic database skills & SQL 

Desirable 

• Continuous integration and GitLab experience 
• Experience with open data  
• Experience in the financial industry  
• Understanding of net zero transition  
• Green software concepts, patterns, best practices  
• Basic understanding on Machine Learning and AI, MLOps 

Benefits

Location

For this role we can offer a remote first working option and are open to locations across Poland, Romania and Portugal.

Salary and benefits

Depending on experience and demonstrated capability, the salary range for this role in Poland is 138,000-248,000 PLN annually. If the successful candidate is based outside of Poland, local benchmarking will be conducted to determine salary based on Arc's Reward Framework.

In addition to the base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to:

• Generous paid time off
• Health and wellbeing program
• 9% employer contribution to retirement planning
• Enhanced family pay and leave policies
• Professional learning & development program
• Professional membership paid (if applicable)
• Nomad working policy

As well as the tangible items above, we are building a culture of trust and collaboration where we have confidence our team members will get the job done and meet the deadlines and expectations of their roles.

To apply

Please complete the Application Form including attaching an up-to-date CV as well as a Cover Letter (both in English) outlining how your skills and experience align with the above requirements and what motivates you to work with Climate Arc in this particular role.

We intend to close the advert for this role on Friday 2nd May but depending on the level of response we may close it prior, so we encourage you to submit your application sooner than later.

The application and assessment process will involve the following:

• Application review (applications that do not include a full cover letter will not be considered)
• 1st round interview: Recruiting Manager (30 to 45 minute MS Teams video call)
• Offline task (1-2 hours)
• Formal interview (over MS Teams) with the Hiring Manager and panel (1 hour)