Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or technical lead role focused on DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Solid understanding of how the internet and HTTP work under the hood — DNS, TLS, load balancing, reverse proxies, service meshes, and API gateways — and how these come together in modern microservice architectures.
• Strong programming ability (structured and OOP) in one or more of: Java, JavaScript, Python, or Clojure.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and InfluxDB; familiarity with time-series databases and data visualisation concepts.
• A proactive mindset — you spot problems, performance bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities before they become urgent.
• Proven experience managing critical production incidents under pressure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new technologies and drive self-development and knowledge sharing within the team.
Nice to Have
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with KVM/VMware virtualisation.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).