Senior DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer (AWS, Azure DevOps, AI & MLOps)

We’re looking for a talented DevOps (Azure) & Site Reliability Engineer (AWS) to join our team and take ownership of our DevOps, CI/CD, MLOps, Platform monitoring, reliability, performance & scalability.  You’ll collaborate closely with our product and engineering teams to help manage a platform that delights our clients and their audiences. Job Title: Senior DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer (AWS, Azure DevOps, AI & MLOps) Location(s): India (Remote) Employment Type: Full-Time The Auction Collective We are a team of ex-Christie’s, eBay, Artsy and fundraising auction specialists. Our revolutionary technology and support empowers brands and creators to run their own auctions.  Our clients range from global luxury brands to independent creators running commercial and fundraising auctions in the art, luxury, wine, sport, music and film industries. Through our in-person and online auction services, we’ve helped clients sell everything from artwork and charity experiences, to watches, F1 cars and even George Michael’s piano.  Inclusive, friendly and hardworking, we react quickly to our clients’ needs with innovative ways of working and new auction technology such as our new flagship product Indy.auction. Indy.auction is a revolutionary auction tech that empowers brands and creators to run their own branded auctions - think the auction version of Shopify. What You’ll Get out of the Role You will be joining a fast-growing, energetic, and innovative tech startup transforming the auction and e-commerce industries. Not only will you work alongside some of the world’s most exciting brands and people, but you’ll also be part of an enthusiastic and friendly team that values creativity, collaboration, and agility.  As our first DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer, it is an exciting opportunity to be involved at the start of this new chapter. Your Career Development We are a team that values growth, support and continuous learning. We are committed to creating a positive, enriching experience for our colleagues.  Every team member is encouraged to share their professional aspirations, allowing us to align individual goals with the evolution of our team and opportunities in the company’s future. Job Specifics

• Fulltime employment 
• Working with a global team across multiple time zones
• 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays
• Opportunities for travel
• Remote working 
• Flexible hours options 
• Inclusion in The Auction Collective pension plan (as applicable)
• An individual bonus, as well as a team bonus
• Competitive Salary based on geographic location and experience, with potential for equity participation

Your Key Responsibilities  We are a hard-working and conscientious team with a strong start-up culture; you must be a team player willing to take on work outside your job description to support the team, and share in our philosophy of creating an inclusive, engaging and forward-thinking workplace.  The ideal candidate will have: 

• B. Tech / B.E. / M.E. / M. Tech / M.S. from a premier institute, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science or Engineering.

• Minimum 7-9+ years of experience in Azure DevOps and AWS Cloud Engineering , with expertise of AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, capacity planning/scalability , and technical operations ( TechOps ).

• Deep experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) for cloud-based solutions, including ECS, Amplify, DocumentDB, Redis Elasticache, S3, StepFunctions, Lambda, EC2, ELB, RDS, and CloudFront, IAM, QuickSight, etc.

• Solid experience with CI/CD tools in Azure DevOps , as well as Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Gitflow for continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

• Proficiency in DevOps Automation (using Python, Bash, or PowerShell), SRE Operations, Security (SAST – SonarQube, DAST – OWASP ZAP), Monitoring (Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, New Relic), Technical Support, Database Management (MongoDB, NoSQL and SQL), Networking (VPC, Route 53), IAM, and Performance & Load Testing (Grafana k6 or JMeter), Profiling Tools (AWS X-ray), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM, Security Testing, Sysdig, Trivy).

• Experience in Terraform for infrastructure as code and automation, with a focus on modular and reusable configurations.

• A bonus if experienced in Full Stack Development , especially with Python, NodeJS, React, or in MLOps tools like SageMaker Pipelines, MLflow, or Kubeflow.

• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Amazon ECS or Kubernetes (EKS), with Helm for deployment management.

• Nice to have certifications , such as Azure Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.

• Experience in collaborative, fast-paced environments, with a passion for optimizing cloud infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost efficiency.

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic, an enthusiastic and eager-to-learn mindset, and a proven ability to thrive in cross-functional teams.

• A keen eye for detail, with exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.

If you're excited to help build cutting-edge, scalable infrastructure while working in a flexible, remote environment, we’d love to hear from you!  Next Steps Please submit your CV/resume via LinkedIn before Feb 14th, 2025.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview: 

1. First Interview – To get to know each other, hear about your experiences and share our vision.
2. Second Interview – A deep dive into your technical approach for the role.
3. Third Interview - We share an insight into life at The Auction Collective and get to know each other more. 

Then after the reference checks are complete, we will confirm your offer and together set your start date (which will be as soon as you can). We look forward to meeting you!