Job Description

As a member of the Cloud & Platform Services team, located in Houston, TX, you will:

• Be part of a global team responsible for Vitol shared platform maintenance, operation, FTS support and strategic roadmap.
• Help shape, build and operate our CICD technical landscape.
• Work with our Software Development teams, supporting the build and operation of application CICD artefacts.
• Work with our Cyber Security team to ensure security is maintained within our automation and shared platform landscape.
• Work with our Cloud Engineers, integrating cloud resource creation into application deployment processes, building tooling as required.
• Contribute to the development of policies, standards, and guidelines CI/CD.

Qualifications

What you need to bring:

• 3+ years of technical experience building and operating CICD platforms in one of: .NET and Python environments.
• 3+ years of experience of operating and supporting global bespoke and/or commercial platforms.
• 2+ years of automation experience working within an AWS Cloud Hybrid environment.
• Exposure to both Windows and Linux environments, from both an OS and surrounding ecosystem perspective.
• Automation experience using Jenkins, Terraform, Gitlab/Github, ECS and optionally Nexus.
• Experience operating one or more of Kafka, Redis, Atlassian Suite, Elastic, Datadog, ActiveBatch or Control-M
• Preferred development experience implementing solutions utilizing cloud technologies (AWS preferred)
• Scripting experience in one or more of Python, Bash and PowerShell.

Additional Information

Desired Skills/Experience/Attributes:

• Previous experience in the commodities and/or trading industry
• Have made a tangible contribution to CICD strategy in an enterprise setting
• Come from a software development background - .NET or Python
• Have some SecOps experience, working with platforms such as Hashicorp Vault
• Have previously held a Cloud Engineer (AWS) position
• Team player
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities
• Proactive and customer focused “make it work” mentality
• Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
• Resourceful and able to think creatively and adapt
• Excellent English oral and written skills

What we offer:

• Large variety of projects, creative freedom and direct access to our user community
• Potential for travel to our other global offices in London and Geneva
• Onsite chef with daily lunches provided
• Modern well-equipped gym

Work Environment:

• Because of the collaborative, fast-paced, and high energy nature of our business, Vitol requires team members to work from our fully-equipped office.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.