Ripjar Ltd

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology is used to identify criminal activity such as money laundering and terrorist financing and enables organisations to enforce sanctions at scale to help combat rogue entities and state actors. Team mission: Our engineering team builds software that makes the world a safer place. We work collectively to use technology, creativity and engineering best practice to solve problems that nobody else can. What you'll be doing: You'll join a diverse team of talented engineers contributing to the production and success of a sophisticated, AI-powered solution at the forefront of the fight against financial crime. You'll be a prime advocate of our customer's success by participating in deep investigations of some of the most complex performance and functional issues they may face. You'll be a member of our Engineering Team working directly with our Level 3 support engineers to learn about our most complex technical issues. This will give you a unique opportunity to become an expert over time across our entire technical base for this product. You'll be passionate about our customer's ability to use our software to solve their financial crime challenges. Key tasks: You will be mentored by a senior Staff Engineer so that you can gain a deep understanding of our software across all microservices. Eventually, this will enable to you to become our first port of call in Level 3 support. You will be able to fix issues in our system as they arise based on priority and impact by work alongside multiple teams, collaborating with other engineers, product managers, architects, project managers, support staff, UX and QA specialists. You will assist our internal teams as well as our customers as you will have a uniquely broad knowledge of our software. The successful candidate should have these skills: We recognise that demonstrable skills in all these technologies aren't easy to find and you may not meet 100% of the job description. Don't let that stop you from applying! We can work in partnership to identify your strengths and provide you with the training, mentoring and coaching necessary to fill any gaps. Experience with some of our core technologies: Node.js, React, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis. You'll be proficient in at least one programming language and be accustomed to evaluating new technologies. Experience building and maintaining production software. It's great if you've worked with large scale data processing systems and complex JavaScript or Python codebases. Strengths in developing high quality software, finding and fixing bugs, debugging issues and liaising with other internal team members. Strong communication skills. You'll be able to explain complex concepts, write clear and concise code reviews or technical aids, work on pull requests and documentation, and in some cases, you will work directly with customers on deep support issues. Must be able to work remotely, or hybrid from our Cheltenham office. Why we think you'll enjoy it here: Salary up to 65kDOE 25 days annual leave + your birthday off, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service Fully remote working with occasional travel. Life assurance Private Family Healthcarewith Vitality Employee Assistance Programme Company contributions to your pension Enhanced maternity/paternity pay The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro Office equipped with well-stocked pantries with food, snacks and drinks when in the office

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology is used to identify criminal activity such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and enables organisations to enforce sanctions at scale to help combat rogue entities and state actors. Team mission: Our team enables the delivery of high-quality software to a variety of environments through technical skills, process implementation and software management, anchored in a continuous innovation culture. What you'll be doing: As a DevOps Engineer at Ripjar you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and security of the infrastructure that underpins our development and operational services. You will play an active role in supporting and continuously improving our core infrastructure offering, providing a solid foundation upon which we can deliver cutting-edge solutions to our customers. Key tasks: Automate the deployment, operation and maintenance of systems in a hybrid cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling. Administer systems and applications hosted on Linux-based systems. Design, deploy and maintain IP networks. Create robust automated solutions to allow development teams to self-serve routine infrastructure requests. Improve code security by integrating security testing tools into build and deployment pipelines. Implement effective monitoring of the reliability and security of applications and infrastructure services. The successful candidate should have these skills: We recognise that demonstrable skills in all these technologies is not easy to find. Don't let that stop you from applying! We can work in partnership to identify your strengths and provide you with the training necessary to fill any gaps. Strong experience of administering and securing Linux hosts on both virtual and physical infrastructure. Extensive experience using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling, e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Helm. Experience of configuring, managing and securing public cloud infrastructure, e.g. AWS, Azure. Experience of administering containerised applications using Kubernetes and Docker Experience of administering IP networking in a corporate environment. Experience of automating tasks using languages and tools such as Bash, Python, JavaScript, and GitHub Actions. Knowledge of how to effectively use security testing and monitoring tooling, e.g. SAST and SIEM products. Candidates with the following background will be of particular interest: Experience contributing to incident response across a complex microservice-based application Application Security best practice including identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities in applications, designing secure software systems, and implementing robust security measures. Why we think you'll love it here Base Salary of up to £75,000 per year depending on skills and experience 25 days annual leave + Birthdays off, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service Fully remote working with occasional travel to Cheltenham. Private Family Healthcare Life Assurance Employee Assistance Programme Company contributions to your pension Enhanced maternity/paternity pay The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro There is a well-stocked pantry with food, snacks and drinks when in the office