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About the job
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Kantar - LIFT ROI, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our AI-driven systems by ensuring a secure and scalable infrastructure. Your work will directly impact our developers’ ability to deliver value faster, empowering innovation across our product development teams. By managing Kubernetes clusters in AWS and Azure, along with databases, networking, and CI/CD pipelines, you will be at the core of our system’s reliability.
You will collaborate closely with the AI and Development teams in Bangalore and Copenhagen, enhancing deployment processes and developing custom tools to streamline workflows. Your contributions will ensure seamless integration between teams and foster a culture of efficiency and innovation, all while supporting Kantar’s mission to remain a leader in cutting-edge technology.
Job Goals
Enhance and maintain Kubernetes clusters in AWS and Azure to ensure optimal system reliability and scalability.
Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines, streamlining build and deployment systems for faster delivery of value by the development teams.
Collaborate closely with the AI and Development teams in Bangalore and Copenhagen to enhance deployment processes and drive innovation.
Create and implement custom tools to support developers, improving workflows and fostering a culture of efficiency.
Monitor and manage critical infrastructure components such as databases, logging, monitoring, and networking to support smooth operations.
Ideal Skills & Capabilities
Kubernetes and Cloud Management: Expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, preferably with Kops, and experience with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Infrastructure and Networking: Strong understanding of network technologies and protocols, alongside proficiency in Linux administration, particularly Debian systems.
Containerisation and CI/CD Pipelines: Solid experience with Docker and proficiency in developing and managing CI/CD systems such as CircleCI and ArgoCD.
Monitoring and Logging Systems: Competence in setting up and managing monitoring tools like Prometheus and unified logging platforms like Graylog.
Programming and Automation: Proficiency in a relevant programming language such as Go or Python, with knowledge of GitOps principles and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
What’s in it for you
On top of all your normal benefits like holiday, meal cards and life assurance, we also offer:
Five days of Life Leave per year; for those days when life just…gets in the way.
Birthday leave – one extra day of holiday taken on the nearest workday to your birthday
Two days a year to give back and volunteer with an organisation of your choice.
Enhanced primary and secondary carer leave for however you choose to grow your family.
The chance to hit the beach on your lunch break (yes, we have somewhere you can store your surfboard!)
Please be aware, the majority of our roles are hybrid, working three days a week in our office.
We’re not able to offer visa sponsorship or help with relocation support for this role. Please make sure you’ve got the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.
What part of Kantar might I be joining?
You’ll be joining our technology team, right in the middle of our tech revolution. We’re undergoing the largest technology transformation Kantar has ever seen, investing in new AI and cloud technologies. By modernizing all our tech systems, we can respond our clients' needs faster and more efficiently – and keep Kantar as a market leader for insights.
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
Privacy and Legal Statement
At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
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