Overview
Senior DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer
role at
Realtime Recruitment
Day Rate Contract.
Chosen candidate must be located in Ireland
What you'll do
Maintain and optimize production applications under real-world load and user traffic
Manage database operations including performance tuning, backup strategies, failover procedures, and capacity planning
Operate messaging systems with focus on throughput, reliability, and message delivery guarantees
Administer NoSQL databases including monitoring, scaling, data consistency, and disaster recovery
Troubleshoot production incidents and implement long-term solutions to prevent recurrence
Monitor system health and proactively address performance bottlenecks before they impact users
Implement robust backup and disaster recovery procedures that have been tested under real conditions
Collaborate with development teams to ensure applications are production-ready and operationally sound
Required Experience
3+ years of hands-on production support for web applications or distributed systems
Database administration experience with production databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar)
Messaging system operations (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, or similar) in production environments
NoSQL database management (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, or similar) including scaling and performance optimization
Production incident response experience with demonstrated ability to troubleshoot under pressure
Monitoring and alerting setup and management (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar)
Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) used for ongoing operations, not just initial setup
Location
Ireland
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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