Working with Aspire Technology
At Aspire Technology we believe that to build a great company, you must have great people and great people are at the heart of our company. We work with smart, motivated and innovative people who have a great attitude. Due to the continued expansion of its global operations the company has a requirement for a Telco Cloud/DevOps Engineer. You will be working on cutting-edge virtualization, Open RAN projects with the biggest Telco operators and IT companies worldwide, working closely with Aspire Lab, Development and Professional Services teams on matters related to system performance, operation and design, will provide hands-on support Aspire’s and customer’s on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure, supporting the CI/CD deployment of latest 5G and ORAN software in Aspire lab.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Administer Aspire’s on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure, including all phases of infrastructure lifecycle – provisioning, installation, configuration, patching/upgrading, troubleshooting, monitoring and decommissioning of systems
- Be an SME on all things related to the functioning of operating systems (especially Linux and its networking stack) and applications;
- Be an SME on public cloud (particularly AWS), private cloud (particularly OpenStack and OSM MANO) and/or container management systems (Kubernetes), and provide support both Aspire’s clients and internal teams with matters of design and operating deployments in the cloud and in Kubernetes;
- Drive the overall development and growth of Aspire’s infrastructure, with a particular focus on scalability, availability and security – identify existing deficiencies in infrastructure design and propose and implement improvements, resulting in a more robust and secure infrastructure;
- Be the heart of Aspire’s infrastructure automation efforts – constant work on implementing automated workflows for managing Aspire’s infrastructure, which will eliminate toil, make the infrastructure more secure, resilient and easier to consume.
- Sharing knowledge with other engineers.
Required Experience:
- In-depth knowledge of Linux OS system operation and administration (Debian and Fedora derivatives)
- Deep expertise in shell scripting
- Extensive knowledge of Linux TCP/IP protocol stack and working knowledge of networking technologies
- Experience with virtualization environments (VMware, KVM), especially in Telco Cloud environments
- Relevant Telco Cloud/DevOps experience (2+ years)
- Experience in operating and deploying VNFs and underlying technologies (DPDK, VPP, SR-IOV) is an advantage
- Experience with designing and operating infrastructure in the private and public cloud (AWS, OpenStack, OSM MANO)
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating container management systems (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
- Extensive experience in automating workflows, both from a configuration management perspective (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) and IaC tools (Terraform)
- Good working command of a scripting/programming language (Python, Go, Perl)
- Experience working with modern IT environments and the latest industry tools
- A solid team player with the ability to lead others and yet work independently
- Flexible and Adaptable to developing business needs and work patterns
- Ability to work analytically and coordinate investigations. A problem solver
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues
Required Education:
- A Bachelor of Science or Engineering (Degree) in IT, telecommunications, or equivalent experience
- At least of 3 years of working experience specialized in Engineering
Benefits:
At Aspire Technology you can expect:
- A competitive salary with performance-related bonus
- Allowance towards pension/health insurance
- Extensive technical and business training
- Opportunity for career advancement through our structured career progression model
- Opportunity to travel internationally
- Flexible working hours
Subsidised and very active sports and social club and the opportunity to get involved in our charitable and community-based initiatives.
Aspire Technology is an innovative software and services company, with core competence in mobile telecommunications. We deliver e2e services and software solutions to Mobile Network Operators, Managed Service Providers and Technology Partners globally. Our customers include global Tier-1 mobile operators and the world’s leading suppliers of telecommunication products and services.
Here at Aspire, we work hard every day to provide software and services to perfect and optimize the deployment, performance and operations of customer systems and networks. Our origins are proudly Irish, established in Dublin in 2010 by a team of network engineers and project managers led by Bill Walsh. Networks are in our DNA. We are also very proud of our global reach with satellite offices in Belgrade and Lisbon, providing our customers with reliable expertise and service, and we currently deliver solutions in over 25 countries and continue to grow. We also have a highly multicultural workforce from almost as many countries.
At Aspire Technology, we have some brilliant people and they have helped us to secure a number of large-scale contracts with global customers. We are thrilled to expand our team in 2021 and we have some amazing opportunities for ambitious candidates in both technical and support roles. In such a fast-paced environment, you will love the opportunity to fast track your expertise and career in tandem with our existing team. You will be joining a team of like-minded individuals, who will prosper in a company whose culture is about our people and delivering exceptional expertise to our customers.
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