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Platform Engineer at Safeguard Global

Fully Remote 🇺🇸 United States of America DevOps & Infrastructure

About the company:

Who we are

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Safeguard Global has rapidly expanded to become a pivotal player in workforce management solutions on a global scale. Employing nearly 2,000 staff members across multiple continents, we pride ourselves on facilitating seamless employment processes worldwide.

Safeguard Global

We enable businesses to manage their international workforce effectively, ensuring compliance and optimizing operational efficiency across borders. Our robust growth includes strategic acquisitions that enhance our capabilities and expand our global footprint.

Our commitment to innovation and excellence drives our operations, making us a trusted partner for over 1,500 clients globally, including several Fortune 500 companies. Our diverse and inclusive culture and strategic vision for continuous expansion underscores our position as industry leaders.

What we do

Safeguard Global

Safeguard Global offers a comprehensive suite of services to streamline global employment complexities. Our offerings encompass payroll solutions, HR services, and compliance management, ensuring businesses can operate effectively in over 170 countries.

Our technology-driven solutions provide critical support for onboarding, managing, and paying employees globally. This includes everything from recruitment to retirement, ensuring a seamless workforce management integration across legal and cultural environments.

By leveraging advanced technologies and expert insights, we deliver tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of each client, helping them achieve their international business objectives while maintaining focus on their core operations.

Working at Safeguard Global

At Safeguard Global, we operate under a 'Work in Any Way' model that champions flexibility and autonomy. This approach is deeply embedded in our culture, enabling our team, known as 'Guardians,' to work in a manner that best suits their individual needs and lifestyles, fostering a supportive and adaptive work environment.

We emphasize a nurturing culture where new ideas are welcomed, and everyone’s contribution is valued. Our leadership ensures that our operations align with our core values of caring, innovation, and fun, creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Team Benefits

At Safeguard Global, we value work-life balance, that's why we offer:

  • 4 day work week (engineering team only currently)
  • Flexibility in work location and hours, empowering you to work in a way that best suits your personal and professional life.
  • Comprehensive support for professional development, including access to learning platforms.
  • A robust rewards and recognition program, ensuring that excellence and achievement are celebrated.
  • Generous parental and bonding leave policies to support our employees during significant life events.

Description of the position:

Job located in United States of America

Why join Safeguard Global?

We want to help you “Work in Any Way”- that makes time for family, commitments, and life outside, so that you can have the best of both worlds. When you own what you do and are driven to deliver, you have the flexibility to decide where and how you work.

Our rolesaren’t just remote and hybrid first—they break free from the traditional ways of doing things, paving a way for A Job That Works for You.

The role in a nutshell:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in implementing and managing our cloud infrastructure on AWS, establishing efficient software delivery pipelines, optimizing system performance, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our applications. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

How you will make a difference:

  • AWS Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, and maintain highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
  • Software Delivery - Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD): Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to automate software builds, testing, and deployment processes, ensuring faster and reliable delivery of software releases.
  • Experience with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Models is preferable: Design, manage, and optimize ML and AI models, integrating them into the infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
  • MLOps and AIOps: Apply principles of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOps) to improve the lifecycle of model development and deployment, automating manual processes, and enhancing system performance.
  • Configuration Management: Develop and maintain configuration management processes and tools to streamline the provisioning, configuration, and deployment of infrastructure and applications.
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems to identify and resolve issues proactively, ensuring high availability and performance. Troubleshoot production incidents and provide timely resolutions.
  • Automation and Scripting: Develop automation scripts and tools using Python, Bash, or other languages to improve operational efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enhance system scalability.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation or Terraform to define and manage infrastructure resources, enabling reproducibility and scalability.
  • Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations. Perform regular security assessments and vulnerability scans.
  • Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, using strong communication skills to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and support their needs. Document infrastructure architecture, procedures, and processes clearly and accurately.
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Apply SRE principles to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance. Develop and maintain incident response plans and perform regular system capacity planning.
What will give you an advantage:

  • Minimum - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Strong experience working as a DevOps Engineer, with a focus on AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Linux and windows systems, Python scripting, and SRE principles.
  • Experience with managing and deploying Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence models is preferred.
  • Proficiency with MLOps and AIOps, or a similar background in managing and optimizing model development and deployment lifecycles.
  • In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with AWS services with system architecture like Event-driven, server-less, micro-services etc.
  • Solid understanding of Linux-based systems administration and troubleshooting, including shell scripting and automation.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Strong programming skills in Python or other scripting languages.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge of networking concepts, including DNS, load balancers, and firewalls.
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a strong attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Demonstrated experience in collaborative environments and a commitment to achieving team goals is essential.
Who we are and what we do:

Safeguard Global is….Global! With offices worldwide, we help 1500+ companies hire, manage, and pay employees in 170+ countries. It’s all about people! Join us to meet diverse folks, explore new cultures, and connect with amazing folks from around the globe.

Our Global Benefits

  • Autonomy & Flexibility (Work in Any Way): Be supported with as much flexibility as possible.

  • Bonding Leave: Enjoy paid leave to bond with your new family member.

  • 2 Charitable Days: Contribute to causes you believe in.

  • Reward & Recognition Program: Be rewarded for your success and championing our values.

  • Corporate bonus/SIP: All Guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.

Why become a Guardian:

  • International Environment: Grow your network internationally and collaborate across the world. Interact, discover cultures, and tap into local expertise.

  • Our Culture: We emphasize the people factor in everything we do. Our nurturing culture ensures your ideas reach our leaders and your contributions get the recognition they deserve.

  • Learning: We support your continuous growth by providing access to 2 learning platforms, where you can learn at your own pace.

Next Steps:

To apply, please click on the following link. We wish you the best with your application. Our Guardian promise to you is to keep in touch to arrange the next stage should your application meet the position’s requirements, and or a gentle update if you have been unsuccessful at this time.

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At Safeguard Global, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and Guardians.