Infrastructure Engineer

At Arenko we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and can be their authentic self. We encourage applications from all individuals and consider all candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or any other aspect that makes you unique.

Who are we? 

Arenko was founded in 2014 and we are growing rapidly in an emerging sector. We’d describe ourselves as fast-paced and inclusive. Our team are self-motivated problem solvers who take a collaborative approach to help the business develop and grow.

So what do we do?

Our mission is to build a sustainable future by enabling a zero-carbon grid worldwide. As we move to the high-renewables and low carbon era, electricity storage is transforming the way the energy industry operates. The energy industry is fast becoming a digital and multidisciplinary sector that provides a fundamental service for modern society, but these needs must be delivered in a socially responsible way. Arenko is using new technology to transform energy systems, adding flexibility to the grid and securing supply in this fast-changing industry, offering a huge variety of opportunities for the future. 

Sound like something you care about? Then read on…

What’s the role?

As an Infrastructure Engineer at Arenko, you will be responsible for designing and building new AWS infrastructure alongside the Software Team and maintaining the operational excellence of our existing infrastructure on the AWS platform. This role will involve day-to-day management of our AWS infrastructure, supporting and collaborating with our Technology and Software Development Teams, considering costs, and implementing long term strategy projects to ensure our platform fits Arenko’s future needs.

Core responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable and cost-effective AWS cloud architectures

• Implement infrastructure solutions using AWS services

• Utilise Terraform to automate the provisioning, deployment, and management of infrastructure resources

• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate infrastructure deployments

• Streamline operational tasks through scripting and automation, enhancing efficiency and reliability

• Monitor AWS infrastructure performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimisations for cost and performance

• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and other monitoring tools

• Conduct periodic reviews of infrastructure to identify opportunities for optimization and cost reduction

• Implement security best practices and compliance standards in AWS environments

• Configure IAM roles, policies, and permissions

Who are you? 

Here at Arenko, we appreciate every single employee and the values they bring to the company – so you might be completely different to what we expected! That being said, here’s a few things we’d love you to tick the boxes on:

Requirements:

• Proven experience in managing infrastructure with Terraform on the AWS platform

• Proficiency in containerization using ECS and Docker

• Expertise in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities

• Effective communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

So, what’s in it for you? 

Hopefully the first thing is you love what we do and want to be part of the mission but let’s be honest… that’s probably not why you’re getting up to work every day!

We know that rewarding our employees is the best way to make them feel valued. This is a journey we’d love you to take with us and, as we grow, we look forward to finding more ways to reward and thank you for your commitment to our mission. We currently offer the following benefits with more to come in future; 

• 25 days holidays, plus public holidays, carry over flex and festive office closure (a pretty decent annual leave allowance even if we do say so ourselves!)
• A genuine approach to flexible working - the majority of our team spend at least a day or two in the office each week, but we're open to making this work for everyone, their personal circumstances and their workloads
• Enhanced parental leave offerings with 6 months of full salary for the primary caregiver and 1 month for the secondary caregiver
• A yearly salary review for all employees
• We are proud to support the continuous professional growth of our employees by providing a personal annual learning and development budget and fully covering the costs of professional membership fees and subscriptions relevant to your role
• Access to LinkedIn Learning on us
• Bike to Work Scheme (because it wouldn’t be very on brand if we didn’t encourage you to think about how your travel affects the environment)
• Octopus EV Scheme (see above!)
• A commitment to your wellbeing, with access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Internal working groups to focus on the things that matter to you like our “Women of Arenko”, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” and “Parents of Arenko” groups
• As part of our DEI efforts, we are currently in partnership with MotherBoard which enable us to be committed to improving the working lives of parents at Arenko
• Regular opportunities to blow off some steam engage with our team, including monthly socials, the big Festive Gathering and the Summer Party. We’re also working on our wellness calendar for 2024 with events to support your Physical, social, mental and financial wellbeing.

Our selection process

Want to join us?

Job searching is tough so, unlike some organisations, we don’t require you to spend hours on a tailored application with a cover letter to match right now. If we like the look of your CV, we’ll reach out and may ask you to complete a task to progress to the next stage of the process.

Think you're a good fit? Send us your CV - we’ll let you know our transparent hiring process from the moment you apply.