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The Opportunity

Halifax, NS
Can work Remote
Information Technology
Experienced
Full-time

The Company

We are a fast-growing, crypto-native, fintech company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and we offer employees great hardware, flexible hours, remote work, great benefits, and a best in class work experience.

We're building Groundhog - an end-to-end crypto payment platform that's supercharging Ethereum e-commerce. Consisting of:

  • a consumer crypto wallet (Groundhog Wallet),
  • a merchant payment gateway (Groundhog Pay),
  • and decentralized node-based infrastructure (Groundhog Operator),

the Groundhog Network enables all types of payments (e-commerce, P2P), with a specific focus on recurring subscription payments and the dApp economy as a whole.

Come supercharge crypto e-commerce and make a global impact by helping move the entire blockchain ecosystem forward.

Come #BUIDL with us.

  • Groundhog is a spin-out of BlockCrushr Labs, an internationally award-winning blockchain development studio.
  • You'll be surrounded by a world-class mindset every day.
  • Groundhog is a Techstars company.
  • Our belief is that a strong company comes from the people it employs - we'll work hard every single day for you.

The Position

We're looking for a Sr. Cloud Engineer (DevSecOps).

We offer:

  • Bonuses in crypto
  • Company iPhone X
  • Spoiled with hardware
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Great benefits

What you'll do

Responsibilities

  • Develop automation code to deploy and maintain systems/applications that run and monitor Groundhog Network nodes in public cloud/hybrid environments.
  • Drive and solve problems impacting mission critical systems and implement automation to prevent reoccurrence.
  • Work closely with engineering teams to build and support the continuous integration and deployment tooling.
  • Execute changes on production systems whenever necessary.
  • Secure our cloud architecture including hardening VMs, firewall and OS configurations and secure the platform through a combination of configuration, pen testing, code reviews and collaboration with the rest of the team.
  • Follow DevSecOps best practices.
  • Work closely with other development and operations team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into automated solutions.
  • Maintain an accurate picture of existing server, storage, networking software and hardware and virtual environments to support scaling against various project requirements.

What you'll need

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years as a DevSecOps/Sys Engineer (or similar position) in a production capacity
  • Commitment to infrastructure as code
  • Capable of:
    • Building a fully redundant multi-provider hybrid cloud/bare metal infrastructure in AWS, GCP, and Azure.
    • Designing and creating services and system architecture.
    • Collaborating with Development teams to ensure top-notch deployments.
    • Establishing our next-generation infrastructure using container-based deployment and microservices.
  • Strong IT Security background

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A little bit about us

Groundhog

We are a fast-growing, crypto-native, fintech company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and we offer employees great hardware, flexible hours, remote work, great benefits, and a best in class work experience.

We're building Groundhog - a suite a tools powering the crypto subscription economy.

Come supercharge crypto e-commerce and make a global impact by helping move the entire blockchain ecosystem forward.

Come #BUIDL with us.

  • Groundhog is a spin-out of BlockCrushr Labs, an internationally award-winning blockchain development studio.
  • You'll be surrounded by a world-class mindset every day.
  • Groundhog is a Techstars company and a ConsenSys Ventures Tachyon company.
  • Our belief is that a strong company comes from the people it employs - we'll work hard every single day for you.

Are you interested?

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The Location

Groundhog is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax is a great place to live because of our low cost of living, our friendly, laid-back lifestyle, a vibrant arts, culture and music scene, and close proximity to the ocean and nature.

Our offices overlook the Halifax Common, Canada's oldest urban park, and we're a 10 minute walk from the downtown core.

Why should you apply?

  • Remote Work
  • Blockchain Conferences
  • Competitive Salary
  • Unlimited Growth Potential