Altana provides the world’s only dynamic, intelligent map of the global supply chain - the Altana Atlas - using AI and machine learning models to connect with and learn from massive sets of public and private data. Through the Atlas, companies and governments can understand the distant origins of products well beyond their own direct suppliers; discover trading relationships and national security risks deep in their networks; measure labor and environmental impacts; identify related risks and opportunities; ensure effective compliance and enforcement with trade requirements; and collaborate to manage all of it.
We have built a fundamental understanding of how the world’s economy works, and the implications for global resiliency, sustainability and opportunity are enormous. Backed by leading investors and used by the world’s most important organizations (Maersk, US Customs and Border Protection, Boston Scientific, and more), Altana’s mission is to power a new era of globalization organized around trusted supply chain networks.
This is a lofty mission, and our success depends on building a diverse, global team and creating an environment in which they can thrive. We operate in accordance with our values: we focus on value creation, not capture; we foster diversity and embrace difference; we embrace reality; we get things done; we amaze our clients. When you join Altana, you’ll be joining a vibrant, collaborative team working together to solve complex problems with the potential for global societal impact.
The Opportunity at Altana (via Safeguard)
The Cloud Engineering team is looking for experienced DevOps and Cloud Engineers to help build out our vision. You’ll work closely with our Developers, Data Scientists, and Customers on projects to analyze and observe world-scale datasets, build systems that can scale to produce never-before-seen insights, and construct infrastructure and applications that help deliver our product vision.
Your Responsibilities
- Use IAC tooling to design, build, and operate multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc)
- Support deployments in the most highly regulated customer environments
- Write and manage helm charts for complicated Kubernetes deployments
- Design and maintain Docker images with the highest security posture
- Enable monitoring and observability tooling across our team's entire stack
- Evaluate new technologies, and design how we can best employ them
- Mentor and train teammates and other engineers, raising their levels/capabilities as a result
- Collaborate with fellow engineers, data scientists, and others across the organization
- Maintain a professional demeanor and foster strong relationships with customers and colleagues
About You
- An active Australian Security clearance, Baseline or higher is required of this role
- 8+ years of real-world experience building developer tools or infrastructure automation
- Self-directed and independent, this role will require good time management and focus
- Production experience building and operating environments in at least Azure or AWS
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent experience
- Track record of ownership and delivery of projects with major organizational impact
- Care deeply about engineering excellence, security, clean code, and collaboration
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, must be comfortable working with customer technical staff to describe architecture and systems
- Experience with Terraform, Gitlab, Ansible or similar tools
Nice to have, but not required
- Experience at a startup
- Experience with Python
- Experience in securing information systems / familiarity with IRAP (or other similar frameworks)
Technologies we love
- Languages: Python, Go, Javascript
- Tooling: Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Swagger/OpenAPI, AWS, Azure, Terraform
- Data Tech: Databricks, OpenSearch, Quicksight, Postgres, Spark
This role is based in our Canberra office in a hybrid work model. You can expect to be onsite up to 3 days per week. You are expected to be available to hand off responsibilities to our UK team during UK hours and receive a handoff from our US team during US hours.
Note: The employment contract for this role will run through safeguard as we build out our Australia presence.
Why it’s great to work at Altana
- We love to collaborate, and we win as a team!
- We are committed to engineering excellence
- We value personal and professional development
- We learn from diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- We impact the world, from enabling developing countries to identifying drug traffickers
At Altana, we believe that a diverse workforce enables greater creativity, performance, and adaptability. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome you to join us as you are. Our employment opportunities and decisions are based on business needs and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the areas in which we operate. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, in any situation.
