[sudo-discuss] DevOps engineer for a better internet

Dear all, eQualitie is seeking an experienced networking software engineer for DevOps and infrastructure automation duties. We’re looking for someone who knows how to build and manage cloud services with an emphasis on FOSS solutions that we run _in-house_ <https://github.com/equalitie/>. Our new colleague shares the company’s _values_ <https://equalit.ie/values/> and is ready to play an important role in protecting freedom of expression and association on the Internet. In turn, you will get exposure to and a say in the design of current and future _defensive _ <https://deflect.ca/solutions/>_web <https://deflect.ca/solutions/> technologies_ and _decentralized solutions_ <https://github.com/censorship-no> for avoiding Internet censorship, as well as personal satisfaction that your contributions create real change for people around the world. *Job Description* You will work across tight-knit project teams and interface between software developers and systems operations. Your primary responsibilities will include building and tuning tools to improve network availability, service performance and censorship resilience. You will introduce common systems and processes for a variety of in-house technologies, spanning DDoS mitigation, a clearinghouse for anomalous network behaviour and a decentralized peer-to-peer web caching network. You will take an “automate everything” approach, introducing and improving automation, orchestration and monitoring tooling across the board. *About you* You love dashboards and hate network latency. You understand the building blocks of the Internet and are familiar with its core protocols, including decentralized networking. You value infrastructure-as-code systems and believe in prototyping, fine-tuning software configurations and performance monitoring as the primary ways to improve an Internet- reliant product or service. You have a depth of knowledge, experience and a passion for Internet technologies that allow you to learn new systems relatively quickly. Also, you will have: * Excellent Linux administration skills, performance- tuning and server hardening; * Demonstrable experience deploying and managing technology using Ansible, Docker and/or Kubernetes; * Experience with data engineering, analysis, visualization of web traffic and network statistics (e.g. Kibana, Grafana, Icinga, Prometheus, etc); * Experience in network programming (HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP) with knowledge of peer-to-peer (BitTorrent) technologies a strong asset; * Familiarity with coding in Python (with Go and/or C++ experience a strong asset); * An active appreciation for reading and writing documentation! *Now, a little bit about us…* <https://equalit.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/eq-logo-site.jpg>eQualitie <https://equalit.ie> is a growing technology company that puts its principles before profits. This is a relatively fast-paced environment with a strong sense of individual contribution. We solve complex technical problems for improving digital defences, introducing privacy to online activity and enabling freedom of expression and association online. We are a remote-first company and offer flexible working arrangements, contributions to private health care, annual pay raises, prospects for professional growth and social opportunities. eQualitie welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. <https://deflect.ca>The _Deflect project_ <https://deflect.ca/> protects over 650 website platforms from cyber attack, serving over 70 million unique IPs annually. Deployed on bare-metal infrastructure locations around the world, Deflect offers web caching, secure hosting and defense-in-depth mitigation options, including the _Baskerville_ <https://deflect.ca/solutions/deflect-labs/baskerville/> clearinghouse, among _other services_ <https://deflect.ca/solutions/>. <https://censorship.no>_CENO Browser_ <https://censorship.no/> is a tool designed to circumvent the most pervasive forms of Internet censorship. Built on Mozilla for Android and the _Ouinet libraries_ <https://github.com/equalitie/ouinet>, CENO enables users to retrieve and share web content peer-to-peer over Bittorrent’s DHT. * * *Metadata* * Start Date: asap * Job Location: Montreal, Canada (remote also OK) * Job Type: 12 month contract, possibility of full-time thereafter * Salary: 84,000 USD + benefits * Application deadline: September 15, 2021 *How to apply *Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining how your experiences and motivation match our requirements. Please make sure to include your GitHub (or similar) profile where we can see your previous work and/or code: https://equalit.ie/job-post/devops-engineer-for-a-better-internet/ Reach out to me if you'd like to know more! I've had a great time working with this team over the past 9 months, and am looking forward to expanding the team :) Warmly,