DevOps Engineer

Our client is a fast-growing fintech company building next-generation payment and infrastructure solutions for highly regulated, high-volume industries.

They are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to take a key role in our infrastructure team.  This position requires deep expertise in cloud architecture, automation and Kubernetes orchestration.

This is high-impact role in a fast-paced environment, working with cutting-edge technologies to build, scale and optimize our infrastructure.  You will be responsible for managing multiple environments, ensuring high availability, security and operational efficiency.

If you thrive in complex cloud-based ecosystems and love working with AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Kafka and Prometheus/Grafana, we’d love to hear from you

• Design, build and maintain a scalable, reliable and high-performance cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (hands-on experience is a must)
• Ensure AWS best practises for production environments, including high availability, security and cost optimization.
• Maintain and enhance our EKS-based Kubernetes environment, optimizing for performance and security.
• Manage Kafka clusters, ensuring reliability, scaling and performance tuning.
• Implement and optimize monitoring and alerting systems using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch and Jaeger.
• Automate deployment pipelines and CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline and ArgoCD.
• Administer AWS services such as RDS, S3, Route53, ACM (AWS Cert Manager), SSM, Lambda, ECS and OpenVPN.
• Troubleshoot productions issues, ensuring high availability and minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with developers and security teams to improve infrastructure reliability and security.
• Maintain multi-environment infrastructure and ensure smooth deployments across development, staging and production.

• Terraform Hands-On Experience (IaC is central to our infrastructure)
• AWS Production Experience (3+ years supporting live production environments)
• Kubernetes (EKS) and Kafka expertise.
• Monitoring & Observability: Proficiency in Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch and Jaeger.
• Linux Proficiency: Deep knowledge of system administration and networking.
• CI/CD Automation: Experience with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD and AWS CodePipeline.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• A self-driven, proactive approach with a passion for operational excellence.

• Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, Aerospike, Cassandra, ScyllaDB)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, Ruby or Groovy)
• Understanding of cloud security best practices.

• Work in a cutting-edge cloud-native environment with a strong DevOps culture.
• Ownership & impact – You’ll have a say in architecture and infrastructure decisions.
• Collaborate with top engineers and help shape the future of our cloud operations.
• Competitive compensation and a chance to work with the latest DevOps tooling.