DevOps Engineer - Banking - AWS

Fantastic opportunity opens up for a DevOps engineer to join a rapidly emerging FinTech. This role offers the chances to the design, implementation, and ongoing management of robust and scalable infrastructure. You will play a key role in ensuring high levels of reliability, performance, and resilience across the platform. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience across software engineering and system administration, combined with a passion for automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery, and will thrive in an environment focused on modern DevOps practices., * Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to automate and streamline deployment processes.

• Participate in on-call rotation for incident management and support, ensuring high availability of services.
• Collaborate closely with software development teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of applications.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices are integrated into all aspects of infrastructure management.
• Oversee containerization and orchestration efforts using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Architect, manage, and optimize our cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to support scalable applications.
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for system administration and operational tasks.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to enhance reliability and scalability.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and best practices.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to other DevOps engineers.

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar senior role.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency in Scripting languages such as Python, Golang or Bash
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and mentor a team.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards (eg, PCI DSS, SOC2, ISO, GDPR).
• Experience with serverless architecture and microservices.
• Familiarity with database management and optimization (SQL and NoSQL).
• Demonstrated experience in leading complex projects and initiatives.