DevOps Engineer – Crypto Trading Platform Infrastructure

Zento Era; Dubai; On-site; AED 391,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Zento Era in Dubai is seeking an experienced DevOps/SRE to own and evolve cloud infrastructure across production, staging and development environments. You will automate deployments, establish scalable CI/CD pipelines and ensure high availability with robust security practices.

Responsibilities include managing AWS components (EC2, VPCs, IAM, load balancers), configuring Terraform/Ansible, and coordinating monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, plus ensuring 24/7 readiness for crypto exchange

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, cloud infra or similar.
• Hands-on AWS experience across EC2, VPC, subnets, IAM and load balancers.
• Strong Linux, networking, and security fundamentals.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Terraform or CloudFormation IaC and Ansible configuration management.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience; service mesh is a plus.
• Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana; centralized logging.
• Scripting in Bash or Python.
• Knowledge of crypto exchange connectivity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage AWS infrastructure across Production, Staging and Development.
• Configure and maintain load balancers, DNS, WAF, VPN.
• Deploy and manage Node.js apps and microservices.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated gates.
• Implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Operate Docker and Kubernetes environments.
• Implement monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana.
• Ensure security with IAM, secrets management, encryption.
• Assist incident response and post-incident improvements.

Skills

AWS

EC2

VPC

Subnets

Security Groups

IAM

Load Balancers

Cloudflare

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Networking

Bash

Python

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Responsibilities

ey ResponsibilitiesManage AWS infrastructure across Production Staging and Development including EC2 VPCs subnets security groups IAM and private networking Configure and maintain load balancers Cloudflare DNS WAF caching DDoS protection and VPN connectivity Deploy configure and manage Kafka and Redis including Kafka topics partitions consumer groups retention Redis clustering persistence and performance tuning Deploy and operate Node js NestJS backend and Next js frontend applications including scaling configuration performance tuning and zero-downtime deployments Build and maintain CI CD pipelines with automated builds testing deployment gates rollbacks and release tracking Implement and maintain monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana including dashboards alerts and centralized log analysis Implement security and access controls including IAM least-privilege access secrets management encryption network security and secure remote access Design and maintain high-availability backup failover recovery and disaster-recovery mechanisms Monitor system performance latency capacity resource utilization and infrastructure costs Implement Infrastructure as Code IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation and configuration management using Ansible Manage Docker-based environments and support Kubernetes deployments Participate in incident response troubleshooting root-cause analysis and post-incident improvements Develop automation scripts using Bash and Python Maintain clear infrastructure documentation and ensure environments are reproducible and auditable Support secure infrastructure for crypto exchange connectivity and blockchain-facing workloads anagement environments

Required Skills & Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure, or a similar role. Strong practical experience with AWS, especially:EC2VPCSubnetsSecurity GroupsIAMLoad BalancersMulti-environment infrastructure Strong Linux administration and networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, and private networking. Production experience with Kafka and Redis. Experience operating Node.js applications; NestJS and Next.js experience is preferred. Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent. Hands‑on experience with Cloudflare, DNS, WAF, caching, and DDoS protection. Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, monitoring, alerting, and centralized logging. Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform; CloudFormation is acceptable. Experience with Ansible or similar configuration-management tools. Hands‑on experience with Docker and containerized applications; Kubernetes familiarity is required. Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, secrets management, encryption, and network security. Strong scripting skills in Bash and/or Python. Basic understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure, including exchange connectivity, 24/7 availability, and secure handling of sensitive credentials/secrets. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer. Experience supporting high-load, high-traffic, real-time production systems. Experience in crypto exchanges, trading platforms, fintech, or other low-latency environments. Experience with low-latency networking, performance tuning, or exchange-proximity infrastructure. Production experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, or advanced orchestration. Exposure to Azure or multi-cloud environments. Experience with AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or similar secrets-management platforms. Experience working in 24/7 on-call and incident