Senior DevOps Engineer - Dubai

Rapyd; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech company in Dubai is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure design and implementation. The ideal candidate will possess over 8 years of experience in DevOps and architecture, with advanced skills in Terraform and AWS. Responsibilities include optimizing cloud costs and ensuring compliance with security standards. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation in fintech.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps / Software with architecture focus.
• 5+ years of experience in leading infra lifecycles in cloud environments.
• Advanced expertise in Terraform and low-level networking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture design and implementation of cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Security teams to implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive cloud cost optimization and ensure compliance with security standards.

Skills

Python

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

AWS

Cloud migration strategies

Container orchestration

Networking

Tools

CloudWatch

Datadog

ELK

Job description

Rapyd has unified payments, payouts and fintech on one worldwide platform, and we’re assembling the world’s best team to liberate global commerce. With offices in Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Singapore, Iceland, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and the U.S., the opportunities at Rapyd are limitless.

We believe in straight talk, quick decisions, strong execution and elegant solutions. Rapyd is where hard work pays off and careers take off. Join us and let’s build the future of fintech together.

Key Responsibilities

• This is a hands‑on position. You need to love writing Python, working with APIs, and codifying infrastructure.
• Lead the architectural design and implementation of solutions for Rapyd's cloud infrastructure, network, and applications.
• Design and execute cloud migration strategies from on-premises infrastructure.
• Define and implement multi‑account AWS architecture, VPC designs, security controls, and shared services.
• Establish cloud infrastructure standards, reusable patterns, and governance models.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Application, and Security teams to implement IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and automated operations.
• Drive cloud cost optimization, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure all designs meet internal and external compliance/security requirements (e.g., SOC 2, PCI).
• Act as technical advisor to leadership, providing cloud architectural guidance for new initiatives.
• Drive constant improvement and technological excellence.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps / Software, with a strong focus on architecture for both infrastructure and applications.
• 5+ years of experience in designing, implementing and leading infra lifecycles in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Solid coding skills: terraform/ python a must: Ability to identify IAC areas that should become a module and taking this module all the way to production
• A strong and advanced expert in terraform - A MUST
• Expertise in low‑level networking - A MUST
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (EKS, ECS, or Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, ELK, etc.).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences from different cultures, across the globe
• Curiosity and hunger to learn new technologies and better ways to operate. (If we're not improving - we're becoming legacy)

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