Senior DevOps Engineer

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing fintech company that is innovating payment solutions with global banks. As a DevOps Engineer, you will apply software engineering principles to tackle infrastructure and operations challenges, ensuring scalable and reliable payment orchestration. You will lead the design of automated CI/CD pipelines, develop monitoring strategies, and own platform security while collaborating with diverse teams. This role offers a dynamic culture, competitive compensation, and the chance to work closely with leading financial institutions on cutting-edge products. If you're ready to solve complex challenges in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Collaborative environment

Competitive compensation

Dynamic culture

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and managing complex infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Lead design and implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Deploy software and ensure system reliability and performance.
• Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex system issues.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD Pipelines

Monitoring and Logging

Incident Management

System Optimization

Security Audits

Effective Communication

On-Standby Responsiveness

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

GCP

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A DevOps Engineer is responsible for applying software engineering principles to infrastructure and operations challenges, ensuring that the payment orchestration is scalable, reliable, and efficient. Their role encompasses tasks such as deploying software, ensuring system reliability, and optimizing system performance and scalability.

Responsibilities (Must-Have Skills):

1. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Extensive experience in designing and managing complex infrastructure using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. Responsible for setting best practices and ensuring high scalability and maintainability.
2. Software Deployment: Lead the design and implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines. Deep understanding of deployment processes, ensuring efficiency and reliability. Mentoring junior team members is a plus.
3. Monitoring and Logging: Develop comprehensive monitoring and logging strategies. Select relevant metrics, set up dashboards, and establish alert mechanisms.
4. Incident Management: Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex system issues. Participate in post-mortem analyses and drive improvements to prevent future incidents.
5. Optimization: Deep understanding of system performance. Identify and implement high-impact optimizations, including code refactoring, server tuning, and database optimization.
6. Security: Own platform security, conduct security audits, collaborate with cybersecurity experts, and implement advanced security measures.
7. Effective Communications: Convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and provide clear guidance to team members.
8. On-Standby Responsiveness: Be available to respond promptly to issues and system-related matters. Collaborate with other teams for troubleshooting and resolution.

Some Good To Have Skills:

• Advanced scripting and programming skills for automation.
• Cloud experience (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools.
• Knowledge of database administration and optimization.
• Experience with log management and analysis tools.
• Understanding of application and system security best practices.

Why Join Paydock?

• Be part of a fast-growing, dynamic fintech space, innovating payment solutions with global banks.
• Solve complex, innovative challenges in partnership with global teams.
• Enjoy a flexible and dynamic culture at Paydock, fostering collaboration across teams.
• Work closely with leading financial institutions on cutting-edge products.
• Opportunity to own the product marketing strategy for high-impact launches.
• Competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and a collaborative environment.