Senior Platform Engineer

Fidelity Information Services Ireland Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 92,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Information Services Ireland Limited is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate multi-region Kubernetes infrastructure powering an AI-enabled banking platform for Tier-1 banks. You will own GitOps, observability, DR, zero-trust security, and AI-driven SRE automation.

Production deployments span cloud and on-prem environments with strong ownership and cross-region responsibilities. The role emphasizes high autonomy in a small senior team, with direct impact on core banking

Qualifications

• Deep Kubernetes experience (EKS/GKE/AKS)
• Terraform multi-cloud
• GitOps tooling experience with Flux/ArgoCD
• Kafka / event streaming
• Distributed SQL databases
• Go, Rust or similar languages
• Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry familiarity
• DR/HA and Zero-Trust architecture ownership
• Hybrid cloud experience in regulated environments
• AI-native engineering concepts and workflows

Responsibilities

• Build and scale multi-region Kubernetes infrastructure in cloud/hybrid environments.
• Architect active-active distributed systems.
• Implement GitOps pipelines using Flux/ArgoCD across cloud and on-premise deployments.
• Own disaster recovery, backup/restore and multi-region resiliency.
• Drive zero-trust security, identity management and cryptographic audit trails.
• Develop observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki and OpenTelemetry.
• Lead AI-driven automation for auto-remediation and root-cause analysis.
• Support on-prem and air-gapped deployments and legacy integrations.
• Mentor teammates and promote engineering best practices across the org.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitOps (Flux/ArgoCD)

Kafka / events

Distributed SQL databases

Go / Rust

Observability stack (Prometheus, Graf3

Zero-Trust security

Hybrid cloud

AI-native integration

Tools

Flux

ArgoCD

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY

Sits within a newly acquired startup building an AI-enabled, autonomous banking platform for Tier-1 financial institutions within the banking group. The Platform Engineer builds and operates the multi-region Kubernetes infrastructure that powers the platform at five-nines availability, owning GitOps delivery, observability, disaster recovery, zero-trust security, and AI-driven SRE automation. Ships directly into production environments at the world's largest banks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Infrastructure: Build and scale multi-region Kubernetes infrastructure (EKS/GKE/AKS) for five-nines workloads.
• Architecture: Architect active-active distributed systems.
• GitOps: Implement Terraform, Helm, and GitOps (Flux) across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Reliability & Security Resiliency: Own DR, failover, backup/restore, and multi-region resiliency.
• Security: Drive zero-trust security, identity, multi-tenant isolation, and cryptographic audit trails.
• Observability: Build and maintain stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and OpenTelemetry.
• AI & Operations AI-SRE: Lead AI-driven automation: auto-remediation, incident insights, and AI-based root cause analysis.
• Deployment: Support on-prem and air-gapped deployments and legacy integrations.
• Contribute to team excellence through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching, helping to develop technical capability and promote engineering best practices across the organization.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES

• Technical Expertise: Deep Kubernetes experience (EKS/GKE/AKS; operators/CRDs a bonus).
• Terraform (multi-cloud).
• GitOps tooling: Flux or ArgoCD.
• Kafka / event streaming.
• Distributed SQL databases.
• Language: Go, Rust, or similar (AI-accelerated development welcome).
• Cloud & Reliability: Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry observability stack experience.
• DR, HA, and Zero-Trust architecture design and ownership.
• Operating Style: Strong ownership mindset across the full infrastructure lifecycle.
• Comfortable operating in hybrid cloud and regulated environments.
• AI-native engineer: integrates LLMs and agentic workflows into daily engineering practice.

IMPACT & SCOPE

• Direct impact on core banking platforms used by Tier-1 global institutions.
• High autonomy and accountability within a small, senior team.
• Work shipped directly to production environments at enterprise scale.

WHY THIS ROLE

This role offers the autonomy, ownership, and technical depth of a startup, combined with the scale, stability, and long-term impact of FIS. Engineers in this role shape foundational banking infrastructure while operating with clear accountability, enterprise resources, and real-world production responsibility.

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation.

The pay range for this full-time position is 92.430 EUR - 157.130 EUR and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay.

Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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Sourcing Model

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