Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer

Powered by Pioneer; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their cloud and crypto infrastructure. Candidates should have 3+ years in DevOps with strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Responsibilities include designing scalable systems, managing production environments, and building automation workflows. This position calls for proactive ownership in a fast-paced setting, with a preference for candidates with experience in crypto or AI workloads.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Expertise with AWS cloud services and production Kubernetes clusters.
• Proficient in managing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure on AWS.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Create CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Linux systems

Scripting (Python, Go, Bash, Rust)

Networking fundamentals

Tools

Terraform

Kafka

Redis

Job description

Aster is the foremost decentralized exchange for crypto derivatives on major blockchains like BNB Chain and Arbitrum. Offering both order book and on-chain perpetuals, Aster empowers traders and stakers with unparalleled opportunities. Elevate trading with up to 1001x leverage, zero slippage and competitive fees. Amplify liquidity provider (LP) returns with the highest yield among perpetual trading platforms with majority-stablecoin LP pools.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and distributed middleware, along with strong familiarity with crypto exchange or high-performance trading systems. Experience operating AI/ML workloads is a strong plus. You will architect, build, and maintain mission-critical systems powering our hybrid cloud and crypto infrastructure, ensuring high reliability, scalability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Cloud & Infrastructure
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure on AWS (EKS, EC2, ECS, IAM, S3, VPC, ALB, etc.).
  • Deploy, manage, and optimize Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
  • Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for consistent deployments.
  • Build and maintain secure cloud environments following best practices.
• Distributed Systems & Performance
  • Operate and optimize middleware such as Kafka, Redis, and time-series databases.
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure issues, latency bottlenecks, and service outages.
  • Ensure observability through robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Automation & CI/CD
  • Build CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
  • Improve reliability and performance through developer collaboration and automation.
• Crypto & AI (Preferred)
  • Operate or support blockchain nodes, validator infrastructure, or distributed ledger systems.
  • Support AI/ML workloads, GPU infrastructure, or model-serving pipelines.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong expertise with AWS cloud services.
• Hands-on experience managing production Kubernetes clusters (EKS/GKE/AKS or self-managed).
• Proven experience with Terraform and IaC best practices.
• Strong Linux systems knowledge with excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, Bash, Rust, etc.).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VPC, DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
• Experience operating middleware or distributed systems.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong ownership mindset; comfortable working in fast-paced, high-impact environments.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of blockchain networking, consensus mechanisms, node architecture, or validator operations.
• Experience in crypto exchanges, trading platforms, brokers, or fintech infrastructure.
• Experience supporting AI/GPU infrastructure, LLM ops, or ML model-serving workflows.
• Security expertise: HSM, IAM hardening, secrets management, zero-trust networking, or vulnerability remediation.
• Familiarity with incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems for high-availability trading systems.