Senior IT Operations Engineer - 24/7 Real-Time Payments

Fairview International School; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) is seeking a Principal Engineer – IT Operations to own 24/7 real-time payment system operations, ensuring high availability, stability, and security for the RPP and ACI UP platform in a high‑pressure environment.

You will drive incident response, lead complex troubleshooting, implement automation, and mentor the team to raise capability in line with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Hands-on capability in Java, Linux (RHEL/Oracle) and shell scripting for operations
• Practical knowledge of payment standards ISO 20022 & ISO 8583
• Proven experience operating Linux systems in high‑availability, mission‑critical environments
• Demonstrated leadership across BAU and project operations under pressure

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee 24/7 operations for RPP and the ACI UP platform to ensure high availability, stability, and security
• Provide technical leadership for ACI UP to improve scalability and reliability
• Ensure compliance with ISO 20022 and ISO 8583 standards in operations and implementations
• Manage and optimise backend systems across Java, Linux, and RDBMS, including automation via shell scripting
• Lead incident management and complex troubleshooting to minimise downtime and ensure rapid recovery
• Drive continuous improvement and team capability through mentoring and alignment to business objectives

Skills

Java

Linux administration

Shell scripting

High availability operations

Incident management

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK

Job description

Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) is seeking a Principal Engineer – IT Operations to own 24/7 real-time payment system operations, ensuring high availability, stability, and security for the RPP and ACI UP platform in a high‑pressure environment.

You will drive incident response, lead complex troubleshooting, implement automation, and mentor the team to raise capability in line with business objectives.