Senior AWS Engineer

OpsWerks; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 669,600 - 892,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Metro Manila is looking for a Senior Fintech Application Support Engineer to develop strategies and support applications in the FinTech space. The ideal candidate will manage incident responses, optimize cloud infrastructure, and improve processes. Expertise in containerization and CI/CD practices is key. This full-time role offers an opportunity to work within a collaborative IT environment focused on high availability systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in responding to major incidents and outages.
• Understanding of managing large-scale distributed systems.
• Skills in deploying and managing containerized applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop operational strategies for FinTech applications.
• Lead incident response and ensure timely resolution.
• Diagnose issues with in-depth log analysis.

Skills

Incident Management

Containerization

Logging and Monitoring

CI/CD Pipelines

Version Control

Large-scale distributed systems

Proficiency in scripting languages

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Git

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

PagerDuty

ServiceNow

Job description

Senior Fintech Application Support Engineer

Apply for the Senior Fintech Application Support Engineer role at OpsWerks.

Responsibilities

• Develop operational strategies and act as a subject matter expert on microservices and distributed systems for FinTech applications.
• Lead and coordinate incident response efforts, ensuring timely resolution and minimizing impact on operations.
• Proactively diagnose and resolve issues using in-depth log analysis, and prevent recurring problems.
• Continuously improve processes by identifying inefficiencies and applying solutions to improve service reliability.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of known issues, workarounds, and resolutions.
• Conduct knowledge sharing sessions and workshops within the team.

Qualifications

• Support critical production services: Respond to and resolve major incidents and outages, ensuring minimal service disruption.
• Large‑scale distributed systems: Work in SRE or DevOps environments, managing and optimizing highly available and resilient infrastructure in cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Containerization: Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using platforms like Docker or Kubernetes in cloud environments like AWS or GCP.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Support applications and environments that utilize continuous integration and delivery pipelines, ensuring smooth integration and deployment processes.
• Logging and Monitoring: Utilize observability platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and other APM tools to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and ensure uptime.
• Incident Management: Lead incident response using tools like PagerDuty or ServiceNow, ensuring fast resolution and root cause analysis.
• Version Control: Manage source code and collaborate on development using Git, following best practices for branching, merging, and versioning.

Plus points

• Operations experience in e-commerce, payment systems, or financial services: Practical experience managing critical systems in industries with high availability and security requirements.
• Proficiency in scripting languages: Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python or Shell for automation, system maintenance, and incident resolution.
• Familiarity with SQL queries: Ability to write and execute SQL queries for troubleshooting and resolving production issues.
• Relevant certifications: Industry‑recognized certifications in key technical areas, such as cloud platforms, DevOps, or system administration.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting