Senior DevOps Engineer: Cloud, Kubernetes & Automation

Paymentology; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Paymentology is seeking an experienced DevOps/SRE to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You will automate deployments with IaC, manage Kubernetes clusters, and optimize MSK/Kafka deployments across environments.

You will collaborate with software, QA, and security teams, implement CI/CD pipelines, and apply AI-assisted tooling to streamline operations while upholding security and reliability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles.
• Strong scripting and automation using Bash and Python.
• Practical experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, VPC, EKS, MSK).
• Solid experience with IaC tools, particularly Terraform.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting Kafka/M Kafka clusters (MSK/Apache Kafka).
• Ability to use AI-assisted tools for routine engineering tasks and planning.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Proficiency with Git and version control in teams.
• Comfort with Linux/Unix; Windows familiarity is a plus.
• Basic programming concepts (e.g., Java).
• Understanding Agile methodologies and team workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain IaC to automate deployment and management of infrastructure components.
• Maintain and optimize cloud infrastructure for high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage version-controlled infrastructure configurations across development, staging, and production.
• Troubleshoot issues across the full tech stack including hardware, software, applications, and networking.
• Perform system administration tasks such as server setup, configuration, and maintenance.
• Implement and manage Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement and manage MSK and/or Apache Kafka clusters, brokers, topics, and security.
• Apply AI-assisted tools to streamline tasks, support planning, and create reusable workflows.
• Implement monitoring/observability and respond to incidents with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations for a smooth lifecycle.
• Implement security best practices in CI/CD and infrastructure; ensure compliance.

Skills

Bash

Python

CI/CD

Git

Linux/Unix

Agile

Java basics

AI tooling

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Apache Kafka

Amazon MSK

AWS

Job description

Paymentology is seeking an experienced DevOps/SRE to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You will automate deployments with IaC, manage Kubernetes clusters, and optimize MSK/Kafka deployments across environments.

You will collaborate with software, QA, and security teams, implement CI/CD pipelines, and apply AI-assisted tooling to streamline operations while upholding security and reliability.