Lead DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer Lead Level

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Lead DevOps Engineer with 7+yrs years of experience to join our payment processing platform team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code practices, with a strong understanding of the security and compliance requirements in the financial services industry. You'll play a key role in maintaining highly available, secure payment systems while automating deployments and managing cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins for automated testing and deployment of payment processing systems
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for containerized payment applications with high availability requirements
• Deploy and maintain payment applications using ArgoCD for GitOps-based continuous delivery
• Build and maintain secure, compliant infrastructure as code using Terraform across multiple cloud environments
• Implement and maintain security controls, monitoring, and compliance measures for payment processing systems
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to ensure 99.9%+ uptime
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment processes while maintaining security standards
• Participate in PCI-DSS compliance audits and implement required security controls
• Manage disaster recovery procedures and business continuity planning
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for critical payment systems

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering experience

  , preferably in financial services or payment processing

• Strong proficiency with Jenkins

  including pipeline creation, plugin management, and distributed builds

• Hands-on experience with ArgoCD

  for GitOps workflows and application deployment

• Solid Kubernetes experience

  including cluster management, troubleshooting, and resource optimization

• Proficient in Terraform

  for infrastructure provisioning and management
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker)
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration
• Proficiency with Git version control and branching strategies
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages

• Understanding of payment processing concepts

  (authorization, settlement, clearing)

• Knowledge of financial industry security standards

  and best practices

Nice to Have Skills

• PCI-DSS compliance experience

  and understanding of card data security requirements

• Experience with payment gateways, processors, or fintech companies

• Knowledge of

  regulatory compliance frameworks

  (SOX, PCI, ISO 27001)
• Experience with

  secrets management

  tools (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)

• API security

  expertise including OAuth, JWT, and API gateway management
• Experience with

  database encryption

  and secure data handling practices
• Knowledge of

  fraud detection and prevention

  systems
• Experience with Helm charts for Kubernetes package management
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Splunk)
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) for secure service communication
• Experience with additional CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Understanding of

  high-frequency transaction processing

  and performance optimization
• Experience with

  real-time payment systems

  (ACH, wire transfers, instant payments)
• Knowledge of

  anti-money laundering (AML)

  and

  Know Your Customer (KYC)

  compliance
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Understanding of networking concepts, VPNs, and secure network architectures
• Experience with

  disaster recovery

  and

  business continuity

  planning