About the Job: The DevOps Engineer is part of a cross-functional team responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. Your role will focus on building functional systems, deploying product updates, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations that meet our customers' needs. You will collaborate with developers and engineers to ensure that software development adheres to established processes, help in planning projects, and be closely involved in project management decisions.
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Responsibilities:
- Manage and administer AWS cloud infrastructures (servers, RDS, Lambda, SNS, security, storage, DevOps).
- Manage infrastructure as code.
- Apply CD/CI principles on software projects on AWS.
- Implement best practices in automation to ensure security.
- Participate as a member of the Incident Report Team (IRT).
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory of assets, including data, hardware, and software.
- Ensure regular data backups and encryption.
- Utilize security monitoring tools to detect and analyze incidents.
- Restore affected systems and services to normal operation and preserve evidence for legal and forensic purposes.
- Establish infrastructure monitoring tools in the cloud.
- Prepare high-level infrastructure diagrams and document automation processes.
- Perform root cause analysis of production errors and resolve technical issues.
- Delegate tasks and achieve set goals within expected time frames.
- Liaise with team members, management, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are completed to quality standards.
- Write progress reports and relevant materials to update stakeholders.
- Work closely with the product and design team to better understand end-user requirements.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 3-5 years of experience in continuous improvement projects for AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience as a systems analyst.
- Proven experience in infrastructure as code - Terraform (required).
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD, bitbucket pipelines, Jenkins, and/or Maven.
- Knowledge of configuring AWS services (ECS, EC2, S3, etc.).
- Experience with platforms like Docker, Container and Kubernetes.
- Database administration knowledge (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, Redis, etc.).
- Knowledge in networking (VPCs, subnets, ELBs, security groups, etc.).
- Familiarity with technologies/languages like Ruby, SQL, Javascript, Bash.
- Experience and interest in the FinTech space; experience working with a FinTech company is advantageous.
- A degree in computer science/engineering or related fields; Cloud-related certifications such as AWS Certified Solution Architect will be a plus.
- Experience in Oracle cloud (ideal).
- Ability to automate compliance checks (SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR) is a plus.
Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
