Senior Cloud Devops Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to join a global engineering team supporting a mission-critical collateral and margining platform used within a large international financial institution. The platform supports high-volume daily processing for thousands of global banking clients and operates in a distributed microservices architecture across on-prem and cloud environments. The team operates in a DevSecOps model, collaborating across multiple global locations and delivering frequent production releases in a highly controlled, high-availability environment.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps / Cloud / Infrastructure engineering roles
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including services such as GKE, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, and Cloud Operations
• Strong hands-on experience with DevOps tooling: Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, GitHub
• Advanced scripting skills in Python and/or Shell (Go is a plus)
• Strong Linux administration skills and experience with containerized environments
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and maintenance
• Good knowledge of PostgreSQL and relational databases (Oracle experience is a plus)
• Experience with messaging systems (IBM MQ or similar) and sFTP connectivity
• Understanding of TLS, certificates, and secure communication protocols
• Experience working with REST APIs using Python/Shell
• Strong troubleshooting skills (network, infrastructure, distributed systems)
• Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions
• Proactive mindset with ability to work in a fast-paced, global environment

Nice to have:

• Experience in Java / microservices-based environments
• Exposure to Solace or similar messaging platforms
• Experience managing GCP projects using Terraform at scale
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8S), Flux CD, GitOps practices
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
• Experience in banking / financial services domain
• Experience with supply of large-scale distributed systems in enterprise environments

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud and on-prem infrastructure for critical enterprise applications
• Work with development teams to understand infrastructure requirements and translate them into scalable architectural solutions
• Prepare and maintain technical design documentation and participate in architecture reviews
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tooling
• Develop automation for operational tasks in Linux environments
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes across production and non-production environments
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security of systems (cloud and on-prem)
• Collaborate with SRE, DBA, networking, storage, and Linux teams to support production systems
• Own build, release, and configuration management processes
• Implement and maintain integration connectivity (MQ, sFTP, REST, file-based interfaces)
• Identify opportunities for automation and reduce manual operational effort
• Support Service Management activities (DR, backups, patching, upgrades, vulnerability management)
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, application, and network issues
• Perform system analysis and recommend improvements for performance and reliability