DevOps Engineer – Application Deployment & Production Operations (Fintech)
Role summary
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer specializing in Application Deployment & Production Operations for a Fintech company. This role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating workflows, and ensuring safe, efficient deployments. You will manage containerized workloads on AWS, participate in incident response, and maintain production environments. Key responsibilities include environment management, security enforcement, and supporting compliance efforts like SOC 2 readiness. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in DevOps or Production Engineering, with strong skills in CI/CD, containerization, AWS services, Linux, and Git.
Responsibilities
CI/CD & Deployment
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI or similar)
- Automate build, testing, and deployment workflows
- Implement safe deployment strategies such as rolling or blue/green deployments
- Improve deployment speed while maintaining production safety
Production Operations
- Monitor application health, uptime, and system performance
- Manage and deploy containerized workloads (Docker, ECS or Kubernetes)
- Participate in on-call rotations and support incident response
- Perform root cause analysis and coordinate safe rollbacks when necessary
Environment Management
- Maintain clear separation between development, staging, and production environments
- Manage configuration and environment variables securely
- Work with existing AWS infrastructure to support deployments and environment configuration
- Ensure secrets are stored and accessed securely (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager)
Security & Compliance Support
- Enforce least-privilege access control practices
- Maintain logging and audit trails for operational activities
- Support internal compliance processes (e.g., SOC 2 readiness)
- Follow strict production access controls and security policies
What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years of DevOps, Production Engineering, or similar experience
- Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Experience deploying and operating containerized applications
- Solid understanding of Linux systems and Git workflows
- Strong troubleshooting and incident response skills
- Working knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS/EKS, IAM, CloudWatch, VPC basics)
Nice to Have
- Experience working in fintech startup, payments, or regulated environments
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms
- Experience supporting secure production environments