Senior DevOps Engineer

About Us: At Staq, we're at the forefront of the fintech revolution, leveraging our innovative Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and embedded finance platform to reshape the landscape of financial services. As we grow and expand our reach, we're committed to maintaining the highest standards of risk management and regulatory compliance. We believe in not just meeting but exceeding industry standards to ensure the trust and safety of our clients and their customers. The Role: We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our forward-thinking team. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in developing, managing, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure and deployment processes. This role demands a strategic approach to improving CI/CD processes, cloud management, and application deployment, along with maintaining high standards of logging, monitoring, and security practices. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and manage robust cloud infrastructure using IaC practices with Terraform/Terragrunt on AWS/OCI platforms. Architect and enhance CI/CD pipelines utilizing Bash and Jenkins scripting, alongside tools like Nexus, Docker, GitHub, and Helm for streamlined automation and efficiency. Configure and oversee Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability. Lead the advancement of our logging, monitoring, alerting, and tracing stacks using technologies such as Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Thanos, ElasticSearch, and Jaeger. Facilitate application release activities, ensuring seamless deployment processes. Curate and refine DevOps documentation, promoting knowledge sharing and best practices within the team. Requirements: A minimum of 3 yearsʼ experience in a DevOps role, with a proven track record of success. Expertise in Linux administration and Kubernetes (including Docker) ecosystems. In-depth knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, LB, VPC, RDS) and familiarity with Grafana stack components. Proficiency in Jenkins pipeline scripting (Groovy), and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform/Terragrunt. Experience in deploying and managing NodeJs / Java stack applications, with a strong understanding of web servers (Nginx, HAproxy). Fluent in English Desirable Skills Advanced skills in Bash scripting and Helm are highly advantageous. Knowledge of Kubernetes cluster security and network troubleshooting techniques. Experience with additional cloud platforms (Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud) will be considered a plus. Familiarity with Sonatype Nexus, KeyCloak IDM, Kafka, Elastic search, and HashiCorp Vault would distinguish candidates. What We Offer: Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Opportunity to work with a cutting-edge fintech platform at the forefront of the digital banking revolution. A dynamic and supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. The chance to make a significant impact on our clientʼs success and the broader fintech ecosystem. Staq is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.