Senior DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer

About the Role As a Senior DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer at Thndr, you'll be part of our fast-growing fintech team . We are looking for someone who can bring deep expertise and hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, containerization, networking, and DevOps best practices . The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, capable of designing, implementing, and guiding a robust DevOps and infrastructure roadmap across both cloud and on-premise environments. You will play a critical role in building scalable, resilient, and secure systems that support our mission-critical financial applications. What You'll Do Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure across AWS and on-premise environments. Lead containerization and orchestration strategy using Docker and Kubernetes , ensuring deployment, scaling, and security best practices. Design and manage complex networking solutions , including VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, PrivateLinks, Direct Connect, and AWS Secure VPN setup , as well as hybrid cloud connectivity. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for applications and infrastructure, including automated testing and deployment. Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code for scalable, multi-region infrastructures using multilevel Terraform and Terragrunt , ensuring modularity, version control, and automation. Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting for all infrastructure components, with a mindset of proactive issue detection and response. Collaborate with development, security, data teams to ensure smooth production releases. Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers on best practices across cloud, networking, DevOps, and monitoring disciplines. Ability to build deep context across multiple domains (Infrastructure, development, security, operations) to design cohesive, scalable DevOps solutions. Drive DevOps initiatives by connecting technical, business, and operational perspectives to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure delivery. What You'll Need Strong hands-on expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation, networking services). Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or equivalent) for containerized applications. Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, DNS, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing) in cloud and on-prem environments. Proven experience in designing and implementing DevOps strategies and infrastructure roadmaps . Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or equivalent) for automation. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI. Knowledge of security best practices and fintech compliance standards Who Are We? Thndr was founded on a bold dream to democratize access to investing through smart tech and human-centric design. This is simply our way of saying we give anyone with a smartphone the simple and easy access they need to preserve and grow their wealth. At the same time, we’re shaping the future of investing while actively driving the economies we serve by promoting local investment products. History has shown that investing is the single greatest way to build long-term wealth, but before Thndr , only a very small percentage of people had access to it due to: High barriers to entry — In the form of excessive minimum account balances, complex, outdated onboarding, and low financial literacy. Irrelevant experience — Catered toward expert traders and financial specialists, therefore alienating the majority of the population. Fragmented offering — Investment products were not gathered in a single, intuitive outlet. We don't just talk about change, we deliver it. Here's a glimpse into our impact so far: 5.5 million app downloads EGP 1B+ average daily traded value across 2025 #1 digital investing platform in Egypt for the third consecutive year 76% of users are first-time investors 40% of our users come from outside of capital cities and have previously had limited access to financial institutions Building on the success of our core platform, we are continuing to change culture and break down barriers by launching Rumble , the subscription-based investment recommendations platform. Rumble was born with the vision to empower everyday individuals to build wealth confidently and intelligently through access to timely and in-depth advice from the industry’s top experts. Going beyond traditional investment advice, it offers long and short-term investment recommendations and financial content through engaging articles and videos that guide users on their financial journey and maximize their returns. At Thndr , we're looking for people driven by our mission to help us democratize investing across the MENA region.