DevOps Engineer

Job Purpose:As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for building and managing secure, scalable,and highly available infrastructure that powers our fintech platforms, including Digital Wallet, Payment Gateway,Loan Origination System, ECR integrations, and Procurement Aggregator solutions.You will play a critical role in ensuring 24/7 availability, regulatory compliance, data protection, and securetransaction processing. This role requires strong expertise in cloud-native architectures, automation, DevSecOpspractices, and high-availability financial systems to support the company’s mission of empowering SMEs andsupporting Saudi Vision 2030.Key Accountabilities:Design, implement, and manage secure CI/CD pipelines for fintech applications ensuring zero-downtime deployments.Maintain and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS / Azure / GCP) for high-volume financial transactions.Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or equivalent tools.Deploy and manage containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery aligned with fintech SLA requirements.Implement DevSecOps practices integrating security scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance checks intopipelines.Ensure compliance with fintech regulatory requirements, including SAMA guidelines, data protection policies, and security standards.Implement secure identity and access management (IAM), secrets management, and encryption strategies.Monitor production systems, transaction performance, and API availability using enterprise monitoring tools.Manage API gateways, load balancers, and secure network configurations.Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.Support payment integrations, banking APIs, and third-party fintech services.Perform root cause analysis for production incidents and implement preventive controls.Collaborate with development teams to optimize performance, scalability, and security of digital financial products.Maintain business continuity and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical systems.Contribute to fintech platform reliability engineering (SRE practices).Prepare technical documentation aligned with audit and compliance requirements.Job Requirements:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, orrelated field.Minimum 5–8 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.Experience working in fintech, banking, digital payments, or financial servicesenvironments.Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps,GitHub Actions).Experience managing secure cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP).Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).Knowledge of API gateways, payment integrations, and microservices architecture.Strong understanding of security best practices, encryption, SSL/TLS, OAuth2,OpenID Connect.Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.).Familiarity with SAMA regulations and fintech compliance frameworks is highlypreferred.Experience with high-availability and high-throughput systems.Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or PowerShell).DevOps or Cloud certifications (AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, orequivalent) are preferred.Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and incident management skills.Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.