Senior DevOps Engineer (FinTech)

TL;DR

Senior DevOps Engineer (Fintech): Leading the development of a Global Deployment Platform for a trading platform, building tools and technologies to deploy, monitor, and operate trading software with an accent on CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and automation. Focus on collaborating with SRE, infrastructure, and development teams to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery at global scale.

Location: Hybrid in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Company

hirify.global is a global FinTech firm powering high-performance multi-asset trading and automating the entire front office for investment banks and brokers.

What you will do

• Lead the development of the Global Deployment Platform.
• Build tools and technologies to allow teams to deploy, monitor, and operate trading software.
• Collaborate with SRE, infrastructure, and networking teams to automate system delivery and identify operational improvements.
• Support building, testing, and deployment pipelines across different regions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Participate in on-call rotations for production support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM subject (Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, or related field).
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps roles, or a mix of software engineering and DevOps roles.
• Experience deploying containerised platforms using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines (Jenkins, Circle CI, Team City, Bamboo).
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash.
• Familiarity with source control systems (GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit).
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of English proficiency.
• Excellent teamwork skills, with experience coaching more junior team members.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of financial markets and/or financial technologies (e.g., FIX protocol).
• Background as a backend software engineer (Java or C++).
• Proficiency in Gradle and Groovy.
• Experience working with Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with infrastructure provisioning tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience working with and implementing monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus/Grafana/Data Dog/PagerDuty).
• Familiarity with security best practices and tools in this space.
• Experience as a team lead.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid flexible work model.
• Opportunity to work with high-performing teams that meet in person to learn and collaborate.
• Dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment.
• Commitment to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic.
• Focus on recognizing and celebrating everyone’s unique perspective.

Hiring process

• hirify.global may use technology, including AI-based tools, to help review and evaluate applications.
• All employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Honesty and transparency are critical to the hiring process.