Lead DevOps Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Lead DevOps Engineer (Fintech): Driving infrastructure strategy and unifying processes for production-grade infrastructure with an accent on low-latency bare-metal Kubernetes and remote trading venue connectivity. Focus on optimizing Linux/BIOS for ultra-low latency and automating infrastructure provisioning.

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Relocation support provided)

Salary: from $10,000 per month net

What you will do

• Maintain and improve connectivity between remote trading venues, including VPN, Direct Connect, high availability, and failover.
• Operate and evolve bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, implementing GitOps, RBAC, and observability.
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation, configuration management, and access provisioning.
• Optimize Linux and BIOS for ultra-low latency and perform benchmarks during upgrades.
• Evaluate, procure, and commission server hardware.
• Ensure infrastructure security, hardening, and production-grade observability.

Requirements

• Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, and VPN.
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience in production environments.
• Solid Linux administration and performance tuning skills.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, GitOps, and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Experience building infrastructure automation.
• Must be based in or relocate to Dubai, UAE

Nice to have

• Bare-metal server and hardware architecture knowledge.
• Linux low-latency tuning (CPU pinning, NUMA, and hugepages).
• Experience with Terraform or Crossplane.
• Knowledge of Prometheus and Grafana.
• Proficiency in Python or Go.

Culture & Benefits

• Creative, out-of-the-box technical challenges.
• Collaboration with a high-tier technical team.
• Private health insurance, meals, sports, and a learning budget.
• Solid relocation package for the employee and their family.
• Engaging team events and a passionate work environment.