Head of SRE and Infrastructure (Fintech)

TL;DR

Head of SRE and Infrastructure (Fintech): Leading an organization of approximately 40 professionals to ensure the reliability, scalability, and resilience of a global trading platform with an accent on SRE frameworks, cloud automation, and disaster recovery. Focus on migrating workloads to multi-cloud environments, implementing advanced GitOps delivery, and establishing firm-wide observability standards.

Location: Hybrid in Warsaw (Poland), Limassol (Cyprus), or Sofia (Bulgaria)

Company

A leading global trading platform recognized for cutting-edge technology and seamless client experiences.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the SRE and infrastructure strategy to support global expansion and the technology roadmap.
• Oversee the design and automation of cloud infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, and Helm.
• Own the GitOps platform end-to-end, including the migration from FluxCD to ArgoCD for progressive delivery.
• Define and enforce reliability standards (SLIs, SLOs, SLAs) and own the firm-wide disaster recovery strategy.
• Establish a single observability standard for metrics, logs, and traces across all engineering teams.
• Lead, hire, and develop multidisciplinary teams across SRE, DevOps, DBA, developer experience, and technical support.

Requirements

• Experience as a Head of SRE, Infrastructure Director, or similar senior leadership role in fintech or high-load environments.
• Hands-on technical proficiency with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, FluxCD/ArgoCD, and IaC practices.
• Deep understanding of SRE principles, including error budgets, incident management, and resilience engineering.
• Proven experience as a manager of managers, with a focus on hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
• Ability to translate complex technical details into actionable language for non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive health and pension benefits.
• Strong focus on work-life harmony and generous annual leave policies.
• Workation program allowing up to 30 days of remote work from anywhere in the world.
• Employee referral program and two paid volunteer days per year.