DevOps Engineer (CI/CD, Kubernetes, Ansible)

About Leadex Systems

Leadex Systems is a niche software consulting company and a long-time MuleSoft partner. We provide best-in-class API Management solutions in the Middle East and Europe. Our team of 66 like-minded professionals combines technical expertise with domain knowledge in digital banking, finance, and e-commerce. We embrace proactiveness, continuous learning, team spirit, and commitment to customer success.

You will be joining a large-scale Fintech project for a high-profile client in the Middle East. This is a mission-critical environment involving high-load systems, complex integrations, and the highest standards of security and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Automation: Design, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and production/testing environments using Ansible and other automation tools.
• Toolchain Integration: Implement and manage modern DevOps tools across the entire lifecycle, from infrastructure provisioning to service monitoring.
• Security & Resilience: Develop automated backup systems and ensure robust infrastructure security protocols are in place.
• Collaboration: Engage in direct, independent communication with the Customer’s DevOps team to align on architectural goals and ensure seamless delivery.
• Scaling: Support and optimise containerised environments to handle the demands of a major financial platform.

Requirements:

• Experience: 3+ years of overall experience in DevOps or Systems Engineering.
• Linux Mastery: Strong background in administering Linux systems, specifically CentOS/RHEL.
• CI/CD & Orchestration: Proven expertise in setting up pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, or ArgoCD.
• Automation: Professional experience writing complex deployment scripts with Ansible.
• Containerization: Proficient with Docker (Swarm, Compose) and extensive experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and Istio.
• Monitoring: Experience with monitoring and visualisation stacks such as Grafana, NewRelic, or Dynatrace.
• App Support: Hands-on experience deploying and supporting Java-stack applications.
• Communication: Intermediate English proficiency (written and oral) with the ability to discuss technical requirements directly with international clients.

Nice to have:

• Experience with centralised logging (Splunk or Elasticsearch).
• Cloud experience with AWS (EC2, LB, VPC, RDS).
• Knowledge of Nginx and NFSv4 setup/support.
• Proficiency in Bash and/or Python for advanced scripting.

We offer:

• Flexible work schedule.
• 31 days of vacation.
• 5 sick days.
• Sport compensation.
• Support with purchasing the necessary equipment.

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