DevOps Engineer

About the role:

We are seeking a talented and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our innovative team at DPDzero. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our robust and scalable infrastructure. Your expertise in AWS, Docker, Lambda, RDS, and managing multiple deployments will be instrumental in supporting our digital collections and recovery platform. By joining our team, you will contribute to expanding access to formal credit while delivering exceptional value to our customers.

Responsibilities:

1. Design, implement, and manage the scalable infrastructure architecture on AWS for our digital collections and recovery platform.
2. Deploy and maintain containers using Docker and container orchestration tools such as ECS & Kubernetes.
3. Develop and enhance automated CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient software delivery and deployment.
4. Collaborate closely with the development team to optimize application performance and scalability.
5. Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities across our infrastructure.
6. Monitor system performance, analyze logs, and proactively troubleshoot any issues or bottlenecks.
7. Implement and enhance security best practices to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
8. Manage and optimize RDS database instances to maintain data integrity and optimize performance.
9. Collaborate with the operations team to provide in-house hosting services for select lenders and banks, ensuring data privacy and multiple deployment management.
10. Stay updated with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in DevOps and cloud infrastructure management.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role within a cloud-based environment.
• Strong proficiency in Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, including EC2, ECS, Lambda, and RDS.
• Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker, and container orchestration tools like ECS.
• Hands-on experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of networking principles, security best practices, and monitoring tools.
• Database administration experience, preferably with RDS or similar managed database services.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional certification or other relevant certifications.
• Experience with managing on-premises infrastructure and providing in-house hosting services for lenders and banks.
• Familiarity with the financial services, collections, or banking domains.

Join our dynamic team at DPDzero and contribute to our mission of democratizing access to credit. Apply now and be part of a groundbreaking initiative that combines technology, machine learning, and financial services to drive positive change in the lending industry.