The Senior DevOps Engineer will manage deployment, automation, security, and observability for a multi-PSP payment architecture, focusing on cloud infrastructure and CI/CD implementation.
Location: Remote (U.S. overlap preferred)
Type: Contract (Full-Time Preferred)
Domain: Payments / Fintech / eCommerce Infrastructure
We are leading a modernization initiative for a high-growth digital commerce platform focused on payment orchestration, gateway optimization, and API-driven architecture.
Experience with orchestration platforms such as Gr4vy, Stripe, etc. is highly desirable, but not required. Deep payments experience is mandatory.
About the RoleThis role will own deployment, infrastructure automation, observability, and security hardening for a multi-PSP payment architecture.
Responsibilities- Design secure cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Implement CI/CD for payments services
- Manage secrets and token storage securely
- Ensure PCI-aligned infrastructure controls
- Implement monitoring and logging (Datadog, Prometheus, etc.)
- Support high-availability architecture
Requirements
- 6+ years DevOps / Cloud engineering
- AWS infrastructure (VPC, IAM, ECS/EKS, Lambda, etc.)
- Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred)
- Experience supporting payments or fintech environments
- Experience with high-availability, low-latency systems
Benefits
- High-Impact Architecture Project
- Executive Visibility
- Competitive Contract Compensation
- Flexible Remote Structure
- Clear Scope, Clear Timeline
- Long-Term Engagement
- Technical Ownership
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