Senior Devops Engineer

Role: Devops Engineer Location: Jacksonville, FL, Alpharetta, GA , Berkley Heights, NJ (Hybrid from day first) Duties and Responsibilities As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Payfare, you will be joining a diverse team of mixed background technologists. · Our mandate as a team is to provide flexible and stable platform solutions that empower our feature development teams to create the highest quality services for our customers. · Ongoing monitoring of Payfare’s Kubernetes-based architecture, including monitoring performance metrics, monitoring for and implementation of security patches, and general upkeep of installed software. · Building and managing CI pipelines for continuous integration and deployment for frontend and backend platforms. · Building and managing CI pipelines for Android and iOS mobile platforms. · You will be leading the expansion of Payfare’s system across the globe, in a multi-regional configuration. Specifically, this role requires an advanced level of knowledge in architecting AWS and Kubernetes. · Conduct vulnerability assessments for various systems and services across various platform tiers. · Triage information security alerts, events, where necessary. · Implement and manage IAM and Access Controls where necessary. · Implement and maintain security controls to facilitate ongoing audit and regulatory compliance business requirements. · Liaising closely with both development and operational teams to address technical and operational issues. · This role also requires strong communication skills, and a proactive mindset, such that the needs of the organization as a whole are met. From time to time, there will be a need to provide infrastructure support outside business hours, including support for on-call rotation. Basic Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience · 6+ years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or operations. · Experience with Kubernetes is a must - with broad experience in prominent cloud native technologies. · Experience in building and maintaining CI & CD for frontend, backend and mobile platforms. · Proficiency in Unix Shell scripting, and some proficiency in Python preferred · Strong understanding of network architecture and application development methodologies. · An understanding of common traps and pitfalls that can occur in a globally distributed infrastructure. · Experience working with Compliance programs like PCI-DSS or SOC2 is a plus. · Experience in managing vulnerability assessment programs across various infrastructure tiers, including penetration testing, vulnerability scanning and remediation activities. · Familiarity with CVE databases, vulnerability scoring systems (e.g., CVSS), and security industry standards such as ISO 27001 and NIST. · Strong understanding of security concepts around PKI, TLS and encryption. Experience using network and security troubleshooting tools – both at host and at network tier.