- Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure for cloud-native fintech applications (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines for frequent, reliable deployments of backend services and integration layers.
- Collaborate with developers to support integration with third-party financial APIs (e.g., payment gateways, telecom billing systems, mobile wallets, KYC/AML services).
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for repeatable and automated environment setups.
- Monitor system health, performance, and security using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
- Ensure regulatory and security compliance across systems (PCI-DSS, ISO, local fintech regulations).
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term resolution of production issues.
- Mentor junior DevOps engineers and promote DevSecOps best practices across teams.
Skills
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile fintech environment.
- Problem-solving mindset with attention to reliability and scalability.
- High accountability and proactive attitude toward ownership and delivery.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly AWS or GCP (certifications preferred).
- Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
- Proven experience integrating with financial systems and APIs (REST, SOAP, ISO 8583, etc.).
- Proficient in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) for automation and tool development.
- Deep understanding of DevOps practices: CI/CD, GitOps, monitoring, and alerting.
- Familiarity with secure networking, VPNs, firewalls, and load balancing in a fintech context.
- Experience working in environments requiring data privacy, financial security, and regulatory compliance.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with mobile money platforms
- Knowledge of core banking system integrations and financial transaction flows.
- Background in high-availability systems, disaster recovery, and zero-downtime deployments.
- Familiarity with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes Operators, ArgoCD, HashiCorp Vault.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work on impactful fintech solutions at scale
- Professional development support and certifications
- Flexible work environment and collaborative team culture
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Zood Pay telecom services company is started its business activity on 2023 by a dedicated & creative mind afghan investors to serve the B2B, B2C, C2C models for MNOs prepaid electronic mobile top up (5 in 1) distribution across the country. Zood Pay platform is developed and managed by experienced team of business acumen and experts in telecom product and services distribution & fintech industry. The Zood Pay platform built-in advanced features are well-crafted and developed to fulfill the merchants need for a flexible and trusted platform to strategically secure their investments and afford a healthy ROI overtime. Vision: Innovation, Creativity, Security, The Zood Pay platform with multiple access channel offers the most secure and instant prepaid mobile recharge sales and bundle activation services for MNOs customers within the country and oversees. Mission Statement: To become the leading and on-demand electronic mobile top up distribution platform for merchants & customers globally. Zood Pay is built on the basis of the merchants & customers feedbacks results to enable all the target users a full-fledged mobile top up distribution platform with the mindset of on-going development and collaboration.