Staff Engineer DevOps Porto

Staff Engineer DevOps
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Ivy Tech is a London-based company that, since 2018, has been bridging the gap between global clients from the US, Europe, UK and Australia and borderless tech talent. Our vibrant, remote talent community drives innovation and embraces diversity.

WE ARE HIRING: Staff Engineer Dev
Ops

Employer/Client:Payments orchestration platform (Fintech product)

Location:Porto, Portugal (Hybrid, 3 days in the office per week)

Work experience:+8 years

Type of employment:Full-time & Permanent

What is our client looking for?

Our client, a dynamic and rapidly growing company in the digital payments solutions space, is seeking an experienced and innovative Staff Engineer – Dev
Ops to lead technical excellence, infrastructure scalability, and system reliability across their engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Dev
Ops practices, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines, with
- on expertise in system design, automation, and performance optimisation. In this role, you will drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions. You will collaborate with
- functional teams to maintain platform integrity through rigorous code reviews, security patching, and continuous innovation. This is a unique opportunity to influence the technical direction of a
- growing company while fostering a culture of collaboration, quality, and technical growth.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the
  - term technical vision for Dev
  Ops practices, ensuring alignment across teams and value streams.
• Architect and implement scalable,
  - performance infrastructure solutions, ensuring resilience, automation, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers at all levels, fostering growth through coaching, workshops, and technical reviews.
• Partner with Tech Leads, Principal Engineers, and Product Managers to align infrastructure initiatives with business priorities.
• Set and uphold engineering best practices, automation standards, and infrastructure design principles across teams.
• Optimise system performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks, ensuring applications meet performance SLAs and user expectations.
• Champion security best practices, ensuring adherence to compliance requirements, proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
• Influence and contribute to the technology roadmap, advocating for investments in automation, scalability, and infrastructure innovation.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to create infrastructure designs that align with
  - level architectural plans.
• Balance strategic leadership with
  - on work, including coding, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and system troubleshooting.
• Bridge the gap between engineering, product, and business teams, effectively communicating technical challenges and solutions.
• Maintain technical backlogs and roadmaps, ensuring key items are included during planning sessions.
• Be on standby to respond promptly to system issues, troubleshoot, and collaborate with teams to resolve incidents with agility.

Who you are:

• A highly skilled Staff Engineer eager to take on a senior technical leadership role within a
  - growing fintech company.
• Comfortable with
  - on development, leading Dev
  Ops strategy, and making technical decisions around infrastructure and system automation.
• Passionate about mentoring engineers, fostering innovation, and ensuring technical excellence in every aspect of infrastructure management.
• A collaborative leader, adept at working with
  - functional teams to deliver scalable, secure infrastructure aligned with business goals.
• Proficient in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, with deep knowledge of Dev
  Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and security.
• Self-motivated and able to balance strategic oversight with
  - on tasks like coding, code reviews, and system optimisation.
• An effective communicator, fluent in English, able to bridge technical and
  - technical teams and align the organisation on technical goals.

Desirable:

• Experience in fintech or payment orchestration industries.
• Proven experience working in
  - growth,
  - paced technology environments.
• Familiarity with
  - based architecture, microservices, and containerisation technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of software security, cryptography, and PCI-DSS principles.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Expertise in database optimisation, system performance tuning, and delivering scalable technical solutions.

Benefits:

• Healthcare and Wellbeing:
  • Generous private health care.
  • Group life insurance (location-dependent).
  • Employee assistance program offering 24/7 confidential advice (location-dependent).
  • Paid time off for both physical and mental health.
• Global Team and Community:
  • Opportunities to work between global offices.
  • Company-wide socials, team lunches, and gatherings.
• Compensation:
  • Competitive salaries reflecting performance, responsibilities, and growth.
• Generous Parental Leave:
  • Maternity, paternity, adoption, surrogacy, or shared parental leave for all employees.
• Flexible Working:
  • Flexible working arrangements to accommodate personal commitments (role-dependent).
• Personal Growth and Development:
  • Investment in training courses and learning opportunities to support career advancement.
• Modern Tech Stack:
  • Utilisation of a modern technology stack with a focus on innovation in payments.
  • Provision of Mac
    Book or PC.
  • Remote working budget to equip home office setups.

How to Apply:

To apply, please visit our careers site, or submit your resume directly to Adriana Silva (adriana@ivy-tech.com).

Thank you for considering a career with us!