Senior Infrastructure/ DevOps Engineer Fintech
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Infrastructure / DevOps Engineer (Fintech) based in Canada.
This role sits at the heart of building and scaling modern, high-performance digital products across fast-moving client environments. You will design, implement, and operate cloud-native infrastructure that powers mission-critical fintech and web-scale applications. Working in a senior, hands-on capacity, you’ll own everything from IaC and CI/CD pipelines to container orchestration and cloud security. The environment is highly collaborative yet autonomous, giving you the freedom to make architectural decisions and ship quickly. You’ll work across diverse industries and technical stacks, solving complex infrastructure challenges with a strong emphasis on reliability, scalability, and security. This is a role for engineers who enjoy building end-to-end systems and thrive in fast-paced consulting-style delivery teams.
Accountabilities:
In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and automation systems that support production-grade applications across multiple client environments.
- Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar tools to ensure scalable and repeatable deployments
- Design and optimize containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, ECS, or equivalent)
- Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, automated, and reliable software delivery
- Architect and operate cloud infrastructure across AWS or GCP, including compute, storage, networking, and serverless services
- Implement secure networking architectures including VPCs, load balancers, VPNs, routing, and firewall configurations
- Support database, messaging, and CDN infrastructure for high-performance distributed systems
- Develop automation scripts and tooling using Python, Go, Node.js, or Bash to improve operational efficiency
- Own observability and reliability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response best practices
- Ensure security best practices including encryption, secrets management, WAFs, and compliance alignment (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
- Support production systems with a focus on uptime, performance tuning, and proactive issue resolution
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform or Pulumi)
- Deep experience with AWS or GCP, including core services such as compute, networking, storage, and databases
- Solid understanding of networking concepts such as DNS, VPCs, routing, load balancing, and secure connectivity
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in production environments
- Strong scripting ability in Python, Go, Node.js, or Bash for automation and tooling
- Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana, or similar)
- Strong security awareness, including secrets management, encryption, and cloud security best practices
- Ability to work independently in fast-paced, consulting-style or client-facing environments
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- 🌍 Fully remote working model with global collaboration opportunities
- 🩺 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- 🏖️ Generous unlimited PTO policy with encouraged time off
- 📈 High-impact projects across fintech, crypto, and enterprise clients
- 🚀 Fast-paced environment with strong autonomy and ownership
- 🎓 Continuous learning culture with exposure to modern cloud and AI technologies
- 🤝 Regular team retreats and offsites in global destinations
- 💡 Opportunity to work alongside senior engineers and industry-leading technical talent.
Requirements:
This role requires strong hands-on experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and software engineering, ideally within high-scale or fintech environments.
Benefits:
DevOps pay context
Based on 1,118 disclosed DevOps salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $142K/year, with most offers between $115K and $175K (10th–90th percentile: $99K–$210K).
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