DevOps Engineer

Company: National Funding
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 7, 2025

Job Description:

DevOps Engineer - San Diego, CA or Atlanta, GAHybrid 3 days/week, Full time M-F 8am-5pm PST or ESTBeing authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.FairSquare does not consider candidates requiring 1099 or C2C.Exempt/Salary: $125,000-$170,000. Position eligible for additional incentives including bonus, 401(k) match, health and welfare benefits, amazing culture, growth opportunity and more!FairSquare is continuing to grow its IT Engineering Department and has an exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer. Reporting to the DevOps Manager, the DevOps Engineer will help streamline our software development lifecycle while maintaining and improving our infrastructure and deployment processes. You will be responsible for building, deploying, and maintaining the infrastructure and tools that support the development, testing, and production environments for our fintech products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems in a highly regulated environment.Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure using [AWS, Azure, GCP, or other cloud platforms].
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management processes using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as ADO, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, to ensure efficient delivery of software.
• Monitor application performance and system health using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog, and respond to incidents proactively.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize the software development lifecycle and ensure seamless integrations.
• Enhance system security by implementing robust access controls, vulnerability assessments, and patching processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment-related issues in production and staging environments.
• Advocate for and implement DevOps best practices across the organization.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery strategies are in place and effectively implemented.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Partner with the security team to ensure robust security controls and compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2, GDPR).
• Implement monitoring solutions to ensure the health and performance of applications and infrastructure.
• Drive post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or GitHub Action.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and new technologies in DevOps and cloud computing.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related roles, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or management capacity.
• Experience working in the fintech or financial services industry, with a solid understanding of the regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2, GDPR).
• Proven track record of successfully managing cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and building CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in AWS cloud platform and majority for relevant services (EC2, Route53, IAM, ECS, RDS, S3, VPC, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and orchestration platforms.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, Bash, Ruby).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog).
• Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and departments to ensure seamless and smooth integrations leading up to deployments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to handle high-pressure situations.
• Strong communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.Physical Demands:
• Working in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Sitting at a desk for long periods of time while viewing multiple computer screen monitors.
• Potential lifting of boxes around 5-10lbs.FairSquare serves the small business community. Since 1999, we have provided more than $3 billion in funding to over 50,000 customers to support their working capital and equipment financing needs. We are one of the country's largest private providers of small business loans, having funded more than $3 billion to help small businesses grow. Our personal approach helps strengthen small business owners and we pride ourselves on being a resource they can trust. We are believers in small business owners.FairSquare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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