DevOps Manager

DevOps Manager

Company: Aybank

Location: Dubai, UAE (Onsite)

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled DevOps Manager to lead our infrastructure and deployment operations for our core banking platform built on SDK.finance. You will oversee bare-metal server infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and ensure high availability and security of our banking services. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with team leadership and strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Management

• Manage and optimize bare-metal server infrastructure for production and development environments
• Design and implement high-availability architectures for mission-critical banking services
• Oversee capacity planning, resource allocation, and infrastructure scaling
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity solutions
• Manage server provisioning, configuration management, and infrastructure automation

CI/CD & Release Management

• Own and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines for all platform components
• Implement deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, rolling) for zero-downtime releases
• Establish release management processes, versioning standards, and rollback procedures
• Automate build, test, and deployment workflows for Java/Spring Boot backend services
• Manage CI/CD pipelines for React Native mobile apps and Node.js services

Platform Operations

• Ensure 99.9%+ uptime for core banking services
• Manage PostgreSQL and MongoDB database operations, backups, and replication
• Oversee Apache Kafka cluster management and message bus reliability
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem processes

Security & Compliance

• Implement security best practices for banking infrastructure
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates, secrets management, and access controls
• Ensure compliance with financial industry regulations (PCI-DSS, data sovereignty)
• Conduct security audits and vulnerability remediation
• Implement network security, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems

Team Leadership

• Build, mentor, and manage a team of DevOps/SRE engineers
• Define team objectives, KPIs, and performance metrics
• Foster a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with Development and QA teams to streamline delivery processes
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party service integrations

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps/SRE roles, with 2+ years in leadership
• Proven experience managing bare-metal server infrastructure at scale
• Strong background in financial services, banking, or fintech environments
• Experience with high-availability systems processing thousands of TPS

Technical Skills

Infrastructure & Servers

• Linux server administration (Ubuntu, CentOS/RHEL)
• Bare-metal server provisioning and management
• Virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware)
• Network configuration, load balancing, and firewall management
• Storage management (SAN, NAS, local storage optimization)

CI/CD & Automation

• GitLab CI/CD (expert level) - pipelines, runners, artifacts, environments
• Infrastructure as Code: Ansible, Terraform, or similar
• Configuration management and server automation
• Container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes (if applicable)

Databases & Messaging

• PostgreSQL administration: replication, backup/recovery, performance tuning
• MongoDB operations: replica sets, sharding, backup strategies
• Apache Kafka: cluster management, topic configuration, monitoring

Monitoring & Observability

• Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, or similar
• Log management: ELK Stack, Graylog, or similar
• APM solutions for Java/Spring Boot applications
• Alerting and on-call management

Development Stack Familiarity

• Java/Spring Boot deployment and configuration
• Node.js application deployment
• React Native build and distribution pipelines (Expo)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SDK.finance or similar core banking platforms
• Knowledge of payment processing systems and transaction workflows
• Experience with Headscale/WireGuard or similar VPN infrastructure
• Traefik or NGINX reverse proxy expertise
• Database migration and zero-downtime schema change experience
• Certifications: Linux (RHCE/LFCS), GitLab, or cloud platforms

How to Apply:

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