DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Branch, a global fintech company, as a DevOps Engineer and take ownership of our cloud infrastructure and DevOps operations. You will oversee the design, deployment, and optimization of our AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring seamless orchestration of workloads. You will play a pivotal role in automating processes, enhancing system reliability, and driving the adoption of DevOps best practices. Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Data teams to scale our infrastructure and support our rapid growth. This position offers a unique opportunity to refine your technical expertise in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Branch offers a competitive salary and equity package, along with comprehensive benefits including fully paid life and health insurance, generous paid leave, parental leave, and a pension.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong background in cloud infrastructure and automation
• Extensive experience working with AWS, including services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and ECS
• Proficiency in using Terraform for infrastructure as code, with a deep understanding of best practices for managing cloud resources
• Expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, scaling, and maintenance of containerized applications
• Strong programming and scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or similar, to automate tasks and workflows
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline to streamline deployments
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or AWS CloudWatch to ensure system reliability
• Strong understanding of security principles, including IAM policies, secrets management, and compliance enforcement
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. Enthusiasm for working across cultures, functions, and time zones to drive alignment and deliver results
• A passion for mentoring and supporting junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using best practices and modern tools, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
• Manage and optimize containerized applications using Kubernetes to maintain high availability and performance
• Build, monitor, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows and accelerate deployments
• Continuously monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimizations to minimize downtime and improve efficiency
• Implement security best practices, including IAM configurations, VPC design, and automated compliance checks, to safeguard infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide infrastructure support and promote DevOps best practices across the organization
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering their professional growth and ensuring knowledge-sharing across the team
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure architecture, deployment processes, and operational procedures

Benefits

• Work in a mission-driven, global, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard
• Work-life balance is not a myth, we offer a generous paid leave policy comprising 28 days annual leave, 30 days sick leave, and bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity and 3 months paternity leave
• Pension Benefit
• A one-time home office set-up budget
• We believe learning should never stop, and so we provide a $500 stipend annually towards learning and development, irrespective of role, title or tenure
• Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team