Principal DevOps Engineer

Leadex Systems is a niche software consulting company and a long-time MuleSoft partner. We provide best-in-class API Management solutions in the Middle East and Europe. Our team of 63 like-minded professionals combines technical expertise with domain knowledge in digital banking, finance, and e-commerce. We embrace proactiveness, continuous learning, team spirit, and commitment to customer success.

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team for a new project. This is a customer-facing role where you'll work closely with our architect team and directly with the customer to build, validate, and implement infrastructure solutions. You will play a key role in establishing and managing cloud environments while driving best practices in DevOps processes.

In this position, you will also have the opportunity to grow into a leadership role within our DevOps practice.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for multiple environments, ensuring robust and efficient delivery processes.
• Support ongoing projects, including troubleshooting and resolving pipeline, infrastructure, and deployment issues.
• Configure and manage public and private Kubernetes clusters in Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.
• Work with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to secure data and communications.
• Consult and advise on cloud security practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Review and validate architectural designs, providing actionable feedback during discovery and design phases.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine the optimal cloud provider and architecture for specific use cases.
• Actively drive processes, challenge assumptions, and provide thoughtful recommendations to customers and architects on infrastructure and security-related topics.
• Use Terraform extensively for infrastructure as code to ensure consistent, reliable, and automated deployment environments.
• Leverage Helm for Kubernetes application deployment and configuration.
• Ensure the performance, scalability, and availability of cloud environments.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps Engineer role.
• Proven experience working with Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of the Java technology stack and integrating it into cloud environments.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline setup and maintenance across multiple cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, including public and private clusters.
• Extensive experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation and management.
• Proficiency with Helm for Kubernetes application deployment.
• Experience with asymmetric encryption and other security-related practices.
• Customer-facing expertise, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders.
• English level: B2+ or higher, with confidence in discussing technical topics with customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in consulting or working in a customer-driven project environment.
• Knowledge of best practices in cloud security and compliance.
• Experience with financial or banking projects is a strong advantage.