DevOps Team Lead

IntellectEUis an international technology company focused on digital finance and emerging IntellectEU we are on a mission to become the top-of-mind fintech company. We are committed to our people and believe in building a better future with the newest of the newest technologies. Giving young people and industry veterans a growing ground to play launch ideas & work very closely with our clients. With our hands-on experience in both technical & capital markets theres no challenge thats left untackled. Since 2006 we have been focused on financial messaging and integration being a SWIFT service partner.

Were seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (DevOps) to lead a team of skilled DevOps engineers within Catalyst Integration Manager Services team.
As a leader youll set the technical direction coach engineers and drive delivery excellence across infrastructure CI/CD and deployment automation. Youll also collaborate closely with software engineering and product teams to ensure the delivered solutions run reliably securely and at scale across both cloud and on-prem customer environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead mentor and manage the CatIMs DevOps team - fostering a culture of ownership collaboration and continuous improvement
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable infrastructure release pipelines and monitoring solutions
• Help with the definition of the DevOps tooling and deployment strategy for CatIM
  
• Partakes to hands-on DevOps activities when needed with a problem-solving attitude
• Lead and act as the Cat-IMs DevOps subject matter expert
• Own the end-to-end delivery of infrastructure CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling
• Work closely with software engineers to enable seamless integration deployment and observability of new features
  
• Define and promote standards for infrastructure-as-code container orchestration and release automation
• Manage end-to-end release and deployment activities including infrastructure analysis environment-specific configuration and hands-on support during on-premise installations
• Implement standard and complex changes on platform components
• Participate in pre-sales engagements and customer discussions
• Contribute to effort estimations project scoping and planning activities
• Collaborate with Product Development and Architecture teams on backlog management bug resolution and the design of client-requested features.

Technical skills:
Must Have:

• 7 years in DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering including 2 years in a leadership or mentorship role
• Strong cloud background (preferably AWS) with a solid understanding of cloud security and networking principles
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform Helm Ansible Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab pipelines)
• Proficiency with Linux administration and Bash scripting
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (IP routing VPNs configuration troubleshooting)
• Excellent communication coaching and stakeholder management skills
• A growth mindset - eager to learn guide and improve processes continuously.

Nice to Have:

• Experience leading cloud migration or modernization initiatives (IaaS PaaS SaaS)
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools (e.g.Durable Execution Solutions)
• Cloud certifications (AWS Azure GCP) are a strong plus
• Background in fintech payments (SWIFT) or regulated financial environments.

Soft skills

• Good communication and presentation skills problem-solving skills learning attitude and openness process orientation.

We guarantee:

• Excellent compensation and benefits package including medical insurance and sports activities.
• International experience in a stable company: the company has offices in Antwerp Lisbon Krakow Kyiv New York and operates on the market for over 15 years.
• Passionate team in an innovative casual positive and open work environment ready to meet your new ideas.
• Great opportunities for personal and professional development as well as the chance to change the way the business works in the financial world.
• Work where youre most productive - remote in-office or hybrid options available.

Join us to make an impact on the entire financial world!

Required Experience:

Manager