Devops Engineer

WHO WE ARE

Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify automate and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash Betterment SoFi Webull and eToro amongst many others; collectively Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22 million end customers.

At Apex we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo which was manual slow and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. Were digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest.

When youre at Apex you drive this change. Youre part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin Dallas Chicago New York Portland Belfast and Manila are home to over 1000 employees.

Together were shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. grit results empathy accountability and teamwork with Apex.

Were proud to be recognized for the innovative work we do the purpose-driven nature of our work and the collaborative culture weve created. Here are just a few of the many awards weve recently received:

Best Places to Work

- Presented by BuiltIn

WealthTech of the Year

2025- Presented by US FinTech Awards

The Worlds Top 250 Fintech Companies

2024- Presented by CNBC

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Position Overview:

As a DevOps Engineer you will be a key member of the Apex Tax and Cost Basis engineering team responsible for designing building and maintaining the automation that runs our batch processing platform across client environments. Your primary focus will be converting todays run-day and disaster recovery scripts into parameterized orchestrated deployment pipelines and workflows and building the deployment management tooling that tracks which version is running in each environment. This is a hybrid application engineering / systems engineering role: you will support new client implementations and custom scripts on the application side and manage pipelines and run-day operations on the systems side. You will work closely with our development TechOps and cloud infrastructure teams to make the platform more sustainable and scalable.

Workflow Orchestration:

Migrate existing run-day disaster recovery and operational scripts into orchestrated deployment pipelines and workflows. Design build and operate production workflows with clear dependencies retries and alerting.

Script Parameterization:

Refactor runtime scripts so they are parameterized reusable and environment-agnostic eliminating hardcoded per-client and per-environment values and the manual edits that come with them.

Deployment Management:

Build and maintain tooling that tracks build versions across environments (development QA UAT production) and automates deployment and promotion between them.

Client Implementations:

Support new client onboarding by developing and adapting custom scripts configuration and automation on the application side.

Run-Day Operations:

Manage processing pipelines and run-day operations. Troubleshoot batch failures identify root cause and replace repeat manual intervention with durable automated fixes.

Cloud Automation:

Build and operate automation on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using native CLIs SDKs and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Monitoring and Notifications:

Build alerting and notification automation (Slack email) so failures and stalls surface before they affect clients.

Process Improvement:

Think critically about existing processes and propose better solutions rather than maintaining the status quo. Drive improvements that make the platform more sustainable and scalable.

Documentation:

Maintain comprehensive documentation of workflows runbooks deployment procedures and automation standards.

Collaboration:

Collaborate with development TechOps and infrastructure teams to streamline how work moves from code to production.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3 years experience as a developer (Python Java shell etc.).
• Hands-on experience building and operating orchestrated deployment pipelines and production workflows.
• Strong Python and shell scripting (bash) skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms primarily Amazon Web Services (AWS) and automating against them.
• Experience with Linux system administration and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and managing versions and releases across multiple environments.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• A developers mindset applied to operations: the ability to see a manual process understand why it exists and design something better.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

• Experience working with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools.
• Experience automating disaster recovery processes.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform CloudFormation).
• Java development experience.
• Background in financial services brokerage operations tax reporting or cost basis processing.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our Rewards

We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits including a market-leading salary with an annual bonus 28 days of annual leave plus 10 Northern Ireland national holidays a training and development budget and a pension matched up to 7%. Our benefits also cover private health insurance for medical dental and optical care and life insurance. We emphasize work-life balance with flexible working hours parental leave a modern city center office and a hybrid work schedule that allows for greater flexibility by partially working from home. Additional perks include monthly catered lunches unlimited drinks and snacks hackathon events poker tournaments and a charitable matching gift program.

EEO Statement

Apex Fintech Solutions is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability veteran status marital status or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration without regard to these characteristics.

Disability Statement

Apex Fintech Solutions is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please submit your request via the Candidate Accommodation Requests Form. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process.