Senior DevOps Manager

Finonex is a global fintech company building advanced trading and infrastructure solutions for brokers and financial institutions worldwide.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Manager to lead our global DevOps initiatives across hybrid environments (AWS and On-Prem). This is a highly technical leadership role focused on building a developer-first platform.

You will bridge infrastructure and R&D by designing scalable Kubernetes-based environments, building custom internal logic, automating complex workflows, and owning the traffic and API layer.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep Kubernetes expertise, experience with ArgoCD, Helm, and Kong, and a strong software engineering mindset.

On this role you will

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable production environments across AWS and On-Prem using Kubernetes

• Own and optimize the Kong API Gateway, including custom plugin development and traffic routing

• Standardize application packaging using Helm and manage declarative deployments with ArgoCD

• Build custom internal tools and logic using Python and Lua

• Design, implement, and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI

• Work closely with R&D teams to identify pain points and automate manual processes

• Implement Security as Code across CI/CD pipelines and gateway layers

• Ensure infrastructure complies with privacy, security, and data protection standards

• Manage, mentor, and grow a global team of remote DevOps engineers

• Define technical roadmaps aligned with infrastructure scaling and R&D velocity

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer

• 3+ years of experience managing remote DevOps or SRE teams – advantage

• Expert-level experience with Kubernetes and ArgoCD

• Strong expertise in Helm, including chart development and library charts

• Hands-on experience managing and extending Kong API Gateway

• Proficiency in Python for automation and tooling

• Experience writing Lua for Kong or Nginx-based logic

• Deep knowledge of GitLab CI and automated delivery pipelines

• Experience managing hybrid cloud environments (AWS and On-Prem)

• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally