DevOps Engineer

We believe the financial markets can and should work for everyone. Capitolis is the technology company creating safer and more vibrant financial markets by unlocking capital constraints and enabling greater access to more diversified capital and investment opportunities. Rooted in advanced technology and deep financial expertise, Capitolis powers groundbreaking financial solutions that drive growth for global and regional banks – and institutional investors alike. Capitolis is backed by world class venture capital firms, including Canapi Ventures, 9Yards Capital, SVB Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, and S Capital, as well as leading global banks such as J.P. Morgan, Citi and State Street.

Founded in 2017, our team brings decades of experience in launching successful startups, technology, and financial services. Capitolis was named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of The World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023, CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies 2023 list, ranked #68 on the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list, and was named "Best FX Software Provider" in the 2023 Euromoney Foreign Exchange Awards. Most recently, American Banker recognized Capitolis among the Best Places to Work in Fintech after the company was named by Crain's New York Business as one of New York's 100 Best Places to Work in 2023 for the second consecutive year. For more information, please visit our website at www.capitolis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Capitolis is looking for a passionate and curios DevOps Engineer to take an active part in designing, implementing and maintaining complex financial infrastructures in a high regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

Enhance business continuity of a Production system in the finance sector
Develop and deploy critical infrastructure changes to Production
Deploy & manage advanced security solutions to protect high value trades and transactions.
Supporting an exactly-once with zero data loss transaction processing system.
Deploy and maintain infrastructure automation and configuration management tools
Design and implement an orchestration solution for dozens of containerized micro-services.
Support, improve and upgrade a continuous deployment environment.
Support improve and update our DevOps Technology Stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, Python, ELK & more

Who You Are

At least 2 years of experience as a DevOps
Experienced with continuous integration tools
Experience with IaC of a cloud provider (preferably Terraform & AWS)
At least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Groovy, Bash)
Experienced with Kubernetes, Docker containers management and orchestration
Good interpersonal communication and written skills in English
Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
Experience in Microsoft MS-SQL server database administration
Experience with Postgres on AWS RDS
Experience with CI/CD integrations with SCM and code review tools.
Experience with Helm Charts
Experience with ArgoCD
Experience in Windows & Linux Server system administration
Experience in Linux system administration
Hands on experience in supporting business continuity of Critical Production Systems
Broad understanding of networking
Proven Database Administration experience
Master in Database Troubleshooting
Familiar with Database Security best practices

Our Company Values

We operate with a clear set of values that guide us — our way of being, decisions, and actions. These values define who we are, and we are committed to all of them. These values are uniquely ours. If these values — all of them — speak to you, this is an amazing place, but we are not for everyone. Learn more about our Company Values here.

We lead with purpose, while creating exceptional value
We pursue big breakthroughs, responsibly
We learn from the best and are unapologetically independent
We are obsessed with the future and fanatical about executing today
We play tough, with heart

Our People Attributes

Our People Attributes are characteristics that describe the DNA of Capitolis employees. They provide a consistent framework to hire, assess, and develop our team against. Learn more about our People Attributes on our careers page here.

Super Smart: quality thinking and know what good looks like
Badass: all in, get stuff done, and high standards
Good Human: collaborative, open-minded, authentic and real, and pursue self-actualization