Senior DevOps Engineer

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with an ambitious mission to revolutionize the payroll & payments industry. With over $400M raised from multiple tier-one investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, encompassing everything from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

Join Papaya Global as a Senior DevOps Engineer and shape our cloud infrastructure strategy as we scale. You'll lead critical initiatives across our development lifecycle while working with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

You will:

Design and implement Papaya Global’s cloud infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments on AWS.
Ensure our production environment maintains the highest standards of stability, availability, and performance.
Review the current automation strategy partnering with stakeholders to implement a holistic, scalable solution that supports our multi-year growth trajectory
Work with the Information Security team to improve security, enhance data isolation, access controls and network/application security across our infrastructure.

Requirements:

4+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer
4+ years of experience with AWS
Production experience with K8S and Microservices
Hands-on experience with Github Actions for CI/CD piplines
Proven experience with Terraform & Terragrunt for IAC
Experience with GitOps workflows and tools
Strong AWS networking knowledge: VPCs, subnets, security groups, and troubleshooting
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain custom GitHub Actions using JavaScript/Node.js
Track record of successful cross-team collaboration on company-wide initiatives (automation, security, migrations, monitoring)
Experience implementing and maintaining secure AWS environments
Experience implementing and maintaining secure AWS environments
Strong problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
Collaborative team player who thrives working independently

Nice to have:

AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
Experience leveraging AI tools for DevOps automation and optimization
Large-scale cloud environment experience (multi-region, high-availability)
Previous experience in FinTech or financial services