Principal DevOps Engineer

Job title: Principal DevOps / Platform Engineer (Azure / GCP) Location: Remote- B2B contract

About the Company

We are looking for a strong Principal DevOps / Platform Engineer to support and evolve the production infrastructure of an international high-load fintech project. The role focuses on developing the existing infrastructure, supporting platform scalability, and continuously improving engineering and security practices.

About the Role

The Principal DevOps / Platform Engineer will be responsible for designing and evolving cloud infrastructure in Azure and GCP, architecting and supporting production AKS clusters, and managing Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server and Azure Cache for Redis.

Responsibilities

Design and evolve cloud infrastructure in Azure and GCP Architect and support production AKS clusters Manage Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server and Azure Cache for Redis Configure and monitor BigQuery (GCP) Develop and maintain Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code Design secure network architecture (VNet, Private Endpoints, VPN, segmentation) Build and improve CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines) Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in DevOps / Platform Engineering Experience designing production infrastructure for high-load systems Strong Terraform expertise (modular architecture, environment isolation, safe infrastructure changes) Production experience with: Azure (AKS, VNet, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, RBAC, Managed Identities) Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server Azure Cache for Redis (Managed) Practical knowledge of GCP, particularly BigQuery Strong Kubernetes and Helm experience Experience configuring VPN and secure connectivity Understanding of network security, segmentation, and zero-trust principles Experience building and maintaining CI/CD processes Experience with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor) Automation skills in Bash / Python / PowerShell

Security & Processes

Experience implementing security best practices in production environments Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles Experience with IAM, RBAC, and secrets management Experience preparing infrastructure for internal and external audits Understanding of compliance requirements in fintech or regulated environments Experience conducting RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and implementing corrective and preventive measures Experience establishing incident response and postmortem processes Understanding of SLO / SLA / error budget concepts

Nice to Have

Cloudflare Service Bus or other messaging systems Experience working in high-load or fintech environments