About the role

DevOps Specialist designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-native applications at PayFacto. Collaborating with teams to deliver reliable business solutions and ensuring application security.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy modular, cloud-native applications and services using DevOps best practices
Design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines integrating code analysis, testing, and deployment (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or equivalent)
Architect, implement, and manage cloud solutions on AWS following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices using Terraform and CloudFormation
Develop automation scripts and tools in Python, PowerShell, or Bash to optimize infrastructure provisioning and application deployment
Support application development by writing efficient, testable, and scalable code for internal tools or product enhancements
Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of deployed applications through proactive monitoring and alerting (Datadog, CloudWatch, or equivalent)
Implement DevSecOps practices by integrating security at every stage of the development and deployment lifecycle
Identify, analyze, and rapidly remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
Collaborate with internal product and engineering teams to align DevOps pipelines with business and delivery objectives
Design self-healing systems and automated recovery solutions to minimize service interruptions
Participate in incident management and on-call rotation within the operations team
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation to increase operational efficiency

Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing cloud environments on AWS
Strong background in DevOps and application development, with hands-on expertise in at least one modern programming language (e.g., JavaScript, Vue.js, Go)
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in the following technologies:
AWS services: Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS
DevOps tools: Bitbucket, Docker, Kubernetes
Security: IAM, ACLs, security groups, Control Tower
Networking: VPC, VPN, load balancing
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Good understanding of microservices architectures, container orchestration, and distributed systems
Excellent understanding of CI/CD workflows, branching strategies, and DevOps culture
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification (or equivalent cloud certification) is an asset
Practical knowledge of Windows and Linux environments
Experience with ticketing or service desk systems for incident and request tracking
Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
Bilingualism (French and English) is preferred