DevOps Engineer – Infrastructure & Platform Reliability at Ledger Rocket
About The Company
Ledger Rocket is a next-generation financial infrastructure platform designed to replace fragmented legacy systems with a single, ultra-scalable source of truth. Built specifically for the demands of financial institutions, our natively compliant ledger architecture eliminates batch processing inefficiencies, provides real-time balance visibility, and ensures absolute data integrity. From global banks tackling ledger sprawl to fintechs scaling rapidly, Ledger Rocket delivers the clarity, control, and compliance modern organizations need to innovate without compromise.
About The Role
Role: DevOps Engineer – Infrastructure & Platform Reliability
Company: Ledger Rocket
Location: Fully Remote (Global)
Team: Platform Engineering / Infrastructure
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Why This Role Exists
We are building the next-gen core banking ledger that processes millions of transactions with ultra-low latency and absolute reliability. As our DevOps Engineer, you will own the infrastructure and deployment systems that keep our platform running 24/7 while we scale. Your mission: build bulletproof infrastructure, automate everything, and ensure our banking platform meets the reliability and security standards that financial institutions demand.
What You'll Do
Build & Maintain Cloud Infrastructure
- Design and manage AWS infrastructure (ECS/EKS, VPC, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, KMS, ALB/NLB)
- Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform or Pulumi for repeatable, version-controlled deployments
- Configure and optimize containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
- Design network architectures with proper security boundaries, VPC isolation, and security groups
- Manage encryption, key management (AWS KMS), and secrets management systems
Deliver Robust CI/CD & Deployment Systems
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
- Implement automated testing, security scanning (SAST/DAST), and vulnerability detection in pipelines
- Configure container registries (ECR) with image scanning and vulnerability management
- Design deployment strategies with proper approval workflows and rollback procedures
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployments
- Ensure deployment processes support rapid iteration while maintaining stability
Drive Observability & Incident Response
- Implement comprehensive monitoring using DataDog and/or CloudWatch
- Design alerting strategies and on-call rotations using PagerDuty or Opsgenie
- Build centralized logging infrastructure (CloudWatch Logs, ELK stack, or similar)
- Create dashboards and metrics for system health, performance, and business KPIs
- Develop incident response runbooks and disaster recovery procedures
- Lead post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures
- Optimize application performance and infrastructure costs
Ensure Security & Compliance Readiness
- Implement security best practices across infrastructure and deployment pipelines
- Configure audit logging (CloudTrail) and maintain compliance evidence
- Work with compliance platforms (Sprinto/Delve) to automate evidence collection
- Support SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certification efforts
- Implement least-privilege access controls and IAM policies
- Conduct security reviews of infrastructure changes
- Manage vulnerability scanning and remediation processes
Collaborate & Enable Engineering Teams
- Partner with software engineers to optimize application deployment and performance
- Provide infrastructure support and troubleshooting for development teams
- Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures
- Share knowledge through internal documentation and technical guidance
- Participate in architecture reviews and technical planning
- Champion DevOps best practices and infrastructure automation
Core Requirements
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience with production systems at scale
- AWS expertise: Deep knowledge of core services (EC2, ECS/EKS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, KMS)
- Container orchestration: Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes (ECS or EKS)
- Infrastructure as Code: Strong proficiency with Terraform or Pulumi for managing cloud infrastructure
- CI/CD mastery: Experience building robust pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar
- Monitoring & observability: Hands-on experience with DataDog, CloudWatch, or similar platforms
- Scripting & automation: Proficient in Python, Bash, or Go for automation tasks
- Security-first mindset: Understanding of cloud security, encryption, IAM, and compliance requirements
- Incident management: Experience with PagerDuty/Opsgenie and on-call rotation practices
- Strong collaborator: Excellent communication skills and ability to work with distributed teams
- Availability: Able to commit 40 hours/week with overlap during core hours (UTC to UTC+3)
Bonus Points For
- Financial services experience: Prior work with fintech, banking, or regulated industries
- Compliance knowledge: Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI-DSS requirements
- Message streaming systems: Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Redpanda Connect
- Database operations: PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning
- Cost optimization: Track record of reducing cloud infrastructure costs
- Advanced Kubernetes: Service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), Helm charts, operators
- Security tooling: Experience with Snyk, container scanning, secrets management
- High-availability systems: Experience building multi-region, fault-tolerant architectures
- Disaster recovery: Designing and testing backup, recovery, and failover procedures
- Open-source contributions: Active participation in infrastructure or DevOps projects
Position Details
- Employment Type: Full-time, permanent position
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience and location
- Work Style: Async-first with regular check-ins, pair programming sessions, and mentorship
- Equipment: Company-provided laptop and necessary equipment for remote work
What You'll Get
- Critical infrastructure ownership: Build the foundation for a next-gen banking platform processing millions of transactions
- Technical impact: Design and implement infrastructure that directly enables product velocity and reliability
- Modern tech stack: Work with cutting-edge AWS services, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation tools
- Security & compliance exposure: Gain deep experience in building compliant infrastructure for regulated financial services
- Direct collaboration: Work closely with founding team members from Revolut, JPMorgan, and HSBC
- Career growth: Clear path to mid-level engineer with structured performance reviews and progression framework
- Long-term stability: Join as a permanent team member with full benefits and equity participation
- Learning environment: Exposure to complex distributed systems, real-time financial infrastructure, and high-reliability engineering
How To Apply
We'd love to hear from you! Please send us:
- Your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile
- Your salary expectations
- A brief case study (2-3 paragraphs) describing complex infrastructure you've built, including:
- Technical challenges you faced and how you solved them
- Architecture decisions and trade-offs you made
- Reliability, performance, or cost improvements you achieved
- Tools and technologies you used
- Your availability to start and any scheduling constraints
- Optional: Links to infrastructure-as-code repositories, blog posts, or technical documentation you've created
We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
About Ledger Rocket
Ledger Rocket is building the next-gen core banking ledger—ultra-scalable, real-time, and designed for modern financial infrastructure. We're backed by top-tier VCs and led by a founding team with deep fintech and infrastructure DNA (Revolut, JPMorgan, HSBC).
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