Production Engineering Specialist
We’re looking for a Production Engineering Specialist to join a global financial services and banking technology environment, supporting mission-critical platforms that power international payments and financial transactions.
You’ll work at the intersection of Production Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud, DevOps and Application Support, helping ensure that highly available payment services remain stable, resilient and performant.
You’ll join a technically strong Production Support team responsible for Global Payments Execution, Messaging & Orchestration services, working across a broad technology landscape — from vendor platforms to internally developed microservices.
What you’ll be doing
Provide end-to-end production support, from live incident resolution through post-incident problem management and root cause analysis
Troubleshoot complex technical issues across application, database, OS, network and infrastructure layers
Investigate major incidents and identify root causes, using data analysis, monitoring and technical diagnostics
Support releases, implementations and testing activities across production environments
Develop and implement automation and locally developed solutions using Bash, Python and shell scripting
Work with Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, Kafka and Linux in a mission-critical environment
Monitor system health and performance and contribute to performance tuning and service stability
Support and improve CI/CD processes and automated deployment pipelines
Identify opportunities to re-engineer processes, introduce new technologies and improve operational efficiency
Collaborate with vendors, project teams, Incident Management, senior stakeholders and globally distributed technology teams
Analyse data and investigate anomalies to support troubleshooting and reconciliation activities
What we’re looking for
3+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform
3+ years of experience with Oracle SQL / PL/SQL
3+ years of experience with Linux and Bash
2+ years of experience with Kubernetes
Strong understanding of Oracle database architecture and components
Experience with shell scripting and automation, particularly Bash and/or Python
Good understanding of system monitoring and performance tuning
Strong analytical, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
Experience working in environments with frequent change and automated CI/CD pipelines
Solid understanding of technology layers across an application landscape — storage, OS, network, database and application
Experience working in Agile / DevOps and production support environments
Excellent spoken and written English
Your technology toolkit
Core:
Oracle SQL / PL/SQL • Linux • Bash • Google Cloud Platform • Kubernetes
Also used:
Kafka • Python • Splunk • AppDynamics
Nice to have:
Java • Puppet / Ansible or similar • Hazelcast
A big plus
Experience within the payments industry, particularly SEPA or SWIFT, will be highly valued.
Apply now or reach out directly to discuss the opportunity.