DevOps Engineer Lead

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

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We are excited to announce an opportunity has arisen for a DevOps Engineer Lead to join our dynamic DevOps team in Nicosia.

DevOps Engineer Lead Works throughout the software development life cycle and performs in a utility capacity to create, design, code, debug, maintain, test, implement and validate applications with a broad understanding of a variety of languages and architectures. Analyzes existing applications or formulates logic for new applications, procedures, flowcharting, coding and debugging programs. Maintains and utilizes application and programming documents in the development of code. Recommends changes in development, maintenance and system standards. Creates appropriate deliverables and develops application implementation plans throughout the life cycle in an agile development environment.

Summary of This Role:

• We are looking for DevOps Engineer(s) with experience creating and managing frameworks that will help build CI/CD/CT pipelines to enable application deployments in our AWS environments. 

• A DevOps Engineer Lead is someone who can develop significant features of a DevOps Framework from ideation thru production rollout. The role involves hands-on development, testing, and fielding questions from stakeholders from Technical Leaders. 

• A successful DevOps Engineer Lead would have a deep understanding of systems, Network Protocols, modern scripting, and enterprise-level languages as well as open-source tools that can and should be leveraged to solve problems.  In this role, you will work on products that involve AWS Services, Kubernetes, Private Cloud, Jenkins, Groovy, Git, Docker, Terraform, Chef or Ansible, to name a few. 

• The candidate is expected to own all technical aspects of the product – including DevOps aspects, CI/CD, and Platform - leveraging the self-service tools made available by Cloud Engineering Teams. 

• The candidate will be leading other highly skilled developers and QA professionals with different skill sets in an Agile environment. 

• Prior experience in scripting using Go, Python, or Shell Scripts., administering Java and web workloads in cloud environments, creating solutions to automate workload deployments and easing developer/tester experiences, and introducing concepts such as chaos engineering and others is highly desirable. As part of the team, you will be contributing towards Modernization efforts to architect and design platforms for the cloud.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Use a wide variety of AWS cloud services to implement and support platform architecture.

• Model and create resources in Kubernetes.

• Model, build, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform on AWS.

• Build, maintain, and support InfoSec solutions.

• Effectively manage and assign projects while lending support to the team.

• Build and maintain tools, solutions and microservices associated with deployment and our operations platform.

• Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and production, catching and solving issues before launch.

• Test the system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business / Management Information Systems or a related field

• 6+ overall IT Experience in hands-on roles

• 4+ years in DevOps

• 4+ years of experience with Groovy, Python, or Ruby

• 4+ years of experience with Docker, ECS, or Kubernete

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business / Management Information Systems or a related field

• Typically, a minimum of 8 years - Professional Experience in Coding, Designing, Developing, and Analyzing Data.

TSYS offers structured career development, supported by training that provides the opportunity to learn and develop.

In addition to a competitive salary, you’ll have access to an excellent benefits package, including:

• Private medical insurance for you and your family, non-contributory, in and out patient cover

• A well-established, strong provident fund

• Life insurance (3x base salary)

• 21.5 days’ holiday, plus 14 public / bank holidays

• Flexible working (hybrid model – part from home, part from office)

• Wellbeing initiatives with access to support services

• On-site subsidized canteen & barista

• Modern offices opposite the Mall of Cyprus with gym and showers, games room (pool table, table tennis, darts, table football, play station) & prayer/meditation room

• Store discounts

• Regular social events and charitable initiatives to give back to our community.

To apply for this position, please visit our website www.globalpayments.com/about-us/careers and apply through the online system. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.