Job Description :
Senior DevOps & SRE AWS Cloud Engineer
Location : Jersey City, NJ (On-site, 5 days / week)
About the Role
Join a rapidly evolving central technology and operations team supporting key payment platforms for a financial services client. This is a hands-on position requiring deep expertise in DevOps, SRE, AWS cloud technologies, and financial industry operations. Successful candidates will thrive in a dynamic, high-pressure environment with round-the-clock support needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational support in a 24x7 team environment, primarily covering the Eastern Standard Time (EST) shift.
- Candidates must demonstrate flexibility to work other time zones and shifts when needed, including weekends or non-standard hours, to ensure continuous team coverage.
- While we value empathy for work-life balance, adaptability and responsiveness during peak demand and critical incidents are essential.
- Incident management (client support), change management, and release management for production and lower environments.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and clients across US and international time zones.
- Perform hands-on troubleshooting, monitoring, and technology support for payment platforms.
- Write scripts, queries, and automation Unix, database (RDS, Postgres, Oracle), Terraform, AWS.
- Support centralized, co-located team operations in Jersey City.
- Assist in onboarding new technologies and integrating anomaly detection platforms.
Must-Have Criteria
Experience : Minimum of 7-8 years in the technology domain, ideally in financial services or payment systems.DevOps & SRE : Strong hands-on ability; deep understanding of release, incident, and change management.Technical Skills : Advanced AWS experience (certifications a plus), hands-on with RDS, Postgres, Oracle.Proficient in Terraform and HashiCorp toolsets.Strong Unix / database scripting ability.Operational Flexibility : Willing and able to support round-the-clock operations, including weekends and overnight shifts as needed.Communication & Attitude : Outstanding verbal and written communication; resilient and proactive under pressure; positive team player.Location : Willingness to work on-site five days a week in Jersey City.Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with anomaly detection, AI integrations, or machine learning.Knowledge of blockchain platforms or related technologies.Exposure to financial compliance norms and multi-region client engagements.Prior work in payments or relevant fintech environments.Regards, Radiantze Inc