Senior Systems DevOps IT Engineer

Sr. Systems DevOps IT Engineer – First Century Bank

First Century Bank is looking for a full-time Sr. Systems DevOps IT Engineer to join a growing team from our Commerce, Georgia location. First Century Bank has distinguished itself by providing specialized financial services through technology channels for our clients. This role is fast-paced and will have a direct impact on the Bank's ability to deliver our technology enabled fintech programs and products. This is a hybrid role combining DevOps engineering (70%), database administration (20%), and systems administration (10%) for FCB's FinTech environment. This individual will be responsible for automating infrastructure, managing SQL Server environments, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

Primary Responsibilities (70% - DevOps Engineering)

• Automate file and workflow processes, validation, monitoring and tracking
• Design and maintain CI / CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and automation tools
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and PowerShell DSC
• Automate deployment processes and infrastructure provisioning
• Monitor system performance and implement alerting strategies
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and post-mortem analysis
• Ensure security and compliance throughout development lifecycle

Database Administration (20% - SQL DBA)

Systems Administration (10% - Infrastructure Support)

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor's degree in computer science or related experience plus 7 to 10 years of relevant experience. Ideal candidates would also have expert level scripting and automation (Windows PowerShell 5.1+), 3+ years of SQL Server database administration, experience with Azure or AWS; Proficiency with Azure DevOps, GitHub, or GitLab CI / CD; Terraform, ARM templates, or CloudFormation; Git workflow and branching strategies. Required technical skills include : scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Ansible), databases (SQL Server administration, T-SQL), containerization (Docker and Kubernetes deployment / management), monitoring (experience with Datadog, New Relic or Prometheus / Grafana), security (network security / encryption), and documentation. Preferred candidates may also have Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, DP-300) or AWS equivalents, FinTech experience, knowledge of SOX, PCI-DSS compliance, Advanced Automation (PowerShell DSC, Pester testing framework), and experience with dbatools PowerShell module.

First Century Bank is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender or gender identification, religious creed or religious beliefs, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military or veteran's status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by state or federal law.