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SRE [Processing Core Team]

Plata Card Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

Banking · 1,001-5,000 employees

5 h ago
Remote sre Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Visa sponsorship Germany
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About the role

You will manage the reliability, availability, and performance of core payment processing systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include maintaining infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and participating in incident investigations to resolve product failures.

What they look for

SRE Docker Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana ELK stack Python Bash Jenkins GitLab CI/CD Load balancing Fault tolerance CI/CD Infrastructure management Troubleshooting

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role with strong knowledge of containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting languages. Proficiency in system architecture principles and effective communication skills in English are essential for this position.

Benefits

Relocation support Flexible work Healthcare coverage Education budget Wellness budget Annual leave Paid sick leave

Full description

We are looking for a SRE to join our Processing Core team.

The Processing Core team is responsible for building and maintaining the core platform that powers our credit card products. We develop solutions for card issuance and management, tariff configuration, transaction processing, and integrations with global payment networks, ensuring the platform remains reliable, scalable, and efficient.

As a SRE, you will contribute to the development and evolution of our core processing platform, working on business-critical systems that support the entire card lifecycle. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build reliable and scalable solutions, improve existing processes, and ensure seamless interactions with global payment networks.

Challenges that await you:

  • Managing the reliability and availability of payments processing solutions, ensuring the performance of applications
  • Assisting in the design, implementation, and maintenance of payments processing solutions with a focus on reliability and scalability
  • Monitoring technological metrics of services and collaborating with DevOps engineers
  • Writing and maintaining deployment scripts, configs, helm charts and CI/CD jobs
  • Addressing infrastructure issues and resolving product failures
  • Participating in incident investigations to identify and eliminate root causes
  • Maintaining technical documentation

What makes you a great fit:

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position
  • Understanding of the principles of multi-component system architecture and ability to apply them in practice (load balancing, ensuring fault tolerance, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
  • Familiarity with scripting languages like Python, Bash for automation tasks
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
  • Open mind for problem-solving and good troubleshooting skills
  • Good communication and collaboration skills
  • B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills:

  • Work experience with vendor solutions
  • Experience working with payment or fintech systems
  • Exposure to cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc)
  • Background in performance tuning, database reliability

Our ways of working:

  • Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
  • Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
  • Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
  • Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
  • High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

  • Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Georgia, Serbia, or Kazakhstan — with assistance for the employee and their family
  • Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
  • Healthcare Coverage
  • Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
  • Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
  • Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave

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