DevOps Engineer - Payments Platform & Technology Controls

Expected, Kubernetes, Oracle, SQL, Git, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, SharePoint

Optional, Python, Java, Puppet, Ansible, Bash

Operating system, Linux

About the project, Join our client's team, where you'll play a key role in shaping the reliability and continuous improvement of a mission-critical SEPA payments technology estate. Your contribution will help deliver high-impact solutions in financial services – real-time payment platforms supporting EU and UK markets., , You'll step in as a DevOps & Technology Controls Engineer, working closely with payments and engineering teams, L1 support, DBAs, and stakeholders across the globe to own the reliability, change delivery, and operational excellence of complex payment infrastructure spanning IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM MQ, Oracle, Kubernetes microservices, and SFTP integrations. Your role will be central to platform availability, CI/CD pipelines, incident management, security patching, and service governance – not just execution., , Sounds like your kind of challenge?

Your responsibilities, Own the day-to-day reliability, change delivery, and continuous improvement of a complex SEPA payments technology estate., Build and support CI/CD pipelines, orchestration solutions, and deployment automation (including Bash/Python scripting and IaC)., Support IBM MQ and WebSphere environments, ensuring secure, stable connectivity and performance (TLS, tuning, troubleshooting)., Manage application connectivity to Oracle, handling performance, resilience (HA/DR), and troubleshooting., Operate microservices on Kubernetes, covering deployments, scaling, ingress, secrets, and observability., Manage SFTP integrations, automation, and monitoring with robust controls., Strengthen observability across systems: logs, metrics, tracing, and performance analytics., Implement engineering best practices for security patching, vulnerabilities management, and service resilience., Engage in IT Service Oversight and governance activities (including risk assessments, documentation, and audit readiness)., Communicate clearly across teams and stakeholders; coordinate incident and change management effectively., Note: Detailed project information will be shared during the recruitment process.

Fluency in English, Strong hands-on DevOps/Platform Engineering experience in a regulated, high-availability environment (payments/financial services strongly preferred), Proven experience running workloads on Kubernetes (deployments, scaling, config/secrets, troubleshooting), Strong operational knowledge of Oracle from an application/platform perspective (connectivity, performance triage, HA/DR concepts), Experience in SQL and Linux, CI/CD and automation capability – Git-based workflows, scripting in Bash/Python, configuration management/IaC, Strong experience with IBM MQ support and troubleshooting (including TLS security and performance), Strong experience supporting IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) in production, Experience managing SFTP integrations securely and at scale (keys/certs, automation, monitoring), Observability and troubleshooting strength: logs, metrics, traces, performance tuning, Familiarity with Agile & DevOps tools (Jira, Confluence, GitHub, SharePoint), High autonomy and strong organisational skills – able to prioritise, decide, and deliver with minimal supervision

Optional, Experience in Payments (e.g. SEPA), Experience with API gateways/management, service mesh, container security, and vulnerability management, Familiarity with ITIL processes (incident/problem/change) and operational governance, Experience with DR testing, resilience engineering, and chaos/verification testing, Knowledge of Python, Java, Puppet/Ansible or similar tools

What we offer, Flexible cooperation model – choose the form that suits you best (B2B, employment contract, etc.)., Hybrid work setup – 8x/month from the office in Kraków, Collaborative team culture – work alongside experienced professionals eager to share knowledge., Continuous development – access to training platforms and growth opportunities., Comprehensive benefits – including Interpolska Health Care, Multisport card, Warta Insurance, and more., High quality equipment – laptop and essential software provided.

This is how we work on a project, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration, DevOps, issue tracking tools, testing environments

Benefits, sharing the costs of sports activities, private medical care, sharing the costs of professional training & courses, life insurance

Joining this project you’ll become part of Mindbox – a tech-driven company where consulting, engineering, and talent meet to build meaningful digital solutions. We’ll back you up every step of the way, accelerate your development, and ensure your skills make a difference.

Mindbox Sp. z o.o., At Mindbox, we connect top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe., Our focus is on matching your skills with work that matters – projects that use modern tech stacks, solve real business challenges, and give you space to grow. By joining us, you’ll deliver technology solutions for well-known brands, supported by the Mindbox team that values knowledge-sharing and continuous development. We make sure you have the tools, flexibility, and guidance to do your best work – and to keep moving forward in your career.