DevOps Engineer

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space! 

About the Team:

As we enter our next phase, we are focused on building a next-generation architecture that can sustain high growth and endure for years to come. To help us on this journey, we're hiring a highly skilled DevOps Manager with diverse backgrounds who can drive and help us accelerate and enhance our technical capabilities on this journey. You will be building leading FinTech products across South-East Asia on an international and diverse team.

About the Role:

• Collaboration: Work closely with software developers, system operators (SysOps), and other stakeholders to manage code releases.
• Automation: Design and implement automation pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain infrastructure as code to manage cloud-based or on-premises infrastructure using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Monitoring and Logging: Set up and maintain monitoring and logging systems to ensure the health and performance of applications and infrastructure, using tools like Prometheus, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or similar.
• Security: Implement and manage security policies and procedures in collaboration with security teams. This may include vulnerability assessments, security testing, and compliance with industry standards.
• Deployment and Release Management: Manage and orchestrate releases to production, ensuring reliability and scalability of the application.
• Configuration Management: Manage and automate configuration management using tools like Chef, Puppet, or similar.
• Cloud Services: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including provisioning, monitoring, and scaling cloud resources.
• Scripting and Programming: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and programming languages (e.g., Java, Ruby) for automation and tool development.
• Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve technical issues across various stages of the development lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Work Experience: 2-5 years of hands-on work experience in DevOps & Cloud Infrastructures 
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments, understanding of networking concepts, and experience with containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Version Control: Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a team and across departments.
• Problem-Solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and learn new technologies quickly.
• Education: A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is often preferred, but relevant experience and certifications can be sufficient

What we offer

• Uncapped flexible annual leave.
• Hybrid work arrangement. 
• Training subsidy for your professional growth.
• Wellness benefit.
• Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
• Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
• Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.
  

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws. 

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