Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to support a distributed, high‑volume transaction processing platform within Global Payments Technology function. This role is not traditional DevOps. The focus is on operating, scaling, and stabilizing Camunda 8‑based workflow platforms used for headless, automated payment processing. The ideal candidate has strong experience with distributed systems, transaction processing environments, and Camunda 8 (Zeebe) running in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the DevOps and operational support of a Camunda 8–based transaction processing platform
• Deploy, operate, and scale Camunda 8 and Zeebe in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
• Support headless, event‑driven workflows with minimal human intervention
• Ensure high availability, resiliency, and performance of distributed payment workflows
• Troubleshoot and optimize transaction throughput, latency, and failure handling
• Partner closely with application teams building services on Camunda 8
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code for runtime environments
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and reliability practices for stateful distributed systems
• Apply DevOps and SRE practices specifically for transaction processing platforms

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Skills and Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in DevOps, SRE or Platform Engineering roles in payments or financial services technology environments
• Strong experience supporting distributed systems in transaction processing or payments environments
• Hands‑on Camunda 8 experience operating in production and Zeebe experience is strongly preferred
• Advanced experience with Kubernetes / OpenShift in production
• Deep experience with CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and GitOps
• Experience integrating AI‑driven automation into workflows or DevOps processes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or similar)
• Linux and cloud infrastructure experience
• Experience with MLOps or ML pipeline automation
• Experience supporting application teams building on workflow engines
• Certifications (CKA/CKAD, OpenShift, cloud certifications)