Devops Engineer w2

New York 13 hours agoContractor External
Negotiable
Job Title: DevOps Engineer with Application Support experience [DevOps, SRE, AWS] @ Jersey City. Location : Jersey City, NJ Experience Level - 8+ Years RTTO – 5 Days Onsite JD- Application Support engineer requirements [DevOps, SRE, AWS] @ Jersey City. Key responsibilities: · Provide operational support in a 24/7 team environment, primarily covering the Easter Standard Time [EST] shift. Candidates must demonstrate flexibility to work other time zones and shifts when needed, including weekends or non-standard hours, to ensure continuous team coverage. While we value empathy for work-life balance, adaptability and responsiveness during peak demand and critical incidents are essential. · Incident management, change management and release management for production and lower environments. · Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and clients across US and international time zones. · Perform hands-on troubleshooting , monitoring and technology support for payments platform. · Write scripts, queries and automation – Unix, database (RDS, Postgres, Oracle), Terraform, AWS. · Support centralized, co-located team operations in Jersey City. · Assist in onboarding new technologies and integrating anomaly detection platforms. · Participate in regular, in-person interviews, team reviews, and probation evaluation exercise. Must have criteria: · Experience: Minimum 7-8 years in the technology domain, ideally in financial services or payment systems. · DevOps & SRE: Strong hands-on ability, deep understanding of release, incident and Change management. Technical skills: o Advanced AWS experience (Certification is a plus), hands-on with RDS, Postgre, Oracle. o Proficient in Terraform and HashiCorp toolsets. o Strong Unix/Database scripting ability. · Operational Flexibility: Willing and able to support round-the-clock operations, including weekends and overnight shifts as needed. · Communication & Attitude: Outstanding verbal and written communication, resilient and pro-active under pressure, positive team player. · Location: Willingness to work onsite five days a week in Jersey City. Nice to have skills: · Experience with Anomaly detection, AI integrations, or Machine learning. · Knowledge of blockchain platforms or related technologies. · Exposure to financial compliance norms and multi region client engagements. · Prior work in payments or relevant fintech environments.