Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

1 Month ago • 6-8 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will drive technological innovation and revolutionize the DevOps landscape. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership in automating infrastructure and platform services in Public Clouds like AWS, GCP, and Azure using Terraform and Ansible. You will also design and manage Continuous deployment using Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and Jenkins, monitor applications, and implement strategies for automated deployment, monitoring, and remediation. Furthermore, you will be involved in setting up application performance alerts, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure smooth business service operations, and contributing to team objectives. You are expected to have a strong understanding of cloud-based web applications and the ability to measure, analyze, and improve distributed systems, ensuring that the company's financial tools are available to users around the world.

Must have:

Experience with cloud-based web applications.
6-8 years experience in public cloud environments.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code like Terraform or Ansible.
In-depth hands-on experience with at least one public Cloud platform.
Prior experience as a technical lead.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production.
Experience with Continuous Deployment tools.
Experience with Logging and Monitoring tools.

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Job Details

About Tala

Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority – the 4 billion people overlooked by existing financial systems. With nearly half a billion dollars raised from equity and debt, we are serving millions of customers across three continents. Tala has been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 five years in a row, CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Company, Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running, and Chief's The New Era of Leadership Award. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about our mission.

By creating a unique platform that enables lending and other financial services around the globe, people in emerging markets are able to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Currently, over nine million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products. Due to our global team, we have a remote-first approach, and also have offices in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.

Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you!

The Role

We're seeking a visionary Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to spearhead technological innovation and revolutionise our DevOps landscape. You will bring world class cloud-native infrastructure & automation expertise to implement solutions for deployment, monitoring & remediation in an automated fashion.

What You'll Do

Provide technical leadership to the team in driving automation of infrastructure & platform services in Public Clouds (AWS, GCP, and Azure) using Terraform and Ansible
Architect new solutions with development for infra & platform
Design and manage Continuous deployment using Kubernetes, ArgoCD and Jenkins
Monitor applications and services within the environments & be part of the on-call rotation to resolve issues and implement strategies to prevent future occurrences
Set up intelligent application performance alerts in Datadog and ElasticSearch to find and fix issues before they impact business services and end-users
Learn about technologies outside of your realm of expertise that help drive

What You'll Need

Understanding of how cloud-based web applications work and interest in measuring, analyzing, and improving distributed systems
B.S. Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of professional development training and experience
6 - 8 years of previous experience deploying and automating infrastructure in public cloud environments, using Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform or Ansible
In-depth hands-on experience with at least one public Cloud platform (AWS or GCP)
Prior experience as a technical lead working closely with Product, Engineering and SecOps on shift-left strategies, CI/CD tools and solutions needed
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production
Experience with Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins or ArgoCD
Experience with Logging and Monitoring tools for SaaS such as Sumo, Splunk, Datadog etc
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to document and explain technical details and concepts clearly and concisely
Flexibility to pitch in where needed across program and team
Strong influence and teamwork skills; sound problem resolution, judgment, negotiating, and decision-making skills
Experience working effectively with global teams in multiple time zones

Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.