Payments Infrastructure Engineer

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Acquiring Infrastructure Administrator responsible for payment system operations at growing Payment Service Provider. Manage IT infrastructure ensuring reliability and security for merchants and internal teams.

Posted 4/30/2026full-time🇱🇻 LatviaMid-LevelSenior💰 €5,000 - €6,000 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure operational and technical maintenance for the IT infrastructure, including administration, monitoring, and development.
Monitor systems performance to ensure continuous integrity, availability, and optimal operation.
Ensure systems data is accurate and up to date.
Monitor data usage, regulate access rights, and maintain data flows within the systems.
Coordinate the development and maintenance of IT Disaster Recovery Plans.
Support development of measures to improve the availability of information resources and participate in implementation.
Create data backups in accordance with established procedures.
Ensure the security of IT infrastructure according to internal policies and procedures.
Periodically evaluate existing servers, networking equipment, and office hardware, including their depreciation status.
Perform periodic software updates for servers and workstations.
Prevent the use of unauthorized software.
Diagnose and troubleshoot problems with server equipment and workstations.
Manage stock and order equipment within the approved budget.
Maintain office equipment.
Participate in IT and business projects to ensure proper implementation.
Test new system versions and manage their deployment into production.
Support integration of the Payment Gateway system with third-party systems.
Support customer integrations with the acquiring systems.
Participate in the setup, configuration, and updating of Payment Gateway system entities upon request (customers, projects, terminals, etc.).
Participate in the implementation of configuration changes, including routing, geolocation, limits, velocity controls, and other system parameters.
Participate in and coordinate investigations related to incidents and potential security breaches.
Provide guidance and support to internal business users and external customers.
Ensure the development and maintenance of infrastructure, user and customer documentation and instructions.
Participate in system improvement initiatives and the introduction of new technologies.
Continuously improve professional skills and knowledge relevant to the role.
Perform other duties related to the position as assigned by company management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is an advantage
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience
At least 3 years of experience in the administration of IT infrastructure for acquiring services
Understanding of acquiring products and payment processing
Knowledge of IT technologies relevant to acquiring services
Knowledge of logical and physical security
Experience in servers and networking administration
Experience in PCI/DSS certification
Fluency in English and Russian
Initiative, decisiveness, and the ability to work independently
Positive, responsible, and result-oriented mindset, with the ability to work under pressure

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working model with flexibility
Competitive compensation aligned with the Latvian FinTech market
Opportunities to grow technical and payments expertise
Supportive team culture with room for initiative and ownership

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Hard Skills & Tools

IT infrastructure administrationsystems performance monitoringdata backup proceduresserver equipment troubleshootingsoftware updatesPayment Gateway integrationconfiguration managementnetworking administrationdata flow managementincident investigation

Soft Skills

initiativedecisivenessindependenceresponsibilityresult-oriented mindsetability to work under pressureguidance and supportcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving

Certifications

PCI/DSS certification