DevSec Ops Engineer – Remote EMEA

Pragmatike

Security & Infrastructure Engineer enhancing security for fintech payment infrastructure and leading compliance initiatives in a remote role. Collaborate with teams to establish scalable and secure cloud architecture.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇹 PortugalMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDynamoDBJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsPostgresTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead implementation of PCI DSS controls across infrastructure and application layers
Design and secure AWS infrastructure using best practices around IAM, networking, and encryption
Own Infrastructure as Code and improve deployment reliability across environments
Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows
Improve platform scalability, observability, reliability, and fault tolerance
Manage security tooling, monitoring, logging, and incident readiness processes
Partner with auditors and internal stakeholders on compliance initiatives
Define cloud security and infrastructure best practices across the engineering team
Mentor engineers on secure infrastructure and development practices
Contribute to long-term platform architecture and operational strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related backend infrastructure roles
Strong hands-on AWS experience in production environments
Proven experience implementing or working with PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar compliance frameworks
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, or similar technologies
Deep understanding of:
- IAM and least-privilege access design
- Network security concepts (VPCs, subnets, isolation, segmentation)
- Encryption, secrets management, and secure infrastructure design
Experience building and operating secure, scalable cloud systems
Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure CI/CD workflows
Ability to make pragmatic infrastructure and security decisions in fast-moving environments
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams
Ownership mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities
Experience in fintech, payments, or other highly regulated environments (preferred)
Familiarity with TypeScript / Node.js ecosystems (preferred)
Experience with monitoring, logging, and incident response tooling (preferred)
Exposure to distributed systems and high-availability architectures (preferred)
Experience improving cloud cost optimization and operational efficiency (preferred)
Previous experience in startup or scale-up environments (preferred)
Familiarity with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, or similar production databases (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Take ownership of security and infrastructure foundations in a high-impact fintech environment
Lead enterprise-grade compliance and cloud security initiatives from the ground up
Work on technically challenging systems handling real-world financial transaction flows
Join a product-focused, collaborative engineering culture with strong ownership and autonomy
Help shape scalable infrastructure and operational standards during a critical growth phase
Work remotely with an experienced international team operating at high technical standards

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Hard Skills & Tools

AWSPCI DSSSOC 2ISO 27001Infrastructure as CodeTerraformCDKPulumiDevSecOpsTypeScript

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationownership mindsetproblem-solvingmentoringpragmatic decision-makingscalability improvementobservabilityreliabilityfault tolerance