DevOps Engineer

ABOUT REPAY
REPAY (“Realtime Electronic Payments” / NASDAQ TICKER: RPAY) is an established and fast-growing publicly traded financial technology and payment processing company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices across the country. REPAY enables its customers to accept payments anytime, anywhere, and through any channel while providing a secure, seamless, and enjoyable payment experience for the end consumers. REPAY offers a comprehensive suite of electronic payment and funding solutions, including debit and credit card processing, ACH processing, Instant Funding, and electronic bill payment systems with full IVR, text, and mobile capabilities. The scalability of its products allows merchants of all sizes to add an instant arsenal of intelligent payment technology solutions to their businesses without significant development costs or infrastructure investments.

ABOUT THE ROLE

REPAY is a fast-paced FinTech company experiencing significant growth and expansion.  We are adding a DevOps Engineer to our growing team. The DevOps Engineer works as part of a team of engineers focused on building, maintaining, and supporting cloud native infrastructure for REPAY’s SaaS platform. The engineer will be primarily focused on implementing configuration management to automate the setup and configuration of servers and environments using Puppet and Terraform. The engineer also be responsible for maintaining and supporting the various CI/CD application tools along with assist in completing departmental objectives through assigned duties.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor, maintain, and support applications in Azure and AWS cloud Development and Test environments. 
• Work with internal engineering teams to identify and implement improvements to infrastructure (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, monitoring etc. 
• Write code and contribute to the software architecture of a highly concurrent, high throughput system on AWS cloud. 
• Contribute to roadmap development, execution, and releases. 
• Manage Azure and AWS cloud Inventory and new infrastructure deployments. 
• Assist the team in achieving established goals and departmental objectives. 
• Participate in an environment that emphasizes trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort. 
• Implement and support configuration management using Puppet and IaC with Terraform to automate the creation, setup, and configuration of servers and environments. 
• Contribute to infrastructure improvements, architecture, development, and deployment. 
• Standardize, develop, and maintain common development tools and infrastructure, such as CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, cluster management, config management, etc. 
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by following the broader industry, attending training sessions and educational workshops.  
• Help maintain a workplace culture that is consistent with the overall organization with an emphasis on the REPAY mission, vision, guiding principles, and values.  
• Maintain and adhere to quality and service standards, analyze, and resolve issues, identify trends, and recommend improvements.  
• Develop documentation, including but not limited to platform requirements and functional specifications.  
• Concurrently work on a variety of projects and tasks using a variety of technologies. 
• May travel to visit clients or other REPAY offices throughout North America to participate in design sessions and deliver technical presentations and training  
• Other duties as assigned  
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SKILLS & EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience Technical certifications are preferred
• 3+ years of knowledge and experience with Puppet as a configuration management tool. 
• 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, microservice architectures, Operations or DevOps roles. 
• Able to write Puppet code to customize Windows server configurations. 
• Experience with Terraform as infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool. 
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Ruby, or PowerShell. 
• Experience with Git or other version control systems. 
• Experience with Azure and Amazon AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, RDS etc. is required. 
• Experience in building, running, and scaling microservices using Kubernetes, Istio, Docker, monitoring services like Prometheus, DataDog, New Relic etc. is strongly preferred.  
• Experience with building, managing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines like TeamCity, Fortify, SonarCloud, Octopus Deploy, CircleCI, and Argo. 
• Troubleshooting expertise across different layers of the technology stack. 
• Proficiency in Windows, Azure, AWS, and distributed application architectures.  
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Puppet and Terraform. 
• Experience in distributed applications on public cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure etc.  
• Experience working with and supporting software development teams. 
• Experience with different software development languages (e.g., Java, .NET, python, go, etc.) 
• Experience with security and compliance within an organization (e.g. ITIL, PCI, SOC, etc.) 
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in all client communications. 
• Ability to influence others, build relationships, manage conflicts, and handle negotiations. 
• Understanding and following the business strategy, objectives, and adjusting to performance metrics. 
• Excellent organization, time management, problem-solving, and analytical skills for cross-functional collaboration. 
• Ability to handle pressure and focus on results. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment. 

WHY JOIN REPAY.… BECAUSE CULTURE IS EVERYTHING

GROWTH & PEOPLE-CENTERED LEADERSHIP
As the industry-leading financial technology provider in the Consumer Finance and Business to Business spaces, we continue to set the standard for application development and delivery. In 2019, REPAY became a public company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (RPAY). For the past three consecutive years, we have placed on the ACG® Atlanta Georgia Fast 40, a list recognizing the top 40 fastest-growing middle-market companies in Georgia. REPAY’s leadership empowers each team member to make a difference and stretch to their fullest potential. Our dedication to frequent, transparent communication is shown with companywide meetings where our leaders share company vision and encourage employees to ask questions. 

FUN WORK ENVIRONMENT & GREAT TEAMS
We offer it all: business to casual dress, great snacks & beverages, and open-air collaborative team settings. REPAY has been certified as a Great Place to Work® company for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The REPAY team is fun, smart, collaborative, and truly enjoys working together. Making a difference in our local communities – we support several philanthropic initiatives every year to give back to our local communities. We are self-driven, motivated professionals who do not require micro-management to ensure we produce high quality and timely work.

INNOVATION & EDUCATION
We create highly sophisticated payment processing applications and are always pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are constantly revolutionizing the industry by building on new ideas from clients and employees. We provide the resources necessary to ensure new innovations can develop quickly and with quality. We encourage continuing education, including professional conferences and events.  

PUTTING OUR PEOPLE FIRST
We believe our people are the best, and we care immensely about their success. We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes 100% coverage of employee healthcare premiums and several free benefits, including life insurance, disability insurance, and work-life balance resources. All benefits go into effect day one. Our employees’ futures are important to us, which is why we have a 401(k)-employer match and and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. REPAY employees are eligible to participate in our Annual Bonus Program. This bonus award reflects excellent performance of individual contributions and goals achieved during the past year.

REPAY’s core values are Excellence, Passion, Innovation, Respect, and Integrity.

REPAY is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central. We are committed to build our teams and grow a company in which employees can succeed, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, pregnancy, religion, age (40 and over), disability, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. Celebrating our diverse backgrounds, views and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and continue to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for hire in California. Additionally, we are not able to sponsor visas.