In this role, you will lead infrastructure work for complex hybrid environments and major initiatives. You will shape strategy, ensure quality, scalability, and security, and mentor other engineers.
Responsibilities
Lead infrastructure discovery, architecture, and delivery.
Advocate for hybrid architectures aligned with business needs.
Establish infrastructure standards and security practices.
Mentor DevOps Engineers I and II and lead hybrid infrastructure strategy.
Resolve ambiguous, strategic infrastructure challenges.
Collaborate with senior leadership and product and engineering teams.
Address security threats, performance bottlenecks, and single points of failure.
Reduce technical debt and CI/CD inefficiencies.
Evaluate infrastructure strategies and technologies.
Lead response to high-severity incidents.
Explain infrastructure strategy, tradeoffs, and costs.
A BS/BA, MS, or PhD equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or senior infrastructure roles.
Experience operating large-scale, highly available cloud and on-premises environments using RKE2 or OpenShift.
Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cryptography.
Understanding of software and system architecture and Linux.
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and work through business ambiguity.
Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and IaC.
Experience setting infrastructure vision and roadmaps.
Experience across the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle.
Understanding of KPIs and CapEx/OpEx.
Awareness of AI and machine learning trends.
Cross-functional leadership and mentoring skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or senior infrastructure roles
- Experience operating large-scale, highly available cloud and on-premises environments using RKE2 or OpenShift
- Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cryptography
- Understanding of software and system architecture and Linux
- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and work through business ambiguity
- Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and infrastructure as code
- Experience setting infrastructure vision and roadmaps
- Experience across the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle
- Understanding of KPIs and CapEx/OpEx
- Awareness of artificial intelligence and machine learning trends
- Cross-functional leadership and mentoring skills
What We Do
Founded in 2018, Synapse Analytics is a Cairo-based provider of AI-driven financial solutions. The company develops an artificial intelligence-powered platform that optimizes credit decisioning and automates the entire credit lifecycle for financial institutions. By enhancing credit scoring, dynamic pricing, and KYC procedures, Synapse Analytics helps financial institutions make better risk decisions and improve financial inclusion across the GCC and African markets.
