The Role
At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.
Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal – to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether
The Purpose:
You will be joining the Developer Enablement domain responsible for enabling all cross-functional development teams to have a robust, scalable, reliable, cost-effective and highly secure infrastructure for their respective applications. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure framework, thus providing a paved path for all development teams.
What you will be doing:
Cloud Architecture Design and Implementation:
○ Develop and implement scalable infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of PPRO’s growing business.
○ Ensure high availability, performance, and security of our systems.
○ Automate infrastructure provisioning and management processes using tools such as Terraform/Terragrunt or equivalent.
○ Continuously optimize infrastructure for cost-efficiency and performance.
○ Implement Kubernetes best practices for cluster setup, management, and monitoring.
○ Create and maintain Helm charts/other package managers, for deploying applications on Kubernetes.
Monitoring and Maintenance:
○ Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting framework (Datadog) to ensure proactive identification and resolution of issues.
○ Perform regular maintenance and updates to ensure system stability and security.
Delivery & Integration:
○ Design and configure CI/CD pipelines(GitHub actions) to automate the process of building, testing, and deploying code changes.
○ Maintain a cost-efficient artifacts repository for binary publishing
○ Invest in automation for a change management process that balances agility & continuous delivery with regulatory requirements.
Connectivity:
○ Focus on building a secure and auditable networking backbone for PPRO
○ Solutions include egress/ingress filtering for production traffic, reusable site-to-site VPN solutions to connect to vendors securely, and PPRO’s corporate VPN product.
Collaboration and acting as development domain partners:
○ Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure initiatives with business goals.
○ Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Compliance and Documentation:
○ Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations like PCI, DORA, etc.
○ Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.
You will need to have:
- Proven experience as an Infrastructure Engineer or similar role, with a focus on cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud).
- Strong background in infrastructure as code, automation, and orchestration tools.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
- In-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration.
- Proven experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in networking and firewall concepts, security best practices, and monitoring tools.
- Experience optimizing CI/CD pipelines for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency
Nice-to-haves:
- Understanding of secure CI/CD practices, such as secret management, dependency scanning, and integrating security tests into the pipeline.
- Advanced knowledge of GitHub Actions for CI/CD, including creating complex workflows, using reusable workflows, and integrating third-party actions.
- Experience with backup and restore processes for both infrastructure and data.
- Designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR) strategies and business continuity plans to ensure system resilience and data integrity.
- Experience with configuring infrastructure in CDE scope for PCI compliance
What's in it for you ? :
Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year
Learning and Development - We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.
Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet
Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
Our office - Located on St.-Martin-Straße, one stop from Ostbahnhof on the 3 and 7 S-lines. The office is situated in a modern and spacious building with fully multimedia-equipped meeting rooms for up to 30 people. The 4th floor features a kitchen and a lunch area, providing a comfortable space for meals and breaks.
Our Principles:
We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent
We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.
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The Company
What We Do
PPRO is a fintech company that provides digital payments infrastructure to businesses and banks so that they can scale their checkout, acquiring, and risk services through one connection. Payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants that plug into PPRO’s infrastructure are able to access payment methods, fraud screening tools, and other essential products from multiple providers. Every product can be deployed and controlled with clicks, not code. And with the company's orchestration layer directing process flows and data like clockwork, PPRO’s partners can rest easy knowing they’re delivering seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Citi, PayPal, and Stripe are just some of the names that depend on PPRO to accelerate their roadmaps, boost their conversions, and eliminate the complexities of digital payments.
