Senior System Engineer (Infrastructure, Azure)

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Hiring Remotely in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEX
Remote
Senior level
Fintech
The Role
Designs, implements, and manages Azure cloud infrastructure for highly available customer banking runtimes. Responsibilities include cloud security, compliance, disaster recovery, cost optimization, troubleshooting, automation, on-call support, and infrastructure scalability. The role uses Terraform, AKS, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, and Azure services while mentoring peers and driving technical initiatives.
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Hybrid role in Mexico City or Guadalajara

Join the banking revolution! As the global leader in Engagement Banking, Backbase is at the forefront of revolutionizing banking services through technology. Our team is committed to developing cutting-edge tools and applications that empower our R&D organization and drive innovation. We are looking for a skilled Senior System Engineer with a strong focus on Azure to join our Platform team.

The Platform team is responsible for managing customer runtimes - banks - and in that regard, we hold ourselves accountable to the highest professional standards in cloud ops. Resilience, Availability, and Scalability.

What you will be doing:

Design, implement, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure to ensure our customers have access to the best features Azure has to offer.
Guarantee the availability and reliability of the managed hosting service we provide to our customers.
Implement and contribute to best practices for cloud security, compliance, and disaster recovery.
Ensure that the solution always runs in a compliant, secure and cost-effective way.
Participate in our on-call pool and help to ensure maximum reliability, high availability and uptime.
Help foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues, ensuring resilience, availability and scalability.
Contribute to increasing operational efficiency and helping to bring overall cloud cost under control.

What you will bring on:

You have technical excellence with Azure Databases (SQL).Azure Service Bus, Azure WAF and Azure FrontDoor;
Networking experience, including VPN configuration, is a plus;
Your English communication skills are excellent;
You have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure security, cloud-native technologies, and desired state configuration, infrastructure development  - WIth Terraform, AKS, Azure stack;
You are proficient with tools and tech like Helm Charts, Kubernetes, Istio;
You have strong communication skills allowing you to drive initiatives and decisions inside and outside your team;
You have at least 5 years of experience in system engineering including at least 3 years of working with Azure cloud services;
You combine technical excellence with mentorship skills, and provide your peers with hands-on guidance and collaborative problem-solving.
You are focused on automation-first. Not content with anything manual, your goal is to make every process predictable and automated;
Certified Kubernetes Administrator, preferred.
You have a proven track record of designing and implementing scalable, highly-available cloud infrastructure;


Skills Required

  • At least 5 years of experience in system engineering
  • At least 3 years of experience working with Azure cloud services
  • Experience with Azure SQL Databases, Azure Service Bus, Azure WAF, and Azure Front Door
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure security and cloud-native technologies
  • Experience with desired state configuration and infrastructure development using Terraform, AKS, and Azure Stack
  • Proficiency with Helm Charts, Kubernetes, and Istio
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure
  • Mentorship skills and ability to provide hands-on technical guidance
  • Networking experience, including VPN configuration
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification

Backbase Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Backbase and has not been reviewed or approved by Backbase.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered fair in certain U.S. roles, with strong offers in senior engineering, solutions architecture, and sales tracks in higher‑paying markets. In some U.S. contexts, compensation is described as fair for the job.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO is described as generous in the U.S., with separate sick time and paid holidays contributing to a supportive time‑off setup.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Hybrid/remote work programs, office perks like snacks, and learning‑budget messaging provide lifestyle flexibility and support beyond baseline coverage.

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The Company
HQ: Amsterdam
951 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

Backbase is a fast growing fintech software provider that empowers financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation and effectively compete in a digital-first world. We are the creators of the Backbase Omni-Channel Banking Platform, a state-of-the-art digital banking software solution that unifies data and functionality from traditional core systems and new fintech players into a seamless digital customer experience. We give financials the speed and flexibility to create and manage seamless customer experiences across any device, and deliver measurable business results. We believe that superior digital experiences are essential to stay relevant, and our software enables financials to rapidly grow their digital business. More than 120 financials around the world have standardized on the Backbase omni-channel banking platform to streamline their digital sales and self-service operations across all digital touchpoints. Our customer base includes ABN AMRO, Bank ABC, Barclays, BPI, CheBanca!, Citizens Lightstream, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, HDFC, IDFC, KeyBank, Ila Bank, Me Bank, Navy Federal, PostFinance, RBC, RBS, Standard Bank, Societe Generale, Truist, U Bank and Westpac. Industry analysts Celent, Gartner, Forrester and Ovum recognize Backbase as an industry leader in terms of omni-channel banking platform capabilities, and award the company high marks for its deep focus on customer experience management and unparalleled speed of implementation. Forrester named us a leader in the Forrester Wave for Omni-Channel Banking and Ovum nominates Backbase as the market leading provider of next-generation digital channel banking platforms. Backbase was founded in 2003, is privately funded, with headquarters in Amsterdam (HQ Global) and Atlanta (HQ Americas) and regional operations in Boisse, Cardiff, Dubai, Kraków, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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