EMCD is a global technology leader in the crypto industry, best known as the #1 mining pool in Eastern Europe and a Top-10 mining pool worldwide. We are expanding globally and building a comprehensive ecosystem of crypto services, including payment infrastructure, custody, mining solutions and enterprise-grade tools for businesses and institutions. As part of our expansion, we are launching new strategic directions focused on building the next generation of mining and financial infrastructure. We are looking for a strategic Infrastructure Operations Lead to oversee and evolve our infrastructure capabilities by leading both an established DevOps team and a newly formed SRE function. In this role, you will drive operational excellence across a Platform-as-a-Service architecture supporting 30+ products within a high-load blockchain and fintech environment. You will operate in a global engineering organization of 100+ specialists, shaping reliability, scalability, and efficiency at platform level. Tech Environment Bare-metal Kubernetes, Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Grafana, ELK stack. Responsibilities Team Leadership - Lead the existing DevOps team and build the SRE team from scratch - Hire, onboard, and integrate SRE engineers into the current infrastructure organization - Drive professional development, performance growth, and skill planning across both teams Infrastructure Strategy & Reliability - Develop and execute infrastructure strategy supporting 30+ products - Ensure 99.9%+ uptime through strong DevOps–SRE collaboration - Define and implement unified processes across DevOps and SRE - Own incident management leadership and cross-team response coordination Platform Performance & Scalability - Lead performance optimization through automation and observability practices - Oversee capacity planning to support business growth - Define infrastructure roadmap for scaling toward 40+ products Operational Efficiency - Execute cost-optimization initiatives targeting 20–30% savings - Drive vendor evaluation, technical decision-making, and contract negotiations - Oversee platform reliability standards (DevOps scope) Cross-Functional Collaboration - Align infrastructure priorities with Engineering, Finance, Compliance, C-level stakeholders, and Support teams - Participate in strategic technology evaluation and adoption decisions Requirements Core Experience - 5+ years in infrastructure engineering/operations - 3+ years leading engineering teams in FinTech - Proven experience managing DevOps or platform engineering teams - Strong understanding of SRE principles and their practical implementation - Production-level Kubernetes expertise (bare-metal experience is essential) Leadership & Strategy - Experience integrating existing and newly built teams into one structure - Background in infrastructure strategy for enterprise-scale environments - Hands-on incident leadership in high-stakes production systems - Practical FinOps / cost optimization experience Technical & Operational Skills - Vendor technical evaluation and negotiation experience - Strong understanding of performance optimization (DB + application layers) - Cross-functional stakeholder management skills - Professional English for international collaboration Nice to Have - Leadership in high-load systems (blockchain or financial platforms) - IaC ecosystem knowledge (Terraform, Ansible) - Observability platforms experience (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) What we offer - Remote-first company - work from anywhere in the world - Fully flexible working hours - Extended time off: 20 paid vacation days + 12 bonus days per year - 100% paid sick leave - Paid English lessons (iTalki) - Professional growth support (courses, certifications, training programs) - Real impact and ownership in fintech & crypto projects - Corporate benefits: EMCD product discounts and mining infrastructure access - Payment in USDT - Employment via Service Agreement

At AHOY, we reimagine and redefine movement. We’re building a next-generation technology ecosystem across mobility, logistics, and infrastructure, enabling innovators to create, scale, and operate smarter systems. We’re looking for a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer to help us build, scale, and secure our multi-cloud infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of DevOps, AI infrastructure, and cloud security, where you’ll take ownership of systems powering advanced machine learning workloads. As part of a fast-moving engineering team, you’ll also play a key role in supporting internal IT operations, ensuring reliability across both platform and people. What You’ll Work on - Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure and GCP - Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows - Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform or similar) - Deploy and operate machine learning pipelines in production environments - Manage and scale multi-cluster GPU environments for AI workloads - Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure reliability - Apply cloud security best practices across infrastructure and access layers - Troubleshoot and resolve system, deployment, and performance issues - Provide hands-on IT support (user access, devices, internal systems) to ensure smooth day-to-day operations - Collaborate with engineering teams to improve scalability, performance, and automation

About the Client Our client is a rapidly scaling fintech company delivering a robust payment gateway and card processing solutions for merchants worldwide. Their platform enables global payment acceptance, flexible pay-in and pay-out flows, and tailored settlement processes. Role Overview As a System Administrator / Infrastructure Engineer, take ownership of internal infrastructure, employee environments, and core IT systems. This role is critical in ensuring stability, security, and scalability across the organization, while enabling teams to work efficiently in a distributed setup. Key Responsibilities - Manage IT onboarding processes, including provisioning accounts, access rights, and working environments - Design and support remote infrastructure solutions such as virtual desktops and cloud-based environments - Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot secure network connections (VPNs, tunnels, etc.) - Deploy and support internal systems, tools, and services used across the organization - Monitor infrastructure performance and proactively address reliability and security risks - Provide hands-on technical support, resolving system, network, and hardware-related issues Requirements - Proven experience in a System Administrator or Infrastructure Engineering role - Strong understanding of regional infrastructure (EU / Canada) and experience configuring stable, secure cross-location connectivity - Strong hands-on expertise in networking, VPN configuration, and secure connectivity - Experience with remote access technologies (VDI, RDP, cloud workspaces) - Good understanding of cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure - Working knowledge of scripting (Bash, PowerShell, or similar) for automation - Solid experience administering both Linux and Windows systems Key Soft Skills - Analytical mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving - Clear and effective communication across technical and business teams - Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-moving, evolving environment - Ownership mentality with a proactive attitude What We Offer - Competitive salary based on your experience and expertise - Opportunity to contribute to a growing global fintech product - Open, collaborative, and transparent team culture - High-impact role with real responsibility and autonomy - Recognition of both professional achievements and personal milestones - Social benefits package Apply in 2 min and build and maintain the backbone of secure, high-performance fintech infrastructure.

Company Description Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do: - UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner - 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business - 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK - Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW - Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW We’re a core valuesdriven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you. Job Description Key Responsibilities - Look for 7-10 years of experience in Devops and AWS. - Design, build, and maintain cloud-native applications using AWS serverless services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, Cognito, CloudWatch). - Manage and operate AI/ML Platform on AWS - Develop infrastructure as code using AWS CDK or similar tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). - Able to build front/back-end solutions - Contribute to event-driven and microservices architectures. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support DevOps processes (CI/CD pipelines, configuration management), and troubleshoot issues across the stack. Qualifications Essential Skills & Experience: - Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, especially Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, Cognito, CloudWatch, AWS Glue, step functions, S3, containers( ECS, EKS) - Experience with working on AI/ML platform on AWS. - Proficiency in 1/more languages e.g. Python, Java, Golang, TypeScript, React - Experience with infrastructure as code (AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation). - Solid understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures. - Familiarity with DevOps tooling - Experience with test-driven development and relevant frameworks. - Strong troubleshooting skills across the stack. Additional Information Why Version 1? At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability. - Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits - Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme - Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance - Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme - Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies - Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat - Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform. - Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes. And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more. Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring. We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact [email protected] at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially. Video links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_d3ELTH5zo - Department: Digital, Data and Cloud