Senior DevOps Engineer

• *Company Description**
• Kiwe*

is a fast-growing fintech startup transforming digital payments in Egypt. Backed by EFG Hermes and valU, we are redefining the fintech landscape by changing both the mindset and the game in the market. Through innovative features that cater to all user segments and a strong focus on financial literacy, we are making digital transactions smarter, more accessible, and more impactful.

• *Role Description**

This is a full-time hybrid role for a

• *Senior DevOps Engineer**

based in 6th of October, Egypt. Some flexibility for remote work is provided. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for the following direction:

• Build and maintain reliable
• *CI/CD pipelines**

to automate build, test, and deployment.

• Run and scale
• *containerized environments**

(Docker Swarm).

• Keep production stable with
• *high availability**

, monitoring, and fast incident troubleshooting on

• *Linux**

.

• Own
• *zero-downtime releases**

, migrations, and upgrades.

• Set up centralized
• *logging & observability**

(ELK) and improve alerts + visibility.

• Partner with Engineering, QA, and Infra to improve delivery speed and system quality.
• Drive
• *DevSecOps**

practices: WAF/Firewall/SIEM integrations, vulnerability controls, and secure-by-default pipelines.

• Maintain clear
• *documentation**

(runbooks, diagrams, SOPs).

• Ensure compliance with
• *PCI-DSS**

and relevant regulations.

• Deployments are
• *repeatable, automated, and safe**

(minimal manual steps).

• Releases and upgrades happen with
• *near-zero downtime**

and clear rollback plans.

• Monitoring/logging enables
• *fast detection + root cause analysis**

.

• Infrastructure and pipelines follow
• *security and compliance requirements**

(PCI-DSS).

• Strong ownership mindset: you
• *prevent issues**

, not just react to them.

• Clear communication and collaboration across teams.
• *Qualifications
• 6-9 years**

in DevOps / DevSecOps (strong production exposure is a must)

• Strong experience with
• *Docker**

and

• *Docker Swarm
• Hands-on experience building
• *CI/CD pipelines

using

• *Jenkins**

(or similar tools)

• Strong
• *Linux production**

administration and incident troubleshooting

• Experience with
• *centralized logging/monitoring**

using

• *Elastic Stack (ELK)
• Good understanding of
• *microservices architecture

and modern deployment strategies

• Solid knowledge of
• *networking fundamentals**

(DNS, proxy servers, load balancing, routing)

• Experience with
• *Jira & Bitbucket**

in day-to-day engineering workflows

• Automation/scripting experience with
• *Node.js / JavaScript**

(or equivalent)

• Strong
• *DevSecOps mindset**

(security-by-default, least privilege, audits, automation)

• Experience with
• *F5 WAF**

,

• *FortiGate Firewall**

, and/or

• *SIEM**

integrations is a plus.

• Experience with
• *SonarQube**

and CI quality gates is a must

• Experience with
• *zero-downtime**

deployment approaches (blue/green, canary, rolling) + rollback planning is a plus.

• Exposure to
• *PCI-DSS**

or regulated environments and their operational controls is a plus