Location: Fully remote (EMEA timezone)
Start date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English required
Industry: Fintech / Payments Infrastructure / Enterprise SaaS
Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing fintech company building modern payment infrastructure for the travel and airline industry.
Their platform enables complex multi-party and multi-method payment orchestration, helping enterprise clients recover revenue and process transactions more efficiently at scale. Operating in a high-compliance environment, the company is now entering a critical phase focused on strengthening security, compliance, and infrastructure maturity across the platform.
We are seeking a Security & Infrastructure Engineer with strong AWS and compliance experience to lead the evolution of the company’s security posture and enterprise-grade infrastructure foundation.
This is a highly impactful, hands-on role focused on designing secure cloud architectures, implementing PCI DSS controls, improving platform resilience, and embedding security best practices across the engineering organization.
You will work closely with engineering leadership and product teams to define scalable infrastructure standards while helping shape the company’s long-term security and compliance strategy.
Your ResponsibilitiesLead implementation of PCI DSS controls across infrastructure and application layers
Design and secure AWS infrastructure using best practices around IAM, networking, and encryption
Own Infrastructure as Code and improve deployment reliability across environments
Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows
Improve platform scalability, observability, reliability, and fault tolerance
Manage security tooling, monitoring, logging, and incident readiness processes
Partner with auditors and internal stakeholders on compliance initiatives
Define cloud security and infrastructure best practices across the engineering team
Mentor engineers on secure infrastructure and development practices
Contribute to long-term platform architecture and operational strategy
4+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related backend infrastructure roles
Strong hands-on AWS experience in production environments
Proven experience implementing or working with PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar compliance frameworks
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, or similar technologies
Deep understanding of:
IAM and least-privilege access design
Network security concepts (VPCs, subnets, isolation, segmentation)
Encryption, secrets management, and secure infrastructure design
Experience building and operating secure, scalable cloud systems
Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure CI/CD workflows
Ability to make pragmatic infrastructure and security decisions in fast-moving environments
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams
Ownership mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities
Experience in fintech, payments, or other highly regulated environments
Familiarity with TypeScript / Node.js ecosystems
Experience with monitoring, logging, and incident response tooling
Exposure to distributed systems and high-availability architectures
Experience improving cloud cost optimization and operational efficiency
Previous experience in startup or scale-up environments
Familiarity with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, or similar production databases
AWS (core infrastructure)
TypeScript / Node.js
NestJS services
PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, SST)
Take ownership of security and infrastructure foundations in a high-impact fintech environment
Lead enterprise-grade compliance and cloud security initiatives from the ground up
Work on technically challenging systems handling real-world financial transaction flows
Join a product-focused, collaborative engineering culture with strong ownership and autonomy
Help shape scalable infrastructure and operational standards during a critical growth phase
Work remotely with an experienced international team operating at high technical standards
Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
In accordance with GDPR, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely, and used solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration.
