DevOps Engineer

**Location:** Remote | **Type:** Full-time | **Compensation:** Competitive salary + stock option

🚀 About VELZI AI

At **VELZI AI**, we’re redefining finance for the modern business. Our mission is to eliminate manual accounting through advanced AI automation. From procurement to real-time financial reporting, our intelligent SaaS platform streamlines every operational workflow, so companies can focus on growth, not spreadsheets.

We’re a fast-growing, AI-driven fintech startup backed by innovation and a clear, ambitious vision. Now, we’re searching for a **DevOps Engineer** to help us scale our infrastructure, ensure reliability, and power our next generation of AI-driven financial systems.

💼 About the Role

As a **DevOps Engineer at VELZI AI**, you’ll build, maintain, and scale a secure, cloud-native infrastructure across **GCP, Azure, and AWS**. You’ll work closely with our engineering team to ensure seamless deployment pipelines, reliable environments, and high-performance systems that support our AI and fintech applications.

You’ll be the backbone of our infrastructure and enabling fast iteration, smooth deployments, and resilient architectures.

## Tasks

🔧 What You’ll Do

☁️ **Cloud Infrastructure & Systems**

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure across **GCP, Azure, and AWS**
• Manage and optimize compute environments including **Virtual Machines**, **Cloud Run**, and container orchestration platforms
• Architect scalable, multi-region solutions with high availability, redundancy, and strong security practices
• Manage and monitor cloud storage solutions such as **GCP Cloud Storage**, **Azure Blob Storage**, and **AWS S3**

🐳 **Containers, Orchestration & Scaling**

• Build, deploy, and manage containers using **Docker**
• Deploy and manage services on **Kubernetes (GKE / AKS / EKS)**
• Implement auto-scaling strategies, load balancing, and autoschedulers
• Optimize resource utilization and cost efficiency across environments

🔄 **CI/CD, Automation & Deployment**

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, or similar)
• Automate deployments, updates, rollbacks, and environment provisioning
• Create infrastructure-as-code using tools like **Terraform** or **Pulumi**
• Push our platform toward full automation and self-healing systems

🔌 **Networking, Security & Integrations**

• Configure VPCs, VPNs, firewalls, DNS, subnets, and secure routing
• Ensure secure API communication between our Next.js app and backend services
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Logging, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Ensure compliance, data protection, and identity management across clouds
• Work with **Firebase Authentication**, secure API gateways, and IAM policies

⚙️ **Backend, APIs & System Support**

• Collaborate with engineers to support API creation and deployments
• Optimize performance of server environments running in Cloud Run or VMs
• Implement failover systems, disaster recovery, and backup strategies
• Ensure reliable operation of services including **SES / SendGrid**, databases, and microservices

🤝 **Collaboration & Reliability Engineering**

• Work closely with backend, AI, and product teams to support rapid iteration
• Establish DevOps best practices, guidelines, and internal documentation
• Conduct root-cause analysis, implement fixes, and prevent future incidents
• Help shape the engineering culture by improving processes, scalability, and system observability

## Requirements

✅ What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a **DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer**
• Strong experience with **GCP, Azure, and/or AWS** (multi-cloud experience is a huge plus)
• In-depth knowledge of **Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud Run,** and container-based application delivery
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and automation frameworks
• Solid understanding of networking, firewalls, DNS, and cloud security models
• Experience with **VM deployment**, Cloud Run (or similar), autoscaling, and infra optimization
• Strong understanding of cloud storage solutions (Blob, S3, Cloud Storage)
• Experience with **Authentication**, IAM, or identity systems is a bonus
• Understanding of API architecture, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience with Terraform, Pulumi, or other infrastructure-as-code tools

• Bonus: Experience with observability stacks, FinOps cost optimization, or AI infrastructure
• You’re a problem-solver who thrives in fast-moving environments
• You’re comfortable owning systems end-to-end and improving processes proactively
• You're collaborative, communicative, and enjoy cross-functional teamwork

## Benefits

🎁 Why Join VELZI AI?

• 🌍 **Remote-first & flexible** – Work from wherever you do your best work
• 🧠 **Cutting-edge tech** – Work with AI, automation, and the latest dev tools
• 🚀 **Rapid growth** – Be part of an early-stage rocket ship
• 🤝 **Collaborative culture** – Join a team that values innovation, autonomy, and teamwork
• 💰 **Competitive salary & equity** – Get well-compensated with generous stock options
• 📈 **Career advancement** – As we scale, so do your opportunities

📩 How to Apply

Ready to build the future of finance?

**Click “Apply”** and let’s start building AI-powered financial automation together.

Join VELZI AI. Automate boldly. Build brilliantly. 💡⚡