Senior DevOps Engineer

Murex is a global fintech leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets.

Operating from our 19 offices, 3 400 Murexians from over 65 different nationalities ensure the development, implementation and support of our platform which is used by banks, asset managers, corporations and utilities, across the world. 

Join Murex and work on the challenges of an industry at the forefront of innovation and thrive in a people-centric environment. You’ll be part of one global team where you can learn fast and stay true to yourself.

What you’ll do​: 

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and operating automated platforms that enable reliable, secure, and scalable delivery of the MX platform across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises environments.

You will play a key leadership role in CI/CD implementations, jobs automation, environment management, and production reliability, working closely with development and client-facing teams, while mentoring other engineers and driving technical direction and best practices across teams.

1. Environment & Platform Management 

• Own the deployment and management of MX.3 environments across development, testing, and production stages, defining the target architecture and standards
• Define and drive the environment lifecycle strategy: provisioning, configuration, upgrades & patching, decommissioning
• Guarantee environments are standardized, reproducible, and compliant, and lead remediation of deviations
• Support multi-client and multi-environment setups in SaaS or hybrid models

2. CI/CD & Release Engineering 

• Design, implement, and evolve CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration, testing, and deployment across multiple environments, setting the technical roadmap
• Own pipeline stability and performance, proactively eliminating build failures and delays through root-cause analysis and metrics
• Lead the implementation of automated build, packaging, and deployment processes
• Define and enforce version control best practices (branching strategies, tagging, artifact management) across teams
• Lead and coordinate release cycles, including go/no-go decisions and release risk management

3. Automation 

• Implement the full automation of MX.3 SaaS environments
• Drive end-to-end automation of environment provisioning, configuration, and upgrades
• Design reusable automation frameworks and components to improve scalability and consistency, and promote their adoption

4. Monitoring & Reliability 

• Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions, and define SLIs/SLOs.
• Lead observability, incident analysis, and reliability improvements, and drive long-term resilience initiatives.

5. Data & Environment Operations 

• Define and oversee data provisioning, masking, and lifecycle practices.
• Lead database migration, sanitization, and reconciliation activities.
• Ensure and audit compliance with security and data governance standards

6. Incident and Problem Management 

• Act as the top-level escalation point for platform and environment issues.
• Lead the troubleshooting of complex, critical incidents and coordinate resolutions across teams, including post-incident reviews.
• Establish documentation standards and foster knowledge sharing.
• Partner with management and stakeholders to shape the DevOps roadmap and priorities.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to hiring and onboarding.

Who you are​: 

• Education: Degree in Bachelor or Master in Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD, Software Engineering or a relevant field, including experience leading technical initiatives

Technical Skills 

• CI/CD tools: Knowledge of Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps
• Version control systems: Git
• Programming language: Advanced proficiency in Shell, Python or Java
• Operating systems: Advanced Linux/Unix administration
• Cloud platforms: Experience in AWS, Azure or GCP
• Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, or similar, including performance and migration expertise
• Infrastructure as Code and containerization/orchestration (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes)

DevOps & Platform Expertise 

• Proven experience designing, building and operating CI/CD pipelines in complex environments at scale
• Advanced knowledge of monitoring and observability tools
• Experience with SaaS / distributed architectures

Soft Skills 

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to lead and stay calm under pressure in production environments
• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management and clients
• Team leader with strong collaboration mindset, able to mentor and coach others
• Proactive, autonomous, and continuous improvement mindset, with ability to influence technical decisions

• Fluent written & oral English is necessary 

Why join us

We put our people first, with an attitude of care and a legitimate commitment to their success and wellbeing:

Benefit from our competitive compensation and insurance package:

• Attractive salary in USD outside of Lebanon
• International medical, life and travel insurance
• Retirement plan
• Schooling allowance
• And much more

Enjoy a hybrid work environment:

• Teleworking at home and abroad
• Dynamic and supportive work environment focused on employee wellness

Grow with us and gain international exposure:

• Extensive learning opportunities
• Learn from a diverse team of experts around the world
• Possibility for international and internal mobility