Job title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Reports to: Director, DevOps

Department: CloudPlatforms

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Grade: 19

About Priority:

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. is a leading financial technology company on a mission to deliver a personalized, easy-to-adopt financial toolset that accelerates cash flow and optimizes working capital for businesses. Our vision is to eliminate the barriers to unlocking revenue - empowering businesses to grow faster and operate smarter.

We achieve this through the Priority Commerce Engine, an innovative platform that combines payables, acquiring, and banking and treasury solutions. This unified approach allows businesses to streamline financial operations, reduce unnecessary costs, and uncover new revenue opportunities.

At Priority, we're driven by results. We expect our people to be known for results - bringing expertise, momentum, and relentless focus to every challenge, helping our clients and each other thrive.

About the Role:

The Senior DevOps Engineer plays a pivotal role in driving the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices across our organization. With a strong emphasis on AWS, this role is responsible for building highly available, resilient, and secure systems that support our fintech platform. You will lead the deployment of infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, support CI/CD pipeline development, and work closely with cross-functional teams-including Development, QA, and Security-to ensure a robust and streamlined software delivery lifecycle. This is a highly impactful opportunity to influence core technology architecture while enabling faster, safer, and more scalable product delivery.

Responsibilities:

Spearhead the creation and execution of a product roadmap for our Banking and Treasury platform for North America and lead the expansion into Global markets, with a focus on innovative, technology-driven solutions that anticipate and satisfy the changing needs of our customers.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, sales, compliance, operations and legal to deliver high-quality payment products and features on time.
Analyze market trends, customer behavior and feedback, and data to identify opportunities for growth and optimization.
Define and prioritize product requirements based on market trends, customer needs, and business objectives.
Closely monitor and provide thought leadership on emerging trends including regulatory impacts, emerging technologies and competitive environment changes.
Champion a customer-centric approach to product development, ensuring that user feedback and insights are incorporated into the product roadmap and decision-making process.
Drive product launches, including go-to-market strategies, customer training, and post-launch analysis.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of payment products, iterating and optimizing as needed.
Stay up-to-date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes related to payments, and leverage this knowledge to inform product strategy.

What Success Looks Like:

Core systems and cloud environments are highly available, automated, and secure Software delivery pipelines are efficient, self-service enabled, and integrated with security and compliance controls.
Production issues are resolved quickly, with systemic improvements made to prevent recurrence.
Infrastructure usage is cost-effective, scalable, and aligned with growth and performance needs.
Junior engineers are effectively supported and up skilled through mentorship and documentation.
Product, engineering, and operations teams experience faster release cycles and greater stability due to DevOps practices.
The DevOps team is recognized as a trusted, high-impact partner across the business.

Candidate Requirements:

Required

8+ years in a cloud-based (preferably AWS) production environment.
Strong Linux system experience (Red Hat or Oracle Linux preferred).
5+ years of Infrastructure as Code experience in production (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
5+ years of scripting or system programming experience (Bash, Python, PowerShell, or Ruby).
3+ years of managing production infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes.
Proven experience with Puppet or Ansible in live environments.
Deep familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, TeamCity, or Bamboo in AWS contexts.
Production experience with Git or similar distributed version control systems.
Strong understanding of modern software development life cycle principles and 12-factor app methodology.
Ability to clearly articulate infrastructure strategies and technical decisions.
Excellent troubleshooting and multitasking skills in fast-paced environments.

Preferred

AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA or CKAS).
Experience managing Windows Servers in AWS.
Familiarity with open-source tooling and methodology.
Experience working in large-scale enterprise or datacenter environments (100+ servers/VMs).

Work Environment & Culture:

We believe that performance and experience go hand in hand - an exceptional Employee experience is earned through contribution. We are a results-driven team, grounded in our core values: ownership, authenticity, service, trust, innovation, and camaraderie.

Our culture is built for those who want to make an impact. We challenge each other to grow, celebrate progress, and support one another through shared goals and real connection. Whether you're building technology, serving clients, or supporting internal teams, you'll be part of a company that empowers you to perform at your best and be known for results.

Compensation & Benefits:

Compensation range: $92,000 - $150,000

We invest in the whole employee - personally and professionally. Our benefits package is designed to support your well-being, growth, and success - both inside and outside of work.

Financial Wellness

Bonus programs
401(k) match
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
HSA and FSA options
Financial wellness resources and employee discount programs

Health & Well-being

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Mental health support for employees and dependents through Lyra Health
Family planning and women's health benefits through Carrot
Gym membership reimbursement and virtual wellness programs (including yoga)

Time Off

3 weeks PTO to start, with unlimited PTO after year one

Growth & Development

Education expense reimbursement
Leadership development programs
Certified Payments Professional (CPP) certification support

We believe great performance starts with feeling supported - and we've built our benefits with that in mind.

Traditional Physical Requirements:

Requires prolonged sitting, standing, bending, stooping and stretching.
Requires the ability to lift 10 pounds.
Requires eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity and a normal range of hearing and vision (with or without correction).

Join our team at Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. and be part of a dynamic and innovative company that is transforming the financial technology landscape. Together, we can shape the future of payments and banking solutions while providing unmatched value to our clients.

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