Devops engineer

🚀 Are you passionate about automation, high-performance applications, and ensuring mission-critical systems run flawlessly?

We’re hiring an experienced DevOps / Application Engineer to join the Amerisc team, responsible for powering market data and counterparty risk indicators used across trading floors.

You’ll work on the maintenance and evolution of the EEPE & CVA diffusion engines, support production environments, and help drive continuous improvement across our risk systems landscape.

💻 What do you need to be a SMART DevOps Engineer?

- 7+ years of experience in software development or DevOps roles

- Strong experience with Java, and good knowledge of Shell and C++ in Unix environments

- Comfortable working with Sybase and SQL Server

- Solid understanding of CI/CD, TDD, and Agile methodologies

- Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming

- Understanding of runtime environments (processes, memory, performance)

- Experience with automation scripts and pipeline creation

- Familiarity with DevOps principles and production support

- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and respond quickly to production incidents

- Experience with Hadoop or Big Data storage is a plus

- Good communication skills, collaborative mindset, and fluency in English

🎯 What will your role be?

- Monitor and manage application releases while coordinating with IT Risks Business Analysts and management teams in Paris

- Maintain and evolve critical EEPE & CVA diffusion engines used for counterparty risk metrics

- Configure, monitor, and optimize production environments to ensure high availability and performance

- Develop scripts and tools to automate operational tasks and reduce manual workload

- Build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery

- Work closely with development and operations teams in an Agile environment

- Provide production support, investigate bugs, and ensure quick and efficient resolution

- Contribute to evolutionary and corrective maintenance of Java, Shell, and C++ processes

- Ensure system reliability, scalability, and adherence to best DevOps practices

🧰 Nice to Have

- Experience with Docker and containerized environments

- Knowledge of Control-M for job scheduling

- Background in financial risk systems or trading room environments

- Experience with Big Data (Hadoop ecosystem)

💡 Why join us?

- Work on mission-critical applications that power global risk systems

- Be part of a highly skilled engineering team within the metric processing department

- Contribute to both operational stability and the technical evolution of key engines

- Engage in continuous improvement, automation, and DevOps culture

- Grow within a technically challenging environment where your impact is visible

🌍 Where will you work?

Hybrid model - 2x office in Porto, Portugal