IT infrastructure engineer
DelfinGroup is a Latvian fintech company offering accessible, straightforward, and customer-oriented financial and circular economy services. We create added value by integrating financial and circular retail services, making them easily accessible both in person and online.
We are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer who will help maintain, improve, and develop our infrastructure while ensuring the reliable operation of business-critical systems. This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable taking ownership of complex infrastructure, solving problems independently, and working closely with development, architecture, security, and data teams.
Mission
Maintain, improve, and continuously develop DelfinGroup’s IT infrastructure, ensuring reliable operation of business-critical systems and strengthening the infrastructure team’s capacity and continuity.
Expected Outcomes
First 3 Months
Develop a strong understanding of the existing infrastructure, architecture, systems, and operational processes
Take ownership of assigned infrastructure tasks and contribute effectively to day-to-day operations
Build a strong understanding of the company’s critical systems and infrastructure dependencies
Within 6 Months
Independently handle most of assigned infrastructure tasks
Identify and assess technical issues independently and propose practical solutions
Contribute to infrastructure maintenance, troubleshooting, deployment, and system reliability
Work effectively with Development, Architecture, Security, Data, and other technical teams
Within 12 Months
Independently manage assigned infrastructure responsibilities end-to-end
Proactively identify infrastructure risks, problems, and improvement opportunities
Initiate and implement improvements to infrastructure and systems
Contribute to ensuring the continuous operation of business-critical systems and the infrastructure team’s ability to support growing business needs
Experience & Technical Skills
We are looking for a highly experienced, hands-on infrastructure professional with:
Solid experience in Linux administration
Several years of experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps tools such as ArgoCD
Experience with self-managed monitoring, alerting, and logging
Experience maintaining and configuring Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on experience with GCP, Terraform, and Ansible
Hands-on experience with self-managed PostgreSQL clusters
Solid understanding of networking principles
Proficiency in shell scripting, Python or Go
What You Will Work On
Maintain and continuously improve infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
Install, upgrade, maintain, and test disaster recovery and backups for self-managed PostgreSQL clusters
Oversee and optimize Kubernetes cluster operations and deployment pipelines
Build, maintain, and troubleshoot Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and build automation
Work closely with development teams to support feature releases and ensure technology supports business goals
Create clear technical documentation and keep system architecture documentation up to date
Cultural Fit
You will succeed in this role if you:
Enjoy taking ownership of complex technical environments
Are comfortable working independently and making practical technical decisions
Proactively identify problems rather than waiting for tasks to be assigned
Care about stability, maintainability, and continuous infrastructure improvement
Communicate openly and effectively with both technical colleagues and other stakeholders
Enjoy collaborating across Development, Architecture, Security, Data, and other teams
You may struggle in this role if you:
Prefer narrowly defined tasks with limited ownership
Wait for detailed instructions before addressing technical problems
Avoid working with existing or complex infrastructure
Find cross-team communication difficult
Prefer maintaining the status quo rather than continuously improving systems
Strong communication is particularly important for success in this role, as the position requires extensive cooperation across technical teams.
Offered salary for this position is starting from 4500 EUR gross
What We Offer
The opportunity to grow and develop with DelfinGroup, a Nasdaq Riga-listed company with ambitious expansion plans
A hands-on role with direct impact on the reliability and development of business-critical infrastructure
The opportunity to work with Kubernetes, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, PostgreSQL, Jenkins, and modern infrastructure practices
Close collaboration with experienced Development, Architecture, Security, and Data professionals
A results-driven culture with trust, ownership, and the freedom to improve how we work
Hybrid working model
Health insurance after the probation period
Employer contributions to the INDEXO 3rd Pension Pillar after the probation period
Paid parking next to the office
Regular office snacks, genuinely optional team-building activities, and professional development opportunities
Recruitment Process
Screening call
Technical interview
Predictive Index assessment
Potential practical task
Culture Fit interview
Reference check
We aim to provide a transparent candidate experience, giving you a clear view of the role, our technical environment, and the team so that both sides can make an informed decision.
If you have deep hands-on infrastructure experience, enjoy solving complex technical problems, and want to take real ownership of systems that are critical to the business, we would like to hear from you.
- Locations
- Riga office
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Monthly salary
- €4,500
- Employment type
- Full-time
About DelfinGroup
DelfinGroup is a Latvian fintech company that offers accessible, simple, and customer-oriented financial and circular economy services. We create added value by integrating financial and circular retail services, making them easily accessible both in-person and online. Here what People of DelfinGroup are saying about us, take a look!