POS DevOps Lead - Ireland based

Expleo is seeking a DevOps Lead to drive operational delivery and automation for backend systems supporting POS terminal management and terminal configuration.

This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused leadership role, requiring deep technical expertise across CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, security integration, observability, and infrastructure automation. You will work closely with platform, security, product, QA, Android/terminal engineering, and operations teams to ensure reliable, secure, and auditable delivery of next‑generation payment acceptance platforms.

This is a relocation opportunity for anyone open to relocating to Ireland and is fully onsite in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

• DevOps Delivery & Automation
  • Define and execute the DevOps delivery plan for POS platforms, Terminal Management Systems (TMS) and Terminal Configuration Systems (TCS)
  • Translate product roadmaps and non‑functional requirements into automated CI/CD, deployment, and operational workstreams
  • Build, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines for backend services and terminal software artefacts using GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or equivalent 
• Security & Compliance
  • Integrate mandated security tooling including SAST (Fortify), SCA, and DAST into delivery pipelines, enforcing shift‑left security and compliance gates.
  • Manage secure handling of secrets, keys, and configuration, working closely with HSM and security teams
  • Ensure environments and deployments comply with PCI, P2PE, internal audit and certification requirements
• Infrastructure & Environment Management
  • Implement and operate Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Manage container platforms and orchestration using Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm
  • Provision and maintain development, test, and production environments across AWS cloud platforms
• Release Orchestration, Observability & Resilience
  • Design and execute release strategies for POS ecosystems (blue/green, canary, phased rollouts)
  • Manage artefact repositories (e.g. Nexus, Artifactory) ensuring safe and auditable cutovers
  • Lead observability and resilience, instrumenting services for monitoring, logging, and tracing using Dynatrace (and related tooling)
  • Define SLOs / SLIs, lead incident response, and drive post‑incident reviews
• Quality, Testing & Collaboration
  • Embed automated testing (unit, integration, contract, E2E) into CI/CD pipelines
  • Support device‑farm or emulator testing for terminal images and releases
  • Work across platform, security, QA, Android/terminal engineering and operations teams to coordinate dependencies, manage releases, and ensure environment stability

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

• Client-facing skills
• People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
• Team work and emotional intelligence
• Good self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
• Has an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance
• High value on openness and transparency

• 5+ years’ hands‑on DevOps experience within POS payments, terminal platforms
• Strong practical experience with:
  • AWS cloud platforms
  • GitLab CI, ArgoCD, modern CI/CD tooling
  • Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
  • Terraform and cloud‑native deployment patterns
• Proven experience integrating security tooling into automated pipelines (SAST, SCA, DAST, Fortify)
• Strong observability and incident‑management experience, particularly with Dynatrace
• Ability to influence non‑functional requirements, operational architecture, and POS governance models, including P2PE constraints
• System‑engineering mindset, capable of modelling services and interactions using approaches such as the C4 model
• Experience working in regulated / financial services environments, supporting PCI compliance and audit processes
• Excellent communicator who can work independently, take ownership, justify decisions, and incorporate feedback constructively

What Expleo Offers to Candidates Relocating to Ireland:

• Visa sponsorship, where required
• Relocation allowance, reimbursable once you commence in the role
• End‑to‑end relocation support provided through a trusted third‑party relocation partner

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programmes.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

At Expleo, we understand that many people experience impostor syndrome throughout their lifetime, please do not let this discourage you from applying for this role. Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes all CV’s and will consider your application in line with the values, requirements and role competencies.