Global Payments Inc.
Global Payments Inc.
Global Payments Inc. is a global commerce technology company operating across finance, fintech, and B2B services. Its platform supports more than 4 million customers and processes approximately 66 billion transactions each year, helping businesses manage payments and related commerce operations. A workforce of about 27,000 people contributes across technology, sales, customer service, and other functions, creating opportunities for professionals interested in building and supporting tools used by businesses worldwide.

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Design and automate AWS and Azure infrastructure for Global Payments, supporting hybrid enterprise platforms. The role focuses on security, compliance, reliability, and infrastructure operations.

Description

  • Design, optimize, support, and automate cloud infrastructure for business platforms.
  • Develop and implement cloud designs primarily across AWS and Azure, including related on-premises and hybrid services.
  • Support automated provisioning and hardening, PaaS offerings, load balancer rules, and firewall policies.
  • Lead engineering work across concurrent projects with business owners, product teams, and application teams.
  • Maintain and automate installation and configuration procedures.
  • Cross-train and mentor colleagues while building shared knowledge of the tools in use.
  • Develop and support technical policies and procedures with management and technical peers.
  • Provide operational teams with procedures, keeping them accurate and clear.
  • Lead compliance and security work for systems managed by the team.
  • Improve infrastructure service stability and availability.
  • Coordinate with Project Managers and Infrastructure Coordinators on project progress, issues, and solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Experience designing and operating both AWS and Azure environments.
  • Five to seven years of systems administration, design, engineering, or comparable IT technical experience.
  • Experience with enterprise source code repositories, particularly GitHub Enterprise.
  • Experience with deployment management and CI/CD pipelines, particularly Jenkins and Harness.
  • Experience using multiple active scripting languages.
  • Strong infrastructure-as-code skills, especially with Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python.
  • Strong knowledge of multiple Linux distributions and Windows Server.
  • Experience administering Linux and Windows Server through scripted or automated processes.
  • Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, DFS, and Group Policy.
  • Understanding of virtual environments, including VMware ESXi, vCenter, vCAC, and VDIs.
  • Working knowledge of automation orchestration across lifecycle environments.
  • Understanding of configuration management and software deployment principles.
  • Network principles and architecture experience is a plus.
  • Experience with enterprise monitoring solutions is a plus.
  • Experience with storage technologies, storage principles, and SANs is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ownership of tasks, projects, and responsibilities.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven troubleshooting method.
  • Willingness to work outside standard hours, including on-call schedules and project release windows.
  • Willingness to contribute innovative ideas and solutions.
  • Strong organizational, task management, and time management skills.
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package recognizing your contribution.
  • Opportunities to develop skills and advance your career in a global business.
  • Learning, development, and on-the-job experiences to expand your expertise.
  • A supportive and inclusive team environment that values your ideas and input.
  • Time to participate in community and charitable initiatives.
  • Access to a global employee assistance programme supporting wellbeing.
  • Recognition through a global platform celebrating employee achievements.

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