You will report to the Head of DevOps based in Spain and be responsible for ensuring high availability, responsiveness, and ongoing improvement of key systems.
Key Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day support, maintenance, troubleshooting, and enhancement of bespoke in-house developed applications, reporting solutions, automation platforms, integrations and associated services.
Investigate and resolve integration failures, or automation breakdowns in coordination with DevOps, Networking, infrastructure (Azure/AWS) and development teams.
Support software deployments, upgrades, infrastructure migrations and platform modernization initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments.
Monitor and support data feed executions and application flow primarily in Airflow and .NET during business hours in the US.
Maintain and enhance existing Python DAGs, C# modules, .Net Applications and SQL stored procedures.
React – FrontEnd development
Participate in design, development, testing, and release cycles of features and enhancements.
Help automate validation and error reporting pipelines to reduce manual intervention.
Own the troubleshooting documentation, support playbooks, and escalation criteria.
Collaborate daily with the EU team and with the global squad.
Contribute to code reviews, quality control, and backlog grooming
Core Skills & Qualifications
English communication (verbal and written).
3+ years’ experience in software development, preferably with exposure to support environments or production pipelines.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, exception handling, and multi-layered architecture.
Ability to analyze and reconcile data between application front ends, reporting outputs, integrations, and backend databases.
Experience with C#/.NET (APIs, backend)., Python (Airflow DAGs, APIs) and
DDD, SDD, AI Spec Driven Dev.
SQL knowledge and ability to debug stored procedures.
Familiarity with ETL concepts, job orchestration, and error handling in data workflows.
Hands-on knowledge of Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD principles, and issue tracking.
Familiarity with monitoring/alerting tools and error logs analysis.
Nice to Have (Valued Skills)
Familiarity with Airflow admin tasks (log management, retries, schedule tuning).
Experience with Docker, Terraform, or any infrastructure-as-code tool.
Exposure to cloud environments (Azure).
Knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g., PyTest, NUnit).
Understanding of Agile principles and working in squads.
Shift & Collaboration Expectations
Working hours aligned with US EST support hours.
Daily collaboration with the DevOps Lead and cross-functional teams across South Africa, Spain and other global locations.
Requires independent task management and comfort with asynchronous collaboration.
What We Offer
A supportive and multicultural work environment.
Career progression opportunities in a growing global business.
Exposure to real-world business operations in the financial domain.
Long-Term Growth Path
This role is ideal for a developer who
Enjoys both support and development work.
Wants to gain exposure to DevOps and automation pipelines.
Is curious about financial platforms, integration governance, and system reliability
Wants hands-on experience supporting and enhancing a portfolio of bespoke business-critical applications, data platforms, reporting solutions and automation services within a global financial services organization.
Additional information
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.
We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.
For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/
Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.
