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Founders today are building global companies from day one — but the systems that manage their money were built for a different era. Aspire exists to change that!
We're building the financial operating system for global founders, bringing banking, software, and automation into a single platform so businesses can move faster across borders and stay focused on building.
Aspire is built by people who think from first principles, care deeply about solving hard problems, and take real ownership of their work. Our team brings global experience from leading fintech and technology companies, and many of us are former founders and operators who understand what it takes to build thoughtfully, make trade-offs, and deliver at scale in a global environment.
Backed by leading global investors including Y Combinator, Peak XV, and Lightspeed, Aspire has been trusted by more than 50,000 startups and growing businesses worldwide to manage their finances since 2018. Together with partners like J.P. Morgan, Visa, and Wise, we're building for the next generation of global companies.
About the role:
As we enter our next phase of growth, we are focused on building a next-generation, resilient architecture that can scale rapidly and stand the test of time. To support this journey, we are looking for a Director of Dev Ops & Security with strong technical depth, hands-on experience, and leadership maturity.
In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping our cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops practices, and security posture, while enabling engineering teams to move fast with confidence. You will be building a leading fintech platform worldwide, working with an international, diverse team in a high-growth environment.
What will you be doing
Technical Leadership & Execution
Drive technical delivery and operational excellence across Dev Ops, Cloud, and Security functions
Define and own the Dev Ops & Security roadmap, aligning it with quarterly business and engineering priorities
Identify critical technical challenges, design scalable solutions, and lead execution from concept to rollout
Architecture, Cloud & Cost Optimization
Lead hands-on technical initiatives, including POCs and tool evaluations
Own AWS infrastructure strategy with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and cost optimization
Establish standards for infrastructure-as-code, environment management, and deployment strategies
Operations, Reliability & Incident Management
Oversee cloud services, monitoring, and alerting with strong issue prevention and resolution practices
Drive performance optimization, capacity planning, and reliability improvements
Own incident management processes, postmortems, and continuous improvement actions
Security & Compliance (Dev Sec Ops )
Embed security by design across CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure
Manage security controls, audits, and compliance requirements relevant to fintech and regulated environments
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Compliance teams to balance speed, cost and risk
Data & Platform Management
Oversee database infrastructure, including SQL platforms, clustering, migrations, backups, and availability strategies
Ensure strong data security, resilience, and disaster recovery practices
Team Leadership & Culture
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Dev Ops & Security team
Establish best practices, promote knowledge sharing, and raise the overall engineering maturity
Foster a culture of ownership, proactiveness, and continuous improvement
Minimum Qualifications:
12+ years of experience in Dev Ops / Infrastructure / Platform Engineering, ideally in startups or strong tech companies
Deep expertise with AWS cloud services and large-scale cloud infrastructure
Strong experience with CI/CD and automation tools (e.g., Git Hub, GoCD, Ansible, Chef)
Hands-on expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Proven experience in Dev Sec Ops , security compliance, and regulatory
Solid background in database technologies (SQL, clustering, HA setups, migrations, snapshots, log shipping)
Strong experience with monitoring and observability tools, preferably Data Dog, Grafana and APM solutions
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