Associate Technical Operations Engineer

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Be a first-responder on the 32-person TechOps team, resolving technical issues and ensuring platform reliability while using modern tools like DataDog and AWS.
At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth. Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal – to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether The Purpose: Be the hero for our high-value clients and a guardian of our platform's reliability and security. As a first-responder on our elite 32-person TechOps team, you'll troubleshoot technical issues, master modern tools, and collaborate with experts across Engineering, Security, Product, and Support. This is your launchpad into fintech and platform development, with strong support to help you grow, build your skills, and progress into broader technical roles over time.   What You’ll Be Doing:
  • Be the first line of defence: Use documented runbooks to resolve technical and security issues swiftly and accurately.  
  • Monitor and act: Utilise tools like Datadog to track systems and respond to alerts.  Focus on identifying genuine issues, minimise noise by filtering out non-critical or repetitive alerts, and escalate when necessary to help the team stay focused.  
  • Escalate smartly: Utilise the Incident Management system to promptly and report customer-impacting incidents and anomalies. Ensure that you flag them to the relevant stakeholders or teams beyond your own, when appropriate.  
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Security and Engineering teams to support safe, reliable operations. Share timely updates, follow guidance, and contribute to solutions when possible.  
  • Grow expertise: Learn how PPRO’s products, systems, and operations work so you can respond faster and with greater accuracy.  
  • You’ll Need:
  •  Problem-solving mindset with a learning-first approach.  
  • Security awareness in operational contexts.  
  • Curiosity for systems, monitoring, and modern tooling.  
  • Strong written/spoken English communication skills.  
  • Collaborative attitude and adaptability.  
  • Willingness to join a 24/7 shift rotation covering weekends.  
  • Technologies You’ll Use & Learn:
  • You’ll get hands-on experience with industry-leading tools like DataDog, Jira, AWS, and more. Don’t worry if you haven’t used them all before, we’ll support you in learning as you go.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker  
  • Monitoring & Observability: DataDog  
  • Incident & Ticketing Tools: PagerDuty, JIRA  
  • Languages & Scripting: Java, Kotlin, Bash, Python  
  • Event-Driven Systems: SQS, SNS, Kinesis  
  • Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Terraform, Terragrunt, GitHub Actions  
  • Security & Networking: Container and firewall best practices  
  • What's in it for you ? :

    Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year

    Learning and Development - We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.

    Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance. 

    Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.

    Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet

    Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.

    Our office - Located on St.-Martin-Straße, one stop from Ostbahnhof on the 3 and 7 S-lines. The office is situated in a modern and spacious building with fully multimedia-equipped meeting rooms for up to 30 people. The 4th floor features a kitchen and a lunch area, providing a comfortable space for meals and breaks.

    Pet-friendly office- Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side

    Our Principles: 

    We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.

    We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent

    We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.

    We make things better: We boldly explore  new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.

    We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.

    Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

    • Health Insurance: We want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
    • Learning Budget: We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all.
    • Pet-friendly office: Pet-friendly office - Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side.
    • Paid Parental Leave: We offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
    • Mental health support: We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.

    PPRO works with payment service providers and local payment methods to help merchants optimise the payment experience for their customers.

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