Role description
Type of contract: Full-time
Place of work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
EmbedIT is the Vietnamese engineering arm of a Czech fintech group (PPF Group), building and operating systems for financial services, data platforms, mobile applications, and core banking. As a DevOps Engineer, you'll own and evolve the infrastructure behind our enterprise projects in an Azure-first, hybrid cloud and on-premises environment typical of the banking domain.
This is an individual-contributor role with mentoring responsibility: beyond hands-on infrastructure and automation work, you'll guide junior engineers, lead technical improvements, and collaborate directly with international stakeholders across Vietnam and the Czech Republic.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Devops Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
- Operate, scale, and optimize physical/On-prem/Private cloud and containerized workloads in production
- Provision and manage On-prem infrastructure (VMs, VNets, storage, IAM/RBAC) using Terraform or Bicep
- Design and maintain observability and alerting across System Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
- Support, tune, and troubleshoot Weblogic and Tomcat, including JVM tuning and log analysis for Java applications
- Manage and fine-tune messaging and event systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) — configuration, log remediation, and performance tuning
- Automate operational tasks with Python and Bash scripting, and manage infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible
- Mentor junior DevOps engineers and drive technical standards across the team.
Must-Have Experience
- 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure roles
- Strong hands-on devops/SRE experience in production: System Monitor, networking, storage, IAM/RBAC
- Production-grade Docker & Kubernetes experience.
- Terraform or Bicep for provisioning, plus Ansible for configuration management
- Strong Linux administration (Oracle Linux, Red Hat, CentOS)
- Hands-on Weblogic / Tomcat operational experience — configuration, tuning, troubleshooting
- Practical experience with Kafka and/or RabbitMQ
- Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting
- Strong English communication — you'll work directly with Czech hiring managers and international teams
Nice-to-Have
- On-Prem exposure
- Go scripting
- Liquibase for database deployment support
- Nexus for artifact repository management
- Banking, fintech, or enterprise software background
Join EmbedIT and Enjoy
- 20+ years of engineering expertise delivering large-scale IT transformation and fintech solutions.
- Impact platforms used by 140M+ users across Europe and Asia.
- Join a 500+ global engineering community working across 8 time zones.
- Work in a truly international environment, collaborating with teams across Czech Republic and APAC.
- Hybrid and flexible working setup that supports work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation package including base salary, allowances, 13th-month salary, and performance bonuses.
- Premium healthcare insurance, 24/7 accident coverage, and annual health checkups.
- Extra perks including meal allowance, phone allowance, company laptop, and parking support.
About EmbedIT and how you fit in
Our company is a dynamic fusion of innovation, skill, and vision, dedicated to transforming industries through technology. In this landscape, your unique talents and perspective are the keys to our collective success, contributing to groundbreaking solutions and strategies. Here, you're not just a part of the team; you're a vital contributor to a journey of continuous improvement and exceptional results. Join us, and let's shape the future together, where your growth is an integral part of our shared story.
What do we expect?
Strong technical proficiency and problem-solving skills
Commitment to quality and attention to detail
Proactive attitude and the ability to take initiative
Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities
Adaptability to rapidly changing environments
A customer-focused approach to solutions
Continuous learning and self-improvement mindset
Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
Who are we looking for?
Innovative problem-solvers with a passion for technology
Team players dedicated to collaborative success
Individuals with a continuous learning and growth mindset
Detail-oriented professionals with a focus on excellence
Adaptable personalities ready to thrive in a dynamic environment
By exploring our careers pages, you'll gain insights into our operational style, core values, and the benefits we offer, painting a comprehensive picture of life at our company.
Our benefits
Our benefits are designed to help you go further in multiple aspects of your life, recognising and rewarding you for the value you bring to EmbedIT and our clients.
Time off
Everyone is entitled to 5 weeks of paid holiday per year. Plus up to 5 days of personal time off for personal illness or illness of immediate family member.
Meal contribution
While you’re at work, we make your meals more affordable. Of the meals you buy at any of our office locations, EmbedIT pays 55% of what you spend.
Flexible work
Our core working hours are from 9:00 to 15:00 daily, but how early you start or how late you work, is up to you. Our hybrid setup includes the option of working from your home.
Pension Insurance or Long-term Investment product
Everyone is entitled to a pension insurance allowance of CZK 2,000 per month.
Health & Care
Our people have access to premium healthcare or a 500 CZK monthly allowance for health activities and relaxation – whatever works best for them!
Recharge by PPF
We reward your loyalty with Recharge: one extra month of leave for every five years worked.
Discount programmes
We have negotiated savings on your behalf at O2, Air Bank, Makro, Home Credit and other vendors.
Personal growth
Professional growth is an essential part of our work—we actively support skill development, hands-on experience, and participation in exciting projects..
Other cool things you can expect
Annual all staff parties, fun teambuildings, sport events and our Fail Forward sessions – where we openly share lessons learned from projects to foster growth and innovation.
Our hiring process
Expect a concise hiring process focused on evaluating your fit through an application review, a skills interview, and a culture fit discussion. Our goal is to ensure clarity and feedback throughout.
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