At Paysend, we're on a mission to deliver the World's Simplest Money Transfer.
Paysend is a next-generation integrated global payment ecosystem, enabling consumers and businesses to pay and send money online anywhere, anyhow and in any currency. Paysend is UK-based and has global reach having been created in April 2017 with the clear mission to change how money is moved around the world. Paysend currently supports cross-network operability globally across Mastercard, Visa, China UnionPay and local ACH and payment schemes, providing over 40 payment methods for online SMEs.
Paysend can send money to over 170 countries worldwide and has attracted more than seven million consumers to its platform. As a global end-to-end payment platform, Paysend has a global network of banks and international and local payment systems and has partnerships with the major international card networks Visa, Mastercard and China Union Pay as a principal members and certified processors.
Our success is built on supreme technology, friendly customer service and, of course, the very best talent in the FinTech industry. We're looking for the future gamechangers of FinTech to join us as we positively disrupt the personal and business payments markets and make financial services more accessible and inclusive for individuals and small businesses around the world.
Every day is a new challenge at Paysend, and we approach each project with ambition, innovation and creativity.
Key Responsibilities
- Setting up and maintaining Windows-based servers, workstations, and networks to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Leveraging automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell) to streamline routine tasks, enhance efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
- Implementing and monitoring security protocols, including access controls, firewalls, and antivirus software, to safeguard sensitive financial data.
- Managing software installations, updates, and patches across the Windows environment while ensuring compliance with licensing and security requirements.
- Based on monitoring system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimisations to maintain peak efficiency.
- Developing and maintaining robust backup and disaster recovery solutions to protect critical financial data and ensure business continuity.
- Maintaining detailed documentation of system configurations, automation scripts, and procedures for knowledge sharing and compliance purposes. CMDB maintenance.
- Ensuring that all Windows systems and configurations meet regulatory compliance standards and participating in audits as necessary.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Monitoring, Security, DevOps, DBA and others) to integrate Windows-based solutions into our fintech services and contributing to technology-driven innovations.
- Incident resolution.
Skills/Competences
- Proficiency in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Windows Server operating systems. Experience with server roles (AD, DNS, NPS, RDS, CA, IIS, File Server, Print Server, WSUS).
- Experience in MSSQL administration (Backup, cluster configuration and maintenance)
- Strong knowledge of automation tools and scripting languages, particularly PowerShell, to automate routine tasks and streamline system management processes.
- Experience in managing and maintaining Active Directory services, including group policies, and domain controllers.
- Extensive experience with e-mail services (Exchange, Google Workspace)
- Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPN configurations to manage network connectivity and resolve network-related issues.
- Familiarity with security best practices, including firewall management, antivirus solutions, and intrusion detection systems, to protect against cyber threats.
- Proficiency in maintaining backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data integrity and business continuity.
- Knowledge of server hardware components and the ability to perform hardware upgrades, repairs, and maintenance as needed.
- Skills to monitor system performance using monitoring tools and take proactive measures to optimise resource utilisation.
- Strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve technical issues quickly, minimising downtime and disruptions.
- Excellent documentation skills to maintain accurate records of system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
- Maintaining CMDB.
- Understanding of regulatory compliance standards, such as GDPR or PCI DSS, and the ability to ensure systems meet these requirements.
- Communication, adaptability, team player, time management
- Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Packer
- Experience with GitLab
- Experience with VeeamB&R
- Experience with VMware
- Experience with AWS, GCP
- Basic understanding of financial processes and terminology relevant to the fintech industry.
Why Paysend?
We're looking for people who share our passion for innovation, buy into the Paysend ethos and add value to our team. When you join Paysend, you'll have the chance to grow and develop as the business does.
We believe in empowering people to be successful in their jobs, and we pay them fairly for their expertise. We give everyone the context and tools to operate as business owners and encourage our people to contribute with their hearts, minds and creativity.
In the fast-paced FinTech industry the Paysend journey may not always be easy, but we succeed by working together to create solutions that break the status quo. We employ the right people to help us steer the business towards success and global influence.
If Paysend sounds like the perfect company for you, we'd love to hear from you!
