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# DevOps Team Lead at Capitolis

- **Company:** Capitolis
- **Location:** Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://capitolis.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=7804064003

## Job description

We believe the financial markets can and should work for everyone. Capitolis is the technology company helping to create safer and more vibrant financial markets by unlocking capital constraints and enabling greater access to more diversified capital and investment opportunities. Rooted in advanced technology and deep financial expertise, Capitolis powers groundbreaking financial solutions that drive growth for global and regional banks – and institutional investors alike. Capitolis is backed by world class venture capital firms, including Canapi Ventures, 9Yards Capital, SVB Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, and S Capital, as well as leading global banks such as Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, State Street and UBS.

Founded in 2017, our team brings decades of experience in launching successful startups, technology, and financial services. Capitolis was recognized on the [Inc. 2024 Best in Business list](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitolis.com%2Fcapitolis-named-to-inc-s-2024-best-in-business-list%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=Inc.+2024+Best+in+Business+list&index=5&md5=d70b63125cbde4ac036bd3a776d10a0e) in the Financial Services and Innovation & Technology categories, and honored for the third consecutive year in the 2025 [Euromoney Foreign Exchange Awards](https://capitolis.com/capitolis-named-worlds-best-fx-solution-for-client-service-in-2025-euromoney-foreign-exchange-awards/). The company has been included on CNBC’s [World's Top Fintech Companies list](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitolis.com%2Fcapitolis-named-to-the-cnbc-worlds-top-fintech-companies-2025-list%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=World%27s+Top+Fintech+Companies+lists&index=7&md5=22691faa28a1f60a7b562a2002518001) for the past three years, Deloitte’s [Technology Fast 500 list](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitolis.com%2Fcapitolis-named-to-the-2024-deloitte-technology-fast-500-list%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=Technology+Fast+500+list&index=8&md5=a98978750b779e4b112f421628758239) in consecutive years and was named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of [The World’s Most Innovative Companies](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitolis.com%2Fcapitolis-named-to-fast-companys-annual-list-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-companies-for-2023%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=The+World%26%238217%3Bs+Most+Innovative+Companies&index=9&md5=3d5f0c349b54330039238c0da667cdf0) for 2023. American Banker recognized Capitolis among the [Best Places to Work in Fintech](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitolis.com%2Fcapitolis-recognized-as-one-of-american-bankers-2024-best-places-to-work-in-fintech%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=Best+Places+to+Work+in+Fintech&index=10&md5=20c452a05d0276cf02ab924cdaffb5a2), and the company was named by Crain’s New York Business as one of [New York City’s Best Places to Work](https://capitolis.com/capitolis-named-to-crains-2025-best-places-to-work-in-new-york-city-for-fourth-consecutive-year/) in 2025 for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit our website at [www.capitolis.com](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitolis.com%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=www.capitolis.com&index=12&md5=2304966765da8c60ed8863e521e65ed9) or [follow us on LinkedIn](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fcapitolis.com%2F&esheet=54303676&newsitemid=20250806465430&lan=en-US&anchor=follow+us+on+LinkedIn&index=13&md5=c48b965e1388265e1bdab2a75c911be4).

Capitolis is looking for a passionate, experienced and curious DevOps Team Lead to lead a team of engineers while remaining hands-on in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex financial infrastructures in a highly regulated environment. The role is a mix of ~30% team leadership and ~70% hands-on engineering.

## Key Responsibilities

Leadership (~30%)

- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps engineers, including 1:1s, performance feedback, and professional development
- Own team planning, prioritization, and delivery of infrastructure roadmaps
- Represent the team in cross-functional discussions and communicate complex solutions to stakeholders
- Drive best practices, standards, and knowledge-sharing across the team

Hands-on Engineering (~70%)

- Enhance business continuity of Production systems in the finance sector
- Develop and deploy critical infrastructure changes to Production
- Deploy & manage advanced security solutions to protect high-value trades and transactions
- Support an exactly-once, zero-data-loss transaction processing system
- Deploy and maintain infrastructure automation and configuration management tools
- Design and implement orchestration solutions for dozens of containerized micro-services
- Support, improve, and upgrade a continuous deployment environment
- Support, improve, and update the DevOps technology stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, Python, ELK & more

## Who You Are

- At least 10 years of industry experience in R&D/QA/IT

- At least 5 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, including some experience leading or mentoring others
- Hands-on experience supporting business continuity of Critical Production Systems
- Proven experience delivering & communicating complex solutions to stakeholders
- Corporate Information Security hands-on experience
- Broad understanding of networking
- Experienced with continuous integration tools
- Experience with IaC of a cloud provider (preferably Terraform & AWS)
- At least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Groovy, Bash)
- Experienced with Kubernetes, Docker container management and orchestration
- Experience in Windows & Linux server system administration – a plus
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and communication skills in English
- Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and comfortable balancing leadership with hands-on delivery

## Nice to Have

- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience with CI/CD integrations with SCM and code review tools
- Experience with Helm Charts
- Experience with ArgoCD
- Experience with Cloud Cost reduction
- Proven Database Administration experience
- Familiarity with database security best practices

Our Company Values

We operate with a clear set of values that guide us — our way of being, decisions, and actions. These values define who we are, and we are committed to all of them. These values are uniquely ours. If these values — all of them — speak to you, this is an amazing place, but we are not for everyone. Learn more about our Company Values [here](https://capitolis.com/capitolis-company-values/).

- We lead with purpose, while creating exceptional value
- We pursue big breakthroughs, responsibly
- We learn from the best and are unapologetically independent
- We are obsessed with the future and fanatical about executing today
- We play tough, with heart

Our People Attributes

Our People Attributes are characteristics that describe the DNA of Capitolis employees. They provide a consistent framework to hire, assess, and develop our team against. Learn more about our People Attributes on our careers page [here](https://capitolis.com/careers/).

- Super Smart: quality thinking and know what good looks like
- Badass: all in, get stuff done, and high standards
- Good Human: collaborative, open-minded, authentic and real, and pursue self-actualization

## About Capitolis

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Capitolis is a financial technology company that creates safer and more vibrant capital markets by unlocking capital constraints and enabling greater access to diversified investment opportunities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, Total Funding: $557.8M)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Gil Mandelzis (CEO) and Tom Glocer (Executive Chairman)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Financial Technology (Capital Markets)
- **Target Customers**: Global and regional banks, institutional investors (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission Statement**: Creating safer and more vibrant capital markets by reducing risk, promoting system safety, unlocking capital efficiency, and enabling growth for more participants.

## Products & Services
- **Capital Marketplace**: A platform connecting global banks with scalable origination capabilities to institutional investors that can provide meaningful capital, resulting in powerful benefits for all parties. (SaaS/Platform)
- **Portfolio Optimization**: Solutions that offset redundant positions with other banks or counterparties, enabling clients to reduce capital requirements and the costs associated with their portfolios. (SaaS/Service)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $43.8M (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding of $557.8M.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by world-class VCs including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, and Canapi Ventures. Strategic investments from Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, State Street, and UBS.
- **Growth Signals**: 170 employees with 28% yearly headcount growth. Acquired BGC Group’s Compression & Optimization Business (Capitalab) and 20 Gates Management’s U.S. Secured Financing Platform. Named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025 list and Fortune’s America’s Most Innovative Companies 2026 list.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Expertise**: Founded by serial entrepreneurs with decades of experience in financial services and technology, including the founder of Traiana (acquired for $250M) and the former CEO of Thomson Reuters.
- **Strong Backing**: Supported by a unique combination of top-tier venture capital firms and the world’s largest global banks as strategic investors, providing both capital and credibility.
- **Regulatory Edge**: Received a No-Action Relief letter from the CFTC for post-trade risk reduction services and is approved to operate an Organized Trading Facility (OTF) by the FCA.

## Strategic Focus
- **Platform Expansion**: Focusing on expanding the Capital Marketplace, particularly through the acquisition of 20 Gates Management’s U.S. secured financing platform to broaden its client base and capabilities.
- **Product Growth**: Continuing to develop and scale Portfolio Optimization solutions to help banks reduce risk and capital requirements.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Actively hiring to support rapid growth, with a particular focus on engineering and product roles.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes a culture of "Super Smart, Badass, Good Humans" with values like "Get Stuff Done (GSD)," "All In," and "Authentic and Real." The company promotes high standards, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid work model that values in-person collaboration for community building, while offering flexibility for employees and their families. Offices in New York, London, and Tel Aviv.
- **Benefits**: Offers generous health plans, retirement savings plans, and employee compensation tied to individual and company performance (all employees are stakeholders).
- **Recognition**: Named to Crain’s Best Places to Work in New York City list (2022-2025) and American Banker’s Best Places to Work in Financial Technology.

## Sources
1. [capitolis.com](https://capitolis.com/)
2. [capitolis.com/careers](https://capitolis.com/careers/)
3. [capitolis.com/company](https://capitolis.com/company/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/capitolis.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitolis.com)
5. [capitolis.com/leadership](https://capitolis.com/leadership/)

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