Devops Engineer - Lyon - SpendHQ

Description

About SpendHQ

SpendHQ is a fast‑growing and dynamic ProcureTech scale‑up with an incredible collaborative company culture. Our team is constantly innovating – we invented performance management for procurement and we are a market leader and innovator in spend analytics. We provide procurement teams with the tools they need to drive value for their organization, and we have fun doing it.

The SpendHQ SaaS solution has been on the market for over 10 years. Our clients are recognized market leaders from both mid‑size organizations and large, multinational corporations. There are 20,000+ SpendHQ users across 500+ global clients.

It is thanks to each of our employees that we are where we are today. We proudly have more than 100 team members in 10 countries with headquarters in both Atlanta and Lyon. But we are not stopping here. SpendHQ is taking on new challenges, and we look forward to continuing to grow the company and team.

Where would you fit in the team?

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be key in scaling and maintaining SpendHQ's multi‑cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with Product, Development, QA, Data, Client Success, and DevOps teams to support iterative releases, hotfixes, security norms, enforce SDLC best practices, and ensure a secure, compliant, and high‑performing and available environment.

What will your job entail?

• Build, maintain, and operate GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Build, Cloud Storage, networking, and more).


• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, scheduled tasks, and operational processes (CircleCI, Codefresh as reference).


• Collaborate across teams (Product, Development, QA, Data, Client Success, and DevOps) to deliver iterative releases following SDLC best practices.


• Maintain and secure platform services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Rails, SSL, Ubuntu/Linux instances) with backups, disaster recovery, and secrets management.


• Monitor and optimize systems for performance, reliability, security, and observability.


• Support compliance initiatives (SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and other standards) with proper controls, audit logging, and documentation.


• Continuously improve automation, tools, and processes to ensure security, quality, and efficiency.

What experience and skills do you need to succeed?

• 3 or more years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or a similar role.


• Strong experience with GCP and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.).


• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker) and infrastructure as code.


• Experience creating and maintaining platform services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Rails, SSL, Ubuntu/Linux instances) with backups, disaster recovery, and secrets management.


• Experience with creating, updating, and following infrastructure monitoring, logging, metrics, and alerting to ensure performance, reliability, and observability.


• Experience in compliance / security‑driven environments (SOC 2, ISO, GDPR) with audit processes and documentation (preferable or proven skills).


• Experience in Agile SDLC environments with iterative release practices.


• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) as the primary working language. Proficiency in French is a plus for the ideal candidate.

Why do people love working at SpendHQ?

• Stronger Together – Everyone plays an important role at SpendHQ. We deliver more success through shared goals and mutual support. We work diligently to break down silos and collaborate.


• People Focused – We care about those we work with and those we serve. We strive for strong results, but not at the expense of people.


• Our Best Every Day – We act with authenticity, integrity, dependability and empathy. We are transparent with clients and each other. We foster an environment full of humble, fun go‑getters who approach every day as an opportunity to be their best.


• Customer Obsessed – Our customers are the reason for our success. We work hard to provide solutions that make their lives easier and help them achieve extraordinary things.


• Bold in Action – We believe in taking daring moves. We do everything with enthusiasm because we know our work is meaningful.

What you need to know?

Salary commensurate with experience. This is a full‑time, salaried position with a competitive benefits package.

• Performance bonus


• Time‑saving account (CET)


• 15 RTT


• Equity Program

The role reports directly to our DevOps Manager in Lyon and is based at our EMEA headquarters in Lyon, France.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected status. If you don't meet every requirement but believe you would be a great fit, we encourage you to apply