Tech jobs in Ballymena

About Ctrl Alt

Ctrl Alt is designing and operating the on-chain infrastructure powering digital capital markets globally. We bring together a unique blend of expertise in financial markets and cutting-edge in-house technology to deliver tailored, compliant solutions in the alternative assets space. Since launching in 2022, we’ve tokenized over $1.5bn in assets across real estate, private credit, funds, litigation finance and more.

We’re building a high-performance, people-first culture where ambitious individuals can thrive. We move fast, think big and hold ourselves to a high bar, while keeping things collaborative, open and genuinely fun. At Ctrl Alt ideas win on merit, teams work closely with leadership, and everyone has a voice in shaping what we build next.

We believe that hard work should come with real reward. You won’t just join a company - you’ll help build one. Last year alone, we grew from 17 to 50 people, and this year we’re going faster and further. That means real responsibility, meaningful impact, and the opportunity to grow alongside a company that’s redefining the future of finance through the tokenization of alternative assets.

If you’re excited by scale-up energy, ownership, and the chance to help shape both a business and a culture, Ctrl Alt is where you can do the most rewarding work of your career.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team and help us build the secure, scalable infrastructure that underpins Ctrl Alt’s mission to redefine asset ownership. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our platform is fast, reliable, and capable of supporting the needs of asset managers, fund administrators, and institutional investors around the world.

Working closely with our engineering teams, you’ll design and maintain cloud infrastructure, improve our CI/CD pipelines, and enhance observability so we can ship high-quality features quickly and confidently. You’ll bring your initiative as well as your technical skills to solve real operational challenges, ensuring our systems are resilient, cost-efficient, and ready to scale as we grow.

What you'll be doing

• Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS) for our production and staging environments
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, high-quality deployments
• Monitor and improve system availability, performance, and cost-efficiency
• Implement and manage observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)
• Enhance infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK and related tools
• Collaborate with engineers to streamline development workflows and deployment strategies
• Champion DevOps best practices across the company

This role will be a great fit if you:

• ​​3+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure-focused engineering role
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, IAM, Cognito)
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (especially AWS CDK, but Terraform or similar also a plus)
• Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes)
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Sentry, DataDog)
• A security-first mindset when designing and managing infrastructure

Nice to haves:

• Experience working in regulated or high-trust environments
• Knowledge of zero-downtime deployment patterns and rollback strategies
• Exposure to Next.js, Node.js, or React-based applications from an ops perspective
• Understanding of secrets management and zero-trust networking

Our Benefits

Join a scaling fintech building the next generation of investment banking. You’ll work at the intersection of capital markets and cutting-edge blockchain technology, helping drive and shape the future of financial infrastructure.

What it’s like working at Ctrl Alt

Build and own the future of finance

Take real responsibility in shaping digital capital markets, with the autonomy to lead decisions and drive impact.

Solve meaningful problems with exceptional people

Tackle complex challenges at the intersection of finance and technology alongside leaders with experience from Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, UBS, and Revolut.

Grow fast in a high-performance environment

Stretch beyond your comfort zone through close collaboration, rapid feedback, and continuous learning.

Innovate and make your mark

Bring bold ideas to life and influence our platform, products, and how we operate from day one.

How we support you

• Competitive salaries with regular reviews that reflect your impact, performance, and progression.
• Generous stock options so you directly share in the company’s growth and long-term success.
• Premium private healthcare to support your physical wellbeing.
• 26 days of annual leave, plus your birthday off, and regional bank holidays.
• An enhanced parental leave policy to support you and your family at every stage.
• A MacBook, screens, and any additional equipment you need to perform at a high level.
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes covering childcare, groceries, EV cars, tech, pensions, bikes, and subscriptions.
• Modern, centrally located offices in London, Belfast, Dundalk, and Dubai - designed for collaboration and focus.
• An annual learning and personal development budget for training, exams, certifications, and qualifications - whatever helps you move forward.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Financial planning services
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Belfast BT1 4GB