Platform Engineering & Infrastructure

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Azure (or AWS/GCP), leveraging cloud-native services and patterns
• Own the complete CI/CD pipeline strategy - from code commit to production deployment with zero-downtime releases
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM templates, or similar tools for repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure
• Build and maintain containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS)
• Design and implement comprehensive observability: metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting across all systems
• Establish security best practices, compliance controls, and automated security scanning in the deployment pipeline

Reliability & Performance

• Own platform SLAs and work to continuously improve system reliability, availability, and performance
• Build automated testing and validation into deployment pipelines to catch issues before production
• Implement disaster recovery strategies and conduct regular DR testing
• Performance tune infrastructure and applications, identifying and resolving bottlenecks
• Create and maintain runbooks for incident response and system operations

Developer Productivity & Tooling

• Build self-service platforms and tools that empower development teams to deploy and manage their services
• Create and maintain developer documentation, including onboarding guides and infrastructure usage patterns
• Implement automated environments (dev, staging, production) with consistent configuration
• Establish golden paths and platform standards that make the right way the easy way

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and develop an expert DevOps engineering team, providing technical guidance and career development support
• Conduct regular 1:1s and create an individual development plan for your direct report
• Lead by example - write production code, participate in on-call rotations, and debug complex issues
• Evangelize DevOps best practices across engineering teams through documentation, demos, and pair programming
• Collaborate closely with the Lead Engineer and other technical leads on cross-platform initiatives

Stakeholder Management

• Communicate infrastructure roadmap and technical initiatives to engineering leadership
• Translate business requirements into infrastructure capabilities and timelines
• Partner with security, compliance, and infrastructure teams on enterprise integrations
• Present platform metrics and improvements to senior leadership

Requirements:

Technical Expertise

Must demonstrate high proficiency in at least 3 of the following areas:

• Cloud Platforms: 7+ years of hands-on experience with Azure (preferred) or AWS/GCP, including deep knowledge of cloud-native services
• CI/CD & Automation: Expert-level experience building and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Infrastructure as Code: Strong experience with Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools
• Container Orchestration: Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes/AKS, including cluster management and service mesh
• Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Go for automation and tooling
• Observability: Experience implementing comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, Application Insights)
• Security & Compliance: Understanding of cloud security best practices, secrets management, and compliance frameworks
• Networking: Strong grasp of cloud networking, VPNs, load balancers, API gateways, and DNS

Leadership & Management

• 5+ years of technical leadership experience with direct reports or as a senior DevOps/platform engineer
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineering talent in DevOps practices
• Experience managing performance and providing career guidance to team members
• Proven ability to balance significant hands-on work (60%+) with leadership responsibilities

Professional Qualities

• Strong systems thinking - ability to see how components interact and design for reliability
• Excellent troubleshooting skills - can quickly diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues
• Automation-first mindset - strong bias toward automating repetitive tasks
• Clear communicator who can explain complex infrastructure concepts to developers and non-technical stakeholders
• Growth mindset with continuous learning of new cloud services and DevOps practices
• Comfortable with being on-call and responding to production incidents

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in banking, financial services, or highly regulated industries
• Experience with banking-specific compliance requirements (PCI-DSS, SOC 2)
• Understanding of infrastructure requirements for digital channels in corporate/institutional or wealth management/private banking business domains
• Experience building platform engineering teams from early stages
• Contributions to open source DevOps tools or active participation in DevOps communities
• Experience with GitOps practices and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)