Job Specifications
Senior DevOps Engineer
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a forward-thinking financial services organisation embarking on a greenfield platform build. This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundation of a next-generation infrastructure in a highly regulated environment, leveraging cloud, automation, and AI technologies.
You will play a key hands-on role in designing, building, and maintaining a scalable, secure, and high-performing platform built on AWS, Linux, and Kubernetes. Ideal candidates will bring a development or scripting mindset, with the ability to automate infrastructure, streamline operations, and contribute to architectural decisions.
This is a full hands-on engineering position, offering significant influence over technology choices and the opportunity to introduce AI / LLM integrations into the platform as it evolves.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and manage a secure, scalable platform environment in AWS.
Implement and maintain container orchestration using Kubernetes.
Develop automation tooling, scripts, and infrastructure-as-code solutions (Python, Terraform, etc.).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design solutions aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
Apply strong networking knowledge to optimise performance, security, and reliability.
Ensure compliance with financial services regulations and internal security policies.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native observability solutions.
Explore and integrate emerging technologies including AI / LLM-based solutions to enhance automation and operational efficiency.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential:
Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ECS/EKS, etc.)
Solid understanding of Linux systems administration and troubleshooting
Expertise with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, networking, monitoring)
Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, or tooling development
Good understanding of networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls)
Background in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environments
Strong awareness of security, compliance, and resilience in financial or regulated sectors
Desirable:
Experience introducing or working with AI / LLM solutions
Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools
Exposure to financial services or other highly regulated industries
Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
About the Company
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