DevOps Manager

Overview

We are seeking a DevOps Manager to drive modern engineering practices across our technology teams within a financial services environment. This role is hands-on and developer-leaning, focused on designing scalable infrastructure, building robust CI/CD pipelines, and enabling high-performing engineering teams through automation and platform engineering.

You will play a critical role in supporting the organisation’s digital transformation by driving DevOps maturity, improving deployment velocity, and ensuring high availability and security of systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-native infrastructure using containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, and deployment processes across multiple environments
• Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to embed DevOps practices into the development lifecycle (shift-left approach)
• Lead efforts in infrastructure design and architecture, ensuring systems are secure, resilient, and compliant with financial industry standards
• Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform / CloudFormation / similar
• Drive continuous improvement and automation across development, testing, and release processes
• Establish and monitor observability practices (logging, monitoring, alerting) to ensure system reliability and performance
• Partner with security teams to integrate DevSecOps practices, ensuring compliance and governance requirements are met
• Mentor engineers and contribute as a hands-on technical leader, setting best practices for DevOps and platform engineering
• Work with stakeholders across business and technology teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–7 years of experience in DevOps, software engineering, or platform engineering roles
• Strong hands-on experience in:
  • Docker and Kubernetes (production environments)
  • CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Bash)
• Experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Strong understanding of software development practices (SDLC, version control, code reviews)

Preferred / Good to Have

• Experience in financial services, banking, or regulated environments
• Exposure to DevSecOps and compliance frameworks (e.g., MAS, ISO, SOC2)
• Experience with container security and Kubernetes governance
• Knowledge of API gateways, service mesh (e.g., Istio)
• Prior experience in a tech lead or mentoring capacity

Key Traits

• Developer-first mindset
• Strong problem-solving and system design capability
• Ability to work in fast-paced, transformation environments
• Strong communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders

What You’ll Gain

• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale digital transformation
• High ownership in building modern DevOps capabilities
• Exposure to complex, high-availability systems in a regulated environment
• Collaborative, engineering-driven culture

Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.