Application Build/Ops Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Provide primary operational and technical support for applications and assist functional teams.
• Improve application reliability and quality through automation, monitoring, alerting, security improvements and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure and production teams to troubleshoot and resolve environment and middleware issues.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency and reduce time-to-market.
• Support vulnerability and technology obsolescence remediation activities.
• Manage technical issues and escalations while ensuring timely delivery and resolution.
• Maintain, improve and standardize operational workflows, processes and frameworks.
• Develop technical documentation and contribute to knowledge-sharing and training activities.
• Work closely with development and operations teams to strengthen application operations and deployment practices.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in DevOps Engineering, Application Services or a similar technical operations role.
• Relevant industry certifications will be an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Basic to intermediate knowledge of database concepts and SQL scripting; experience with SQL Server or PostgreSQL is preferred.
• Proficient in Git.
• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot technologies.
• Basic to intermediate experience with ELK Stack.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with Prometheus and Grafana.
• Good knowledge of Linux.
• Knowledge of ITIL principles and practices.
• Good understanding of asynchronous systems and message brokers such as Kafka.
• Understanding of IT production environments and deployment processes/pipelines.

Good to Have

• Experience with cloud operations, such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience with Bamboo, Jenkins or GitLab Runners.
• Experience working in the financial services industry or other regulated environments.
• Programming or scripting skills for automation.

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical, logical and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and continuously improve technical skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with development, infrastructure, production and functional teams.

EA Number: 11C4879