Lead DevOps Engineer

About Citco

Established in the 1940s, Citco delivers expert financial services to alternative investment funds, multinational corporations, private clients, and investors around the globe. With a workforce of nearly 12,000 employees across 45 countries, Citco is dedicated to delivering innovative and client-focused solutions while fostering a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Role Overview

The Lead DevOps Engineer will spearhead technical strategy and system architecture for the department’s automation platforms, infrastructure automation, self-service engineering tools, and containerization projects. This leadership role blends hands-on technical ownership with guiding the team in modernizing automation and infrastructure capabilities, alongside mentoring and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with business goals. Flexibility to adjust working hours for global team interaction is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the technical direction and architecture for automation, infrastructure provisioning, and self-service engineering platforms.
• Lead the development and continuous enhancement of self-service solutions that enable teams to efficiently request and manage IT services.
• Design and administer enterprise automation and workflow orchestration systems, identifying automation opportunities that add significant value.
• Develop and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) guidelines using Terraform across cloud and on-premises environments, creating reusable components and best practices.
• Oversee containerization strategies, including Kubernetes adoption and migration of workloads to container platforms.
• Implement and standardize GitOps deployment workflows for Kubernetes environments.
• Architect and manage AWS infrastructure components such as EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch to create scalable and cost-effective solutions.
• Build serverless automation solutions with AWS Lambda to minimize manual operational tasks.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks, API integrations, and tools connecting various platforms and backend systems.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex platform and automation issues, leading root cause analyses and remediation.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through guidance, code reviews, and career development support.
• Collaborate with development and operations stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable automation solutions.
• Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation, runbooks, and knowledge repositories for automation and container practices.
• Contribute to capacity planning, cost management, and selection of tooling and vendors.
• Participate in recruiting and technical interviews for the engineering teams.
• Adapt to shifting work schedules to facilitate collaboration across time zones.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced DevOps or Platform Engineer who has progressed to leading technical strategies and teams. They possess deep expertise in automation platforms, infrastructure provisioning, Kubernetes, AWS, and self-service engineering solutions. They are skilled at balancing immediate operational demands with longer-term strategic initiatives and excel in mentoring engineers and engaging stakeholders at all levels.

Technical Experience

• Over seven years of practical experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering with leadership or mentoring responsibilities.
• Proficient in automation platforms such as Rundeck or equivalent orchestration tools, including self-service portal and workflow automation design.
• Advanced Terraform skills, including on-premises provisioning, defining IaC standards, and reusable module creation.
• Experience delivering self-service platforms for IT or internal teams, such as NexOps.
• Strong hands-on knowledge in Kubernetes architecture, deployment processes, Helm charts, networking, storage, and migrating workloads.
• Expertise with AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch for large-scale, resilient infrastructure design.
• Competent in establishing GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD or Flux for Kubernetes deployment standardization.
• Solid understanding and usage of CI/CD systems such as Jenkins for pipeline design and optimization.
• Proficient in scripting and automation using Python and Bash, with experience building frameworks and API integrations to reduce manual work.
• Strong background in Linux/Unix system administration and networking concepts.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills for resolving complex cross-system issues.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven mentoring experience enhancing team technical skills.
• Willingness to work flexible and shifting schedules to accommodate global teams.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or HashiCorp Terraform Associate are advantageous but not mandatory.

What We Offer

• Exciting and fulfilling role within a prestigious global organization recognized for excellence.
• Strong prospects for career advancement and personal growth.
• Supportive work environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for educational development.
• Being part of a globally acclaimed team committed to industry leadership.

Compensation

A highly competitive salary package will be provided to the successful candidate.

Additional Information

Confidentiality is assured throughout the recruitment process.