VP DevOps Technical Engineer – Server & Platform

About the role

The incumbent will lead the engineering, architecture, and operational excellence of UOB's DevOps infrastructure platforms. This senior position is responsible for the full lifecycle of compute, container, cloud, and middleware services, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and scalable.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise‑grade platforms supporting CI/CD, OpenShift, and cloud environments.
• Define infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and drive automation through Infrastructure‑as‑Code.
• Lead incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage capacity planning, disaster‑recovery, risk mitigation, and audit readiness across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid landscapes.
• Mentor engineering teams, provide technical escalation support, and collaborate with security and architecture groups.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of Linux system administration or platform engineering experience.
• At least 5 years managing enterprise OpenShift or Kubernetes container platforms.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with public cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proven track record in infrastructure automation, IaC, and large‑scale virtualized environments.

Required skills

• Linux (RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu)
• OpenShift, Kubernetes, container runtimes
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Apache HTTP Server, Nginx, load balancers, reverse proxies, TLS/SSL management
• Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps
• Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD
• Bash, Python, shell scripting
• Monitoring, logging, observability tools