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