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Senior DevOps Engineer - Global Trading Firm - Hong Kong
A Senior DevOps Engineer at a global trading firm in Hong Kong, modernizing the deployment system, automating CI/CD and testing, building real-time monitoring and data pipelines for Quant/Trading teams, and mentoring juniors. Core tech includes Python or Golang, shell scripting, Kafka, and orchestration/CI-CD tooling.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Over 5 years of professional experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or similar
- Proficiency in modern deployment systems, orchestration tools, and CI/CD pipelines
- Demonstrated ability to drive organizational changes and coordinate across teams
- Skill in managing conflicting requirements from various stakeholders
- Strong programming expertise in Python or Golang, and shell scripting
- Familiarity with Kafka
- Excellent English communication skills, written and verbal
- Collaborative mindset for working with other teams
- Emphasis on automation and adherence to standard practices
- Confident individual with exceptional interpersonal abilities
- Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced work environment
Full description
My client, a global trading firm, is actively seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their team in Hong Kong.
The role:
- Play a pivotal role in modernizing the deployment system by evaluating and selecting new technologies, engaging developers, collaborating with DevOps and trading system teams, and overseeing the migration process.
- Seamlessly integrate the new deployment system into the development workflow, focusing on automating deployment and testing processes.
- Automate developer tools, streamline workflows, and facilitate trader script deployment to enhance operational efficiency.
- Create real-time monitoring solutions to optimize the performance of IT teams company-wide.
- Engineer and enhance data pipelines to efficiently deliver both real-time and historical data to Quant and Trading teams.
- Offer technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.
What you offer:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Over 5 years of professional experience in roles such as DevOps, Systems Engineering, or similar
- Proficiency in modern deployment systems, orchestration tools, and CI/CD pipelines
- Demonstrated ability to drive organizational changes, coordinate activities across teams
- Skill in managing conflicting requirements from various stakeholders
- Strong programming expertise in Python or Golang, and shell scripting
- Familiarity with Kafka
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
- Collaborative mindset for working with other teams to achieve shared goals
- Emphasis on automation and adherence to standard practices
- Confident individual with exceptional interpersonal abilities
- Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced work environment
The sell:
- Competitive base salary with a potential bonus of up to 6 months