Infrastructure – Head of Engineering – Banking

Key responsibilities

• Direct involvement in engineering tasks such as server management, storage, private cloud administration, containerization, and cloud operations.
• Proficiency in designing and managing public cloud architectures, implementing cost optimization strategies with FinOps tools.
• Extensive understanding of software-defined infrastructure, data centre networking, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Overseeing disaster recovery automation processes and ensuring seamless transitions between production and backup data centres.
• Familiarity with networking components such as switches, routers, firewalls, and expertise in security protocols including IDS / IPS, WAF, and Azure Active Directory.
• Ability to expedite infrastructure deployment while adhering to best security and operational practices.
• Deploying modern observability stacks to enhance IT service management and production support, staying abreast of industry trends.
• Engaging with stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Profound knowledge of IT security protocols and frameworks for managing production environments.
• Thorough understanding of regulatory compliance requirements and internal audit processes.
• Ensures the delivery of robust, efficient, and professional operational IT services to key stakeholders.
• Oversees the infrastructure components of the IT project pipeline and monitors ongoing progress against plans to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation including system records, maps, architectural diagrams, procedures, end-user guides, and technical data.
• Possesses strong expertise in on-premises infrastructure design, implementation, and management, with a profound understanding of traditional data centre technologies, virtualization, server hardware, and networking (DCWAN, Branch/SDWAN).
• Demonstrates strong proficiency in cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, as well as containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exhibits experience in DevSecOps and SRE practices, along with expertise in infrastructure automation.
• Implements effective IT infrastructure architecture governance as a critical requirement.
• Enhances the stability, performance, scalability, and fault tolerance of technology platforms across all IT systems. Conducts troubleshooting for recurring issues and leads problem-solving initiatives, including root cause analysis (RCA).