Cloud Native DevOps Leader

Job Title: Cloud Native DevOps Leader

We are seeking a seasoned DevOps professional to lead our cloud native transformation. As a Cloud Native DevOps Leader, you will be responsible for shaping and implementing our DevOps strategy, driving cultural change, and fostering collaboration between development, operations, and quality assurance teams.

This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and business acumen. You will need to possess a deep understanding of cloud native technologies, containerization, and orchestration strategies, as well as experience in leading DevOps initiatives and transforming engineering cultures.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, ensure high reliability and uptime of critical applications, and promote consistent adoption of DevOps best practices across teams.

• Develop and execute the cloud native DevOps strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and organizational standards.
• Lead the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration strategies to enable fast, reliable, and secure delivery of software releases.
• Drive automation, enhance deployment pipelines, and promote CI/CD practices to support innovation, agility, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements for developing effective IT solutions.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks and promote effective use of technology for problem-solving.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement in both technical expertise and business acumen.
• Manage competing priorities, timelines, and deliverables in an Agile or DevOps environment.
• Experience managing competing priorities, timelines, and deliverables in an Agile or DevOps environment.
• Implement and uphold policies for access control, patching, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate post-incident reviews and root cause analysis to drive system and process improvements.
• Document DevOps architectures, processes, and standards for reuse and knowledge sharing.

• 13+ years of experience in IT industry, minimum 8 years of experience in DevOps.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator) are highly desirable.
• Experience of DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps, SVN, Maven, NuGet, ProGet, TeamCity, Octopus), scripting (YAML, Python, PowerShell), and application development frameworks.
• Experience in design code branching, merging and strategies from Feature to release and master branch.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, New Relic) and building observability into applications.
• Solid grasp of security concepts, tools (Sonar, JaCoCo and Fortify on Demand), and practices in DevSecOps pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets management, etc.).
• Proficiency with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and cloud-native services.
• Strong experience in CICD unification program (e.g.: - Gitlab, TeamCity, Octopus & SVN to DevOps or GitHub)
• Deep understanding of container-based deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and orchestration strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership of DevOps or application development teams, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

• Accelerated application delivery cycles without compromising quality or security.
• High reliability and uptime of critical applications.
• Consistent adoption of DevOps best practices across teams.
• Growth and development of DevOps team members
• Maintain accurate and timely recording of time and tasks to enable effective monitoring and reporting of effort.
• Regularly audit team timesheets to ensure accuracy and timely updates.
• Support MUFG Group assurance programs by promoting effective risk management and compliance practices.

The above list of key accountabilities is not an exhaustive list and may change from time-to-time based on business needs.

Experience & Personal Attributes

Experience

• Overall experience of 13+ years in IT industry, minimum 8 years of experience in DevOps
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator) are highly desirable.
• Experience of DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps, SVN, Maven, NuGet, ProGet, TeamCity, Octopus), scripting (YAML, Python, PowerShell), and application development frameworks.
• Experience in design code branching, merging and strategies from Feature to release and master branch.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, New Relic) and building observability into applications.
• Solid grasp of security concepts, tools (Sonar, JaCoCo and Fortify on Demand), and practices in DevSecOps pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets management, etc.).
• Proficiency with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and cloud-native services.
• Strong experience in CICD unification program (e.g.: - Gitlab, TeamCity, Octopus & SVN to DevOps or GitHub)
• Deep understanding of container-based deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and orchestration strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership of DevOps or application development teams, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Ability to learn new technologies and be able to work and deliver high-quality documentation in a challenging environment.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent leadership skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and communicate complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills to resolve technical challenges quickly and effectively.
• Ability to delegate, inspire, motivate, and communicate effectively with the team.
• A drive to deliver results and respond resourcefully to opportunities and challenges through dedication dependability and the taking of prompt action.
• A high level of analytical ability with an innovative approach to problem solving and a creative mindset towards the use of technology and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and analyze issues/problems, develop solutions, and use judgment to make sound and dependable decisions.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to make a positive impact and to influence others to deliver service to the business.