Cloud Database Platform and DevOps Lead - Leading FinTech

Our client, a leading FinTech Group with proven business and market penetration is looking for a Cloud Database Platform and DevOps Lead to manage the Cloud Infrastructure Data Platform as well as DevOps process. The selected candidate will be a technical leader who manages the database services.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the Cloud Infrastructure Database Lead to manage the builds, deploys, and maintains a modern, automated, cloud-native, continuously delivered, and distributed data platform.

• Manage the whole database lifecycle including design, build, and run. Ensure the reliability and availability of the database services.

• Manage the team and resources within the Infrastructure and production to ensure the provision of quality services.

• Evaluates technology products to improve efficiency, and effectiveness, and achieve cost-saving.

• Provide guidance to the DBA team and Cloud team on engineering matters.

• Manage infrastructure projects across implementation, migration, and ongoing support.

• Manage database services related to budget and costing.

• Review consistently the usage of database inventory ongoing basis and work on consolidation, migration, and deletion of assets associated and ensure savings to IT spending.

• Manage the incident and problem resolution from an infrastructure services perspective.

Requirements:

• Extensive Cloud infrastructure technology management and support experience, with recent years in a cloud environment and structure.

• Experience in building, deploying, and managing the production environment of cloud-based databases.

• Experience in managing databases for example PostgreSQL etc.

• Experience with data cache technologies for example Redis, Couchbase etc.

• Sound Knowledge of Desired State, Config Management, and Orchestration (e.g Terraform and Ansible)

• Strong knowledge of database security, encryption, and audit & controls for SOX, and PCI

• Team leadership experience working in a multicultural organization.

• Public Cloud environment experience in AWS and Azure.

• Experience in Kubernetes platform, advanced scripting, and automation development using shell scripts, Python, Salt, Javascript, Golang, and other frameworks.

• Excellent Communications skills in English.

• Bachelor's Degree from a reputable University.