Head of DevSecOps - AWS - Banking
Head of DevSecOps - AWS - Banking
Excellent opportunity opens up to join a high-growth Fintech as their new Head of DevSecOps. You will lead the design, build, and scaling of a modern AWS cloud-native infrastructure within a fast-growing, technology-led Fintech. Leading a team of 5 highly skilled DevOps Engineers, you will own a key financial services platform that connects into major Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks. You will also play a critical role in enabling the delivery of scalable, resilient, and high-performing platforms supporting Real Time, client-facing applications, with full ownership of DevOps strategy and execution.
Main Responsibilities
- Define and execute the DevOps and platform engineering strategy
- Architect and manage scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Own and optimise CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient, low-friction software delivery
- Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation-first principles
- Establish best practices across monitoring, observability, and system reliability
- Partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to accelerate delivery and improve performance
- Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing DevOps team
- Oversee cloud cost optimisation and resource efficiency
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading DevOps or Platform Engineering teams in complex environments
- Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Deep knowledge of CI/CD tooling (eg Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (eg Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and reliability engineering
- Experience operating in regulated or high-compliance environments (preferred)
- Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
Interested? Please Apply!
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