DevOps Lead (Global Trading Platform)

This team is responsible for deployment and runtime systems, CI/CD pipelines, and the core infrastructure supporting a high-performance trading platform. In this role, you will combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight to drive operational excellence across a global production environment. Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and develop a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement. Define and execute the DevOps strategy and technical roadmap, ensuring system uptime, scalability, and performance across production environments. Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, secure, and reliable software delivery. Drive automation across deployment workflows, infrastructure provisioning, and monitoring systems to improve efficiency and resilience. Ensure production readiness for new systems, features, and infrastructure changes, collaborating closely with engineering and other stakeholders. Oversee incident management processes, leading response efforts and implementing measures to prevent recurrence. Represent the DevOps function in cross-functional and leadership discussions, aligning team priorities with broader organizational goals. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or a related discipline, including experience leading technical teams. Strong experience with modern deployment systems, orchestration tools, and CI/CD platforms. Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Go, and shell scripting. Proven experience defining and managing SLAs/SLOs, with a data-driven approach to reliability and performance improvement. Demonstrated ability to lead incident response in high-pressure environments and build resilient systems. Experience with real-time or low-latency systems is highly desirable. Strong communication skills, with the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive collaboration. Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent. Fluency in written and spoken English. This role is based in Hong Kong. We welcome applications from candidates open to relocation, and visa sponsorship is available for qualified applicants.