Senior DevOps Engineer

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in London to join the Development Tooling team. You will design, deploy and maintain developer tooling to streamline build, test, and deployment, improving productivity and reliability in a regulated Prod environment.

You will collaborate with development and infrastructure teams, automate pipelines, enforce best practices, and contribute to modernising the toolset across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• Certifications or substantial hands-on experience with modern Development pipeline tools is advantageous.
• Familiarity with financial services regulatory frameworks and data governance practices is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across on-prem environments.
• Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation tools for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and deployment.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Ansible, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Bamboo, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

CI/CD

DevOps

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

PowerShell

Bash

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Ansible

Artifactory

Bitbucket

Bamboo

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Docker

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Shift Pattern:

Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Corporate Grade:

D - Assistant Vice President

Reporting Line:

(UK Division) Information Technology

Location:

UK-London

Worker Type:

Permanent

This role is a critical part of the Development Tooling team, responsible for creating and maintaining the internal tools and systems that developers use to build, test, and deploy software more efficiently. The main goal is to improve developer productivity and experience by streamlining workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and ensuring that development environments are fast, reliable, and easy to use. Act as a bridge between development and infrastructure teams, helping standardise processes, enforce best practices, and optimise performance across the software development lifecycle. An Engineer supporting the strategic roadmap of modernising the toolset at the LME.

This is a high-impact role for a candidate who is passionate about engineering excellence, working directly with development and operations teams to create solutions and enabling tangible value through technology. This role is an end-to-end engineering role which includes solution design, implementation, deployment, and support in a regulated corporate (Prod) environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across on-prem environments.
• Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation tools for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and deployment.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Ansible, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Bamboo, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth application delivery and operations.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices are followed in infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Lead incident analysis and root cause investigations for data-related issues, implementing improvements to enhance system stability and performance.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication of project status, risks, and requirements.
• Ensure all technical documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.

Academic and Professional Qualifications Required:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related field.
• Advantageous: Certifications or substantial hands-on experience with modern Development pipeline tools
• Desirable: Familiarity with financial services regulatory frameworks and best practices for data governance

Required Knowledge and Level of Experience:

• Experience: Minimum 8 years expertise in software development workflows, infrastructure automation, and developer experience.
• Programming Skills : proficient in scripting like Python bash and PowerShell

Skills set and Core Competencies Required for Role:

• Strong hands-on experience withKubernetes(self-managed).
• Proficiency inPythonfor scripting and automation.
• Solid understanding ofCI/CD pipelinesand DevOps practices.
• Experience withTerraform,Helm, or other IaC tools.
• Experienced with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Personal Qualities:

• Proactivity: Demonstrates a passion for continuous learning, improvement, and staying current with industry trends.
• Independent and dependable: Work well under pressure and within cross-functional teams
• Collaboration: Works effectively across departments and disciplines, building strong relationships with both technology and business colleagues.
• Outcome-Driven: Motivated by delivering real-world outcomes, improving enterprise value, and supporting business strategy.
• Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Proactively identify inefficiencies and propose effective, scalable solutions.