Lead / Architect - Software Engineering / DevOps / Automation / DevSecOps - IC

Classy Wheeler Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A leading tech company in Hong Kong is seeking a Lead Architect in Software Engineering. This role entails leading Engineering and Architecture teams, defining software design strategies, and implementing DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software architecture and strong management skills. Excellent communication in English is necessary, and Mandarin is a plus. This is a full-time opportunity with challenging responsibilities in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software/application/solution architecture.
• Team management experience in a high-performance environment.
• Experience in cloud environments like AWS or Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering and Architecture teams in software development.
• Create architectural approaches and high-level product specifications.
• Design and implement scalable and secure infrastructures.

Skills

DevOps/SRE transformation

Software development

Cloud security

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Docker

Kubernetes

Communication in English

Education

Degree in Computer Sciences or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS services (EC2, S3, etc.)

Job description

Lead / Architect - Software Engineering / DevOps / Automation / DevSecOps - IC

Client Description

Major digital and media broadcasting solutions provider in Hong Kong

Job Description

Software Architect (Engineering Lead)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading Engineering (both front-end and back-end) and Architecture teams.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to determine functional and non-functional software requirements and best practices.
• Create architectural approaches and detailed application architecture strategy for software design and implementation to guide the development team.
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards.
• Create high-level product specifications and design documents.
• Align the design, development and implementation with the latest tech stack direction.
• Improve reliability, quality and time to market of our suite of OTT products.

DevSecOps Solution Architect

Responsibilities

• Promoting and implementing DevOps / SRE practice and product automated release operation flow.
• Ensure buy-in from development and operational teams, identify the DevOps delivery methods, and make sure both Engineering and Operations teams are trained and empowered for the DevOps/SRE transformation.
• Design, implement and build server clusters, API and microservices, including critical production environments in the hybrid Cloud environment.
• Ensure the availability, performance and scalability of applications in respect of proven design and architecture best practices.
• Design and execute scalability strategies that ensure the scalability and the elasticity of the infrastructure.
• Manage the SRE operation of a portfolio of applications, their Development Life Cycle and optimize their Continuous Integration and Delivery workflows (CI/CD).
• Integrate security tools and processes throughout CI/CD pipelines; automate core security tasks by embedding security controls early on in the software development lifecycle.
• Design, build and maintain DevSecOps pipelines to shift-left security testing.
• Lead, define and map digital architecture processes for designing large scale DevSecOps pipelines.

DevSecOps Solution Architect Requirements

• Practical experience with successful track record in DevOps / DevSecOps / SRE transformation using best of breed open source and leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• 10+ years of experience in development at an enterprise level.
• Solid background in software development and system administration.
• Degree holder, preferably in Computer Sciences or similar IT related fields.
• Experience in administering high availability and high-performance environments, as well as managing large-scale deployments of traffic-heavy applications.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes and their corresponding provider management services (Amazon ECS / EKS, Google Container Engine).
• Strong ability to design and execute cutting edge system testing strategies (smoke tests, performance/load tests, regression tests, capacity tests).
• Excellent understanding of scalability processes and techniques.
• Good understanding of information security, configuration management, automation and Cloud security.
• Good knowledge of infrastructure, network and application security controls.
• Knowledge of security tools and processes, which include vulnerability scanning, code review, application scanning, container security, software composition analysis, security testing and other security automation tools such as Penetration test.
• Proven ability to work remotely with teams of various sizes in same/different time zones.
• Highly motivated, productive and organized.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written. Mandarin would be an advantage.

DevOps Automation Architect

Responsibilities

• Responsible for promoting and implementing DevOps / SRE practice and product automated release operation flow.
• Ensure buy-in from development and operational teams, identify the DevOps delivery methods, and make sure both Engineering and Operations teams are trained and empowered for the DevOps/SRE transformation.
• Design, implement and build server clusters, API and microservices, including critical production environments in the hybrid Cloud environment.
• Ensure the availability, performance and scalability of applications in respect of proven design and architecture best practices.
• Design and execute scalability strategies that ensure the scalability and the elasticity of the infrastructure.
• Manage the SRE operation of a portfolio of applications, their Development Life Cycle and optimize their Continuous Integration and Delivery workflows (CI/CD).

DevOps Automation Architect Requirements

• Practical experience with successful track record in DevOps / SRE transformation using best of breed open source and leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• 10+ years of experience in development at an enterprise level.
• Solid background in software development and system administration.
• Degree holder, preferably in Computer Sciences or similar IT related fields.
• Experience in administering high availability and high-performance environments, as well as managing large-scale deployments of traffic-heavy applications.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes and their corresponding provider management services (Amazon ECS / EKS, Google Container Engine).
• Strong ability to design and execute cutting edge system testing strategies (smoke tests, performance/load tests, regression tests, capacity tests).
• Excellent understanding of scalability processes and techniques.
• Proven ability to work remotely with teams of various sizes in same/different time zones.
• Highly motivated, productive and organized.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written. Mandarin would be an advantage.

Job Requirements

Software Architect (Engineering Lead)

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in technology, including Software/Application/Solution Architecture.
• Strong technical background in software development/engineering.
• Degree holder, preferably in Computer Sciences or similar IT related fields.
• Team management experience and leadership skills in driving a high-performance team.
• Experience working with diverse culture; global or regional exposure being an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in cloud environments such as AWS (EC2, S3, Kinesis/Kafka, Lambda, Glue), Google Cloud, or other Public cloud platforms.
• Flexible and able to work in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in English. Mandarin would be an advantage.