Platform Ops Lead (24-month Contract)

Cathay Pacific; Hong Kong; Vor Ort; HKD 900.000 - 1.500.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is seeking a Platform Ops Lead to drive and improve CI/CD platforms and hybrid cloud infrastructure for enterprise IT teams. You will lead automation, observability, and secure access controls in line with the company’s infrastructure strategy.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with service ownership, enabling scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient platform services for web and mobile teams, with 24/7 availability as required.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in IT infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience in complex enterprise IT infrastructure environments.
• Strong ability to design solutions and make technical decisions with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders and building relationships at senior levels.
• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and Agile or Lean methodologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud operations, DevSecOps, and FinOps practices.
• Broad exposure to cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS), container platforms, microservices and IaC.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a cross-functional environment and support 24/7 operations.

Aufgaben

• Build, operate and enhance automation, CI/CD and self-healing hybrid cloud platforms.
• Maintain Observability stability and self-service automations.
• Ensure reliable day-to-day DevOps operations including CI/CD and version control.
• Translate requirements into a clear Platform Ops service catalogue.
• Govern base images, libraries, pipelines and container platforms to security standards.
• Evaluate and refresh obsolete CI/CD toolsets to remain market-aligned.
• Enable secure access controls across DevOps tools.
• Apply FinOps to optimise cloud and platform costs at scale.
• Lead, mentor and support platform engineers in operations and career growth.
• Communicate designs, risks and progress to managers, vendors and partners.

Kenntnisse

DevOps

CI/CD

Cloud Operations

FinOps

Observability

Container Platforms

Security Controls

Stakeholder Influence

Cross-functional Leadership

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or above in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Elastic Stack

Azure/AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Jobbeschreibung

Lead the platforms that power how Cathay builds, tests and releases digital products. As Platform Ops Lead, you are responsible for delivering, running and continually improving DevOps Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platforms that allow web and mobile application teams to move quickly, securely and at scale.

Working closely with application teams, you translate real business needs into reliable platform services, combining CI/CD toolchains, container platforms and hybrid cloud infrastructure. The role blends hands-on technical leadership with service ownership - from automation and self-healing capabilities, to performance testing, proactive monitoring and secure access controls - all built in line with Cathay's infrastructure strategy and roadmap.

By guiding engineers, partnering with vendors and applying FinOps practices to optimise cost, you help create a stable, modern DevOps environment that supports innovation, resilience and long-term value for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Item 1 of 10, Build, operate and continuously enhance automation, CI/CD and self-healing hybrid cloud container platforms to deliver high availability and scalable infrastructure services, supporting web and mobile application development
• Item 2 of 10, Maintain Observability platform's stability and self-service automations for application team. ie Elastic Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Item 3 of 10, Ensure reliable day-to-day operations of DevOps platforms, covering continuous integration, test automation, environment configuration and version control Ensure reliable day-to-day operations of DevOps platforms, covering continuous integration, test automation, environment configuration and version control
• Item 4 of 10, Partner with application teams to translate requirements into a clear Platform Ops service catalogue Partner with application teams to translate requirements into a clear Platform Ops service catalogue
• Item 5 of 10, Govern the quality and compliance of base images, libraries, CI/CD pipelines and container platforms against corporate security and quality standards Govern the quality and compliance of base images, libraries, CI/CD pipelines and container platforms against corporate security and quality standards
• Item 6 of 10, Evaluate, retire and replace obsolete or redundant CI/CD toolsets to maintain market-aligned solutions Evaluate, retire and replace obsolete or redundant CI/CD toolsets to maintain market-aligned solutions
• Item 7 of 10, Enable secure segregation of duties through tailored access controls across DevOps toolsets Enable secure segregation of duties through tailored access controls across DevOps toolsets
• Item 8 of 10, Apply FinOps practices to optimise cloud and DevOps platform cost efficiency at scale Apply FinOps practices to optimise cloud and DevOps platform cost efficiency at scale
• Item 9 of 10, Lead, mentor and support platform engineers in daily operations, performance improvement and career development Lead, mentor and support platform engineers in daily operations, performance improvement and career development
• Item 10 of 10, Communicate infrastructure designs, risks, dependencies and delivery progress clearly with project managers, stakeholders, vendors and delivery partners, including availability for 24/7 support when required Communicate infrastructure designs, risks, dependencies and delivery progress clearly with project managers, stakeholders, vendors and delivery partners, including availability for 24/7 support when required

Requirements

• Item 1 of 10, Bachelor's degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field Bachelor's degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Item 2 of 10, Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in IT infrastructure roles Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in IT infrastructure roles
• Item 3 of 10, Proven experience working in complex enterprise IT infrastructure environments. Proven experience working in complex enterprise IT infrastructure environments.
• Item 4 of 10, Strong ability to design solutions and make technical decisions with minimal supervision Strong ability to design solutions and make technical decisions with minimal supervision
• Item 5 of 10, Demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders and building relationships at senior levels Demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders and building relationships at senior levels
• Item 6 of 10, Solid understanding of DevOps, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and Agile or Lean methodologies Solid understanding of DevOps, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and Agile or Lean methodologies
• Item 7 of 10, Hands-on knowledge of cloud operations, DevOps, DevSecOps, and FinOps practices Hands-on knowledge of cloud operations, DevOps, DevSecOps, and FinOps practices
• Item 8 of 10, Broad technical exposure to cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS), container platforms, microservices, and Infrastructure as Code Broad technical exposure to cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS), container platforms, microservices, and Infrastructure as Code
• Item 9 of 10, Strong analytical, problem-solving and root cause analysis skills, with clear written and verbal communication Strong analytical, problem-solving and root cause analysis skills, with clear written and verbal communication
• Item 10 of 10, Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a cross-functional environment, align technology with business needs, and support 24/7 operations when required Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a cross-functional environment, align technology with business needs, and support 24/7 operations when required

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