Senior DevOps Engineer

Manulife Global Solutions (MGS); Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Global Solutions (MGS) is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the Information Systems – Platform-as-a-Service team. The role focuses on building and supporting Data and Analytics platforms, automating cloud workflows, and provisioning cloud resources with emphasis on security and monitoring.

The candidate will lead cloud automation efforts using Terraform, Python, and PowerShell, while coordinating with architecture and analytics teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience leading large technology implementations.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud IaaS and PaaS and IT Service Management (Incident, Change, Request).
• Expertise with Terraform, Python, and PowerShell for infrastructure automation.
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and repositories (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
• Knowledge of infrastructure provisioning, security concepts, and IaaS/PaaS for data and analytics solutions.
• Understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, etc.).
• Willing to work at UP Ayala Technohub (Quezon City) or Mactan Newtown (Lapu-Lapu, Cebu).
• Willing to work on a hybrid setup (3x onsite per week) and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud automation workflows and cloud blueprint provisioning.
• Automate platform maintenance, updates, security, and admin tasks.
• Support cloud provisioning, configuration management, and deployment.
• Improve monitoring, logging, and end-to-end dashboard reporting.
• Create and maintain runbooks and documentation for automation.
• Plan capacity and changes; report and advise on resource limits.

Skills

Azure Cloud IaaS/PaaS

IT Service Management (Incident/Change

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Infrastructure automation

Networking concepts

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related fields

Tools

Azure

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Information Systems – Platform-as-a-Service team at MBPS. In this role, you are expected to build, handle, and support Data and Analytics platforms.

Have the skills and experience for the job? Learn more about it below!

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and build the cloud automation workflow and support the cloud blueprint. Automate (python or other relevant coding) platform maintenance, updates, security enhancements and other administrative tasks. Deliver business cloud solution by implementing the cloud resources (provisioning, hardening, etc.)

• Support hands-on cloud platform provisioning and configuration management coding development, deployment. Support the architecture team to support their design and configure thedata and analytics landscapes.

• Continuously improve the monitoring and logging engineering for cloud area and enable the end-to-end monitoring and dashboard reporting. Standardize the runbook by automating the standard BAU tasks.

• Create, maintain the operational/user documentation for engineering product/solution. Build coding for platform automation and scripting for the runbook to 7x24 support and monitoring teams.

• Conduct new cloud platform testing, runbook, and packing as cloud service offering to business users. Plan and implement vital controls/activities for infrastructure and platform changes. Assist to plan, implement, and review the capacity planning (any limits) for resources and report/recommend to management if required.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in leading a large implementation of related technologies

• Hands-on expertise on Azure Cloud IaaS and PaaS & IT Service Management (Incident, Change, Request)

• Expertise on all DevOps tools set and IaC programming such as Terraform, Python, PowerShell for infrastructure automation management

• Proven experience on common CI/CD pipeline, repositories management such as GitHub actions, Jenkins, etc.

• Knowledge on infrastructure services provisioning, security concepts, standard methodologies on the IaaS and PaaS models to support data and analytic solutions built.

• Understanding of networking infrastructure and network fixing (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, DHCP, Load balancing, Replication, SSH)

• Amenable to work UP Ayala Technohub (Quezon City) or Mactan Newtown (Lapu-Lapu, Cebu)

• Amenable to work on a hybrid set-up (3x a week onsite)

• Amenable to work on a rotating shift schedule

Preferred Qualifications:

• ITIL & Azure Certifications

• Experience in Agile

• Microsoft Certifications (MCTS, MCITP, MCSA, MCSE)

• Passion in adopting and testing the cloud and new IT technology

• Good collaborative attitude, willingness to work and share knowledge/information with team members

• Solid understanding of project scheduling and task driven project work

• Strong communication and technical skills, prior experience with mentoring teams and working in a process driven environment.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.