Cloud SRE Engineer - Linux (AVP)

OCBC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Flexible benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

OCBC is seeking a Technology Infrastructure Specialist in Singapore to manage and improve our Linux infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of experience in banking and strong troubleshooting skills.

This role involves designing reliable systems, staying updated on technology trends, and collaborating with various teams to enhance our banking processes. OCBC offers competitive salaries and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience managing Linux or Unix based infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for system and software/hardware issues.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a reliable, secure Red Hat Linux platform.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation and drive improvements.
• Stay current on technical trends and suggest innovative tools.

Skills

Linux or Unix management

Troubleshooting

Scripting (Python, PowerShell)

Infrastructure automation

Cloud services (AWS, Oracle Cloud)

Configuration management (Ansible, Puppet)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Why Join

Imagine being part of a team that powers the technology behind one of Singapore's longest established banks. As a Technology Infrastructure Specialist at OCBC, you will play a critical role in ensuring our systems and infrastructure are secure, efficient, and always available. You will be part of a team that's driving innovation and transformation in the banking industry.

How You Succeed

To succeed in this role, you will need to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to technology trends and advancements. You will work closely with our technology teams to design, implement, and maintain our infrastructure, ensuring it is aligned with our business goals and objectives. You will need to be proactive, collaborative, and always looking for ways to improve our systems and processes.

What You Do

• You partner with various technology teams to design and deliver a reliable, scalable, secure, and performant Red Hat Linux Platform.
• You stay current on technical trends to suggest innovative tools and approaches to interesting problems in the Bank.
• You share your expertise with the entire Engineering / Operations organization.
• You participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation and drive improvements using SRE practices.
• You actively participate in toil elimination, observability and monitoring improvements, knowledge management, error‑budget compliance, deployment designs and testing.

Who You Are

• 10‑15 years of experience in managing Linux or Unix based infrastructure, preferably in a banking domain.
• Experience installing, maintaining, upgrading and patching Unix servers.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for system and software/hardware issues.
• Support and maintain high availability of systems using clustering software.
• Secure the systems by following published hardening guidelines.
• Assist in audit and compliance tasks.
• Perform disaster‑recovery activities.
• A passion for problem solving with strong analytical capabilities.
• Experience supporting OS instances on‑premises, cloud and public cloud providers such as AWS or Oracle Cloud.
• Intermediate knowledge of at least one of: Python, PowerShell, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, Go.
• Experience automating releases, continuous integration/delivery systems and relevant infrastructure tools.
• Understanding of Software‑Defined Data Centre, AWS/Azure‑based, cloud‑native infrastructure and managed services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM.
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Knowledge of configuration management systems such as SCCM, Ansible, Puppet, Chef.
• Ability to mentor, coach and develop team members.
• Experience in resource allocation and workload balancing.
• Demonstrates accountability, ownership, and initiative.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities. Equal opportunity. Fair employment. Selection based on ability and fit with our culture and values. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.