Senior DevOps Lead (Azure)

Join DevOps; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Join DevOps is seeking a hands-on DevOps / Cloud Platform Lead to drive cloud infrastructure engineering, automation, and delivery excellence. This leader will actively contribute to engineering while guiding architecture and standards.

Responsibilities include leading the DevOps/Cloud team, building Azure infrastructure with Terraform, advancing CI/CD pipelines, and embedding security into pipelines. Strong leadership and experience in regulated environments are valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps/Cloud/Platform Engineering or related fields, with strong hands-on Azure expertise.
• Proven leadership and delivery management experience with a track record of improving execution speed and productivity.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments is a plus.
• Strong skills in Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD automation including reusable modules and multi-environment management.
• Solid understanding of Azure networking, core cloud services, identity/access management, and infrastructure security.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, automated security scanning, monitoring, and production reliability.
• Hands-on leadership style with excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a DevOps/Cloud Engineering team with clear priorities and execution driving delivery.
• Design, build, and optimize Azure infrastructure using Terraform and IaC for scalability, security, and efficiency.
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline provisioning, deployment, and release processes.
• Provide Azure architecture guidance on service selection, networking, security, and deployment.
• Establish cloud engineering standards and best practices across Azure services and IAM.
• Advance DevSecOps by integrating security controls into pipelines and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to remove bottlenecks and boost productivity.

Skills

Team leadership

Delivery management

DevSecOps

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Terraform

IaC

CI/CD automation

Azure networking

Core cloud services

Infrastructure security

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps / Cloud Platform Lead to drive cloud infrastructure engineering, automation, and delivery excellence. This role requires a strong technical leader who can improve team performance, accelerate delivery, and provide architectural direction while remaining actively involved in engineering.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a DevOps / Cloud Engineering team, setting clear priorities, driving execution, improving team performance, and accelerating delivery.
• Design, build, and optimize Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to ensure scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines, streamlining infrastructure provisioning, deployment automation, and release processes.
• Provide Azure solution architecture guidance, advising engineering teams on cloud service selection, infrastructure design, networking, security, and application deployment.
• Establish cloud engineering standards and best practices across Azure core services, identity and access management, networking, security, and monitoring.
• Drive DevSecOps practices by integrating security controls, vulnerability scanning, and compliance requirements into infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to align technical priorities, remove delivery bottlenecks, and improve overall engineering productivity.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related fields, with strong hands‑on expertise in Microsoft Azure.
• Proven team leadership and delivery management experience, with demonstrated success in improving execution speed, engineering productivity, and team performance.
• Experience working in financial services or related regulated environments.
• Strong expertise in Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD automation, including reusable infrastructure modules and multi‑environment management.
• Solid understanding of Azure networking, core cloud services, identity and access management, and infrastructure security.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, automated security scanning, infrastructure monitoring, and production reliability.
• A proactive, hands‑on leadership style with strong problem‑solving, decision‑making, and stakeholder management skills.