senior principal devops engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced and forward-thinking Senior Principal to lead DevOps Engineering across our AI products group. This role is critical in enabling the development, deployment, and scaling of cutting-edge AI products that transform banking operations and customer experiences. You will work closely with product managers, data scientists, and software engineers to build robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML solutions. 

 OPPORTUNITIES

• Infrastructure & Automation 
  

• Design and operate hybrid cloud infrastructure across Cloud (Azure, AWS) and on-prem environments. 
  

• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Azure ARM/Bicep, AWS CloudFormation, and Ansible). 
  

• Automate configuration management and routine tasks (e.g. Python, Bash). 
  

• CI/CD & GitOps 
  

• Maintain and optimize infrastructure, Pipeline-as-Code and shared libraries (e.g. Teamcity, Jenkins). 
  

• Implement AI deployments and workflows ( e.g. GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or FluxCD for Kubernetes-based AI deployments). 
  

• Containerization & Orchestration 
  

• Containerize AI applications using Docker and manage deployments on Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS, on-prem). 
  

• Use Helm, ingress controllers, and service meshes to manage complex deployments. 
  

• Security & Compliance 
  

• Integrate security tools such as  Snyk, Trivy, OWASP ZAP, and SonarQube into CI/CD pipelines. 
  

• Manage secrets using HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and Azure Key Vault. 
  

• Operate cloud-native security services like Azure Defender, AWS GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, and Config. 
  

• Monitoring & Observability 
  

• Build centralized monitoring and logging using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Splunk, Azure Monitor, and AWS CloudWatch. 
  

• Collaboration & Leadership 
  

• Partner with Compliance, Security, Architecture, Operations, and Support teams to ensure enterprise-grade reliability and compliance. 
  

• Mentor junior engineers and champion DevOps best practices across the AI engineering organization

 SKILLS

• 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles. 
  

• Deep expertise in Azure, AWS, and hybrid infrastructure. 
  

• Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and service mesh technologies. 
  

• Strong experience with TeamCity, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps tools. 
  

• Proven track record in implementing secure, compliant, and scalable DevOps practices. 

  VALUES

• Care about designing and operating hybrid cloud infrastructure

• Commit to mentoring junior engineers and champion DevOps best practices.

• Collaborate with Compliance, Security, Architecture, Operations, and Support teams.

• Challenge our teams to scale and deploy cutting-edge AI products.

 SOME OF OUR BENEFITS include:

• Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month
  

• Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership
  

• Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave
  

• Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge
  

• Study leave: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development