Company Description

Our client is a leading enterprise in the financial services space – think robust, future-facing, and heavily invested in technology as a core differentiator.

They’re looking for an Associate Director, DevOps to lead that evolution: building a culture where AI, automation, and engineering-first thinking replace old-school manual processes.

This is a high-impact leadership role with a clear mandate to push IT operations into a predictive, self-healing, cloud-native future powered by AI and machine learning.

Responsibilities

Build and execute a long-term strategy to automate IT operations with AI/ML, predictive analytics, and self-healing systems
Drive adoption of modern SRE and DevOps practices across engineering teams
Lead the rollout of AIOps platforms to improve observability, reduce noise, and resolve issues faster
Eliminate manual processes and set new standards for reliability and efficiency
Strengthen collaboration between product, DevOps, and SRE teams for full lifecycle ownership
Modernize CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes orchestration, and cloud-native infrastructure
Stay hands-on with architecture, code reviews, and technical decisions

Requirements

A leadership style that blends vision with technical depth. Ability to influence, negotiate, and build consensus
10-15 years in DevOps and SRE, with proven success driving automation and large-scale transformation
Proven ability to apply AI/ML to IT operations
Deep technical experience across Java, Python, Node.js, React.js
IaC & Observability tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, ELK, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog
Strong track record in cloud-native design, distributed systems, and microservices/API management
Knowledge of DevSecOps and compliance standards
Certifications in DevOps, AIOps, cloud, or GenAI are a plus
Experience rolling out AIOps/NoOps strategies at scale, ideally in regulated industries like financial services

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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We are a Singapore headquartered executive search firm specialising in top-tier talent across AI, Technology, and Digital Assets. With over a decade of proven success, Rockrose delivers high-impact talent to global MNCs and scale-ups through deep expertise and unrivalled networks across finance and technology. Rrose Pte. Ltd. EA License No: 22S1426

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