Lead Engineer - DevOps

The Lead DevOps Engineer role is a key multi-skilled role responsible for ensuring that applications are designed, developed, deployed and maintained in alignment with infrastructure capabilities and operational considerations.

The Developer Platform Team enables application-development teams to deliver with autonomy by providing self-service platforms. These include: novel automation products, build and deployment templates, setting standards through running Guilds, workshops and documentations, POCs, discoveries and training sessions.

This role is responsible to lead initiatives to build or improve these platforms, including design, technical implementation and teamwork. Requiring collaboration with a large set of stakeholders across Infrastructure, Architecture and Development to ensure the platforms run smoothly and are scalable in meeting growth. This role will work with internal Development and Quality Practice teams to ensure quality gates are built or addressed. They will report to the Engineering Manager of the Developer Platform Team, closely work with Project Managers, Delivery Leads, Architects, Risk CJEs.

It is a hands-on, multi-skilled role that touches application lifecycle management, architecture, technical design, application development, technical testing and infrastructure competencies.

Our team’s culture is that of engagement, we are curious with how we can continuously improve the status quo with automation. We do this by engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders: engineers, quality practice team, CJEs, POs, Architects, Delivery Leads within the Tribe and across the organization, including engineering teams Globally in Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Manilla. We have a strong collaborative approach – issues, ideas and solutions are discussed and shared within the team, supporting each other all the way. We encourage open and direct communication

What you’ll do:

• Play a pivotal role in optimising technology-related initiatives, Run the daily standups (shared responsibility, depending on the backlog) while ensuring work is tracked in the appropriate Agile Backlog Board (create/maintain User Stories/Requests/Features as required)

• Lead technical workshops, internally and across teams mentioned above, to design solutions/troubleshoot issues

• Work with Architects and various control owners to ensure our automation solution follow ING secure-by-design standards and other control

• Design, build and maintain pipeline templates as well as designing, implementing and maintaining bespoke automation solutions

• Engage in mentoring activities/peer-review pull-requests/team channel discussions as well as contributing in ad hoc meetings, requests, escalations from Platform Operations team and consumers of our Asset/Platform products

What we’re looking for

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience with software builds and packaging – TFS/Azure Devops, Jenkins, GIT, GITFlow etc.

• Fluent in multiple development languages - Microsoft .Net C#, Java, Polymer, HTML5, iOS/Android, T-SQL as well as in multiple scripting languages - PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Perl, Shell scripting, BASH, KSH etc

• Significant experience with all relevant ING DevOps technology including Windows/Linux Systems administration, Configuration Management Puppet, Chef and Ansible.

• Advanced RDBMS skills – comfortable to design a complex DB design with foreign key relationships, indexing, employs programmable objects, knows how to write efficient SQL

• Expert level experience with CI/CD, hands on experience of Container Technologies - Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker for Windows, Azure Container Services, Mesos, Docker Swarm.

• Depp knowledge of automated testing, TDD and considerable experience in NUnit, Junit, Selenium and other testing tools

What’s in it for you?

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An additional Rest Day to support your wellbeing

An IMPACT Day to volunteer on approved sustainability activity

About Us

At ING, we want to make life simpler and more worthwhile – for everyone who banks with us, for the people who work with us, and the community at large, too. 

When you come to work at ING, you are joining a team where individuality is not just accepted, it is encouraged. We have built a culture that is fun, friendly, and supportive – it is the kind of place where you can be yourself and make the most of whatever you have to offer. 

We give people the freedom to think differently, take ownership of their work, and make great things happen. We are here to help you get ahead. And with our global network, there is plenty of scope to take your career in new directions, perhaps even ones you have never considered. 

We are all about celebrating success and as a result we are proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and a certified Family Inclusive workplace.  

Sound like the kind of place you would feel at home? We would love to hear from you. 

(One last thing, ING operates a direct talent sourcing model. So, no agency introductions, please.) 

Applications close 28th February 2025

Before you apply 

Here at ING, we consider employee development to be important and encourage existing employees to apply for suitable internal positions. It is expected that any employee applying for a vacant position would have been in their current role for a minimum of twelve (12) months before applying. This may be waived in exceptional circumstances and after consultation with your manager.  

Still in two minds?

At ING, we know that diversity drives innovation. Research reveals that 60% of women and underrepresented groups may pause at this stage, even after starting their application. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to bring your unique perspective to our team - submit your application today!

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