Dev Ops Engineer

FLEET Management Limited  

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels. Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others. 

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

As a DevOps Engineer, your day-to-day responsibilities will include 

Keep the Engines Running: 

Infrastructure & Deployment

•    Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
•    Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI to ensure smooth, error-free     deployments
•    Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) and ensure systems scale effectively with demand
•    Monitor and troubleshoot deployment issues, keeping downtime to a minimum
•    Containerise applications using Docker and Kubernetes to streamline deployments

Ensure Smooth Sailing: Security & Reliability

•    Implement security best practices, ensuring compliance and protection against cyber threats
•    Monitor system performance and uptime using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack
•    Respond to incidents quickly, diagnosing and resolving system failures
•    Maintain disaster recovery (DR) plans to ensure business continuity in case of failures

Steer the Ship: Troubleshooting & Optimisation

•    Identify and resolve system bottlenecks, ensuring applications run efficiently
•    Optimise cloud costs, balancing performance with budget constraints
•    Perform log analysis to detect and prevent system issues before they escalate
•    Ensure software releases are stable and rollback procedures are in place if needed

Collaborate & Communicate: Cross-Team Support

•    Work closely with developers, QAs, and security teams to ensure seamless software releases
•    Provide hands-on support to teams for troubleshooting production issues.
•    Document DevOps processes and best practices to improve team efficiency.

INTERNAL: 

•    Development Teams (based in HK & India); Ops & Support (based in HK & India); 

EXTERNAL:

•    Answering and helping external development teams. 

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications   

Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for this job and any licenses and certifications required.

ESSENTIAL 

•    Over 3 years of hands-on DevOps experience, proficient in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash, Ruby,     PowerShell)
•    Proficient in using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Travis CI, GitLab CI/CD) for streamlined continuous integration and     delivery processes
•    Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) for efficient infrastructure management
•    Knowledgeable in containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for scalable application deployment
•    Experience with Generative AI (GenAI) technologies and their practical use in software engineering
•    Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS and Azure or Google Cloud) 
•    Effective team player with strong problem-solving skills – clear evidence of collaborating with both developers     and IT Operations team
•    Good communication and documentation skills in English

DESIRABLE 

•    Familiarity with container orchestration (Helm, OpenShift) and monitoring tools (ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana)
•    Understanding of microservices, DevSecOps, and serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
•    Experience in automating CI/CD pipelines and working with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible,     CloudFormation)
•    Relevant certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, Docker Certified Associate) are a plus