Technical Lead – Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer

Job Title : Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer

Position type : Full time

Place of work : Bangkok

Department/Function : TRA-DIOT-INT-INF

Reporting to Title : Head of Department

The company and the mission:

BRED IT (Thailand) Ltd.is a wholly owned subsidiary of the French bank BRED Banque Populaire based out of Paris (BPCE Group).

BRED IT was established in 2008 with the objective to become the IT hub for BRED Group Commercial Banks in South East Asia, Pacific Ocean, and the Horn of Africa areas.

In parallel, BRED IT has expanded its activities since 2011 to also provide remote IT services to Paris Headquarters.

Today, with more than 200 employees, BRED IT fully supports Banque Franco Lao in Laos, BRED Bank Cambodia, BRED Bank Vanuatu, BRED Bank Solomon Islands, BRED Bank Fiji and Banque pour le commerce et l’industrie Mer Rouge (BCIMR) in Djibouti:

BRED IT hosts and manages all layers of BRED International Banks Information Systems: From Infrastructures to Applications (Core Banking, Internet/Mobile Banking, E-Payments…), on a 24x7 basis.

Half of the activity is currently performed for BRED Headquarters, with a focus on Projects (built with Java, COBOL, PHP, DataStage) and Production/Devops.

We are a unique company, thanks to our identity and our history: We place our expertise at the service of BRED Group and develop our activities with an entrepreneurial structure.

By putting BRED group best interests first, it allows us to deliver tailor-made solutions with high value-added.

Responsibilities

• Solve the technical challenges and implement long-term solutions for the lifecycle of the whole scope managed by Infrastructure Team: Virtualization, Storage, Linux VMs.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and automate the provisioning and configuration of our VMs using Ansible.
• Facilitate communication between teams to improve workflows and reduce silos by advocating for DevOps best practices.
• Be deeply involved in the choice of purchase, upgrade of hardware and software.
• Respond to incidents and outages, ensuring minimal downtime and conduct root cause analysis to implement preventive measures.
• Follow the security advisories and accordingly oversee patching and securing our Infrastructure to ensure compliance with internal standards.
• Create and maintain up-to-date documentation of the current system to ensure compliance with both internal policies and external regulations
• Definition, implementation, and follow-up of Best Practices for both security and designs.
• Liaise with vendors for support or purchase of software/hardware/licenses.

Education

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Language skills

• Must possess excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral) to be able to work with international customers (France, India, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China...).

Experience and Skills

• Strong knowledge of at least one scripting language (Bash, PowerShell) and one programming language (Python, Java, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (with tools such as Ansible) and CI/CD (Gitlab)
• Knowledge in Virtualized environments (preferably VMware technologies such VMware Virtual Center, V-Motion, etc.)
• Knowledge in container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes is appreciated.
• Familiar with Linux (preferably RHEL), knowledge of Microsoft Windows.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a curious mindset to continuously explore and learn.
• Experience in handling communication with vendors to manage purchases/support/etc.
• Good team-working and communication skills.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.

Preferred Skills

• Vmware experience or certifications will be an advantage.
• Understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VLANs, etc.
• Familiarity with Agile principles.

What we offer:

• Attractive compensation (includes fixed and performance bonus)
• Hybrid working mode with 2 days work from home per week with flexible working hours
• Additional 10 days of work from anywhere per year
• Work from home allowance for you to buy equipment to facilitate working at home
• Standby and Overtime allowance for Level 2 support employees who are required to work on a 24x7 basis
• Annual leave from 14-25 days
• Provident Fund with competitive company contribution rates starting from 6% up to 12%
• Medical insurance and life insurance covering employee and dependent; spouse and child or children from your first day
• Outpatient Department (OPD) coverage of 2,500THB per visit for 31 visits per year.
• In Patient Department (IPD) coverage.
• Dental Care coverage of 4,000THB per year.
• Eye Care coverage of 5,000THB per year.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing mental support for colleagues to release stress and alleviate employee life problems.
• Learning and Development benefits.
• Staff wellness program including and monthly activities.
• Annual Health checkup benefits.