Lead SRE / Technology Operations (DevSecOps)

Lead SRE / Technology Operations (DevSecOps) Location: Dubai, UAE — On-site About the Role An exciting opportunity is available with a regulated digital-assets and financial technology platform entering an important launch phase. As Lead SRE / Technology Operations (DevSecOps), you will have direct ownership of production infrastructure, reliability, security operations and technology controls. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with senior technology leadership, security partners and external stakeholders. Key Responsibilities - Own production infrastructure, monitoring and access control. - Manage AWS/cloud infrastructure, networking, segmentation and capacity planning. - Operate and maintain Kubernetes environments in production. - Build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible or equivalent. - Design and maintain IAM/PAM controls, least-privilege access and periodic access reviews. - Own CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation and approval controls. - Establish monitoring and observability across metrics, logs and traces. - Lead incident response, triage, restoration, RCA and corrective actions. - Develop and maintain runbooks, escalation processes and on-call procedures. - Own backup/restore processes and disaster recovery testing. - Define and validate RTO/RPO requirements and conduct failover testing. - Coordinate security operations with external CISO/SOC partners. - Manage vulnerability remediation, penetration testing and security findings. - Maintain secrets, certificates and infrastructure hardening standards. - Support technology controls, audit requirements and regulatory evidence. - Oversee vendor performance, access rights, SLAs and material incident reporting. Digital Assets / Crypto Exposure - Experience in digital assets is highly desirable, particularly exposure to: - Wallet and custody infrastructure - Hot, warm and cold wallet environments - Fireblocks, BitGo or similar custody platforms - Key management and signer access - Withdrawal approval and multi-signature controls - Blockchain nodes or RPC infrastructure - Deposit and withdrawal pipelines - KYT and blockchain analytics tools - Crypto experience is a strong advantage but is not mandatory. Strong SRE/DevSecOps professionals from regulated fintech, banking, brokerage or payments environments will also be considered. Requirements - 6+ years of hands-on experience in SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps, platform or infrastructure engineering. - 2+ years of experience in fintech, banking, brokerage, payments, exchanges or another regulated/audited environment. - Strong production-level AWS or equivalent cloud experience. - Proven Kubernetes experience in production. - Strong Terraform, Ansible or equivalent IaC experience. - Experience with IAM/PAM, privileged access and access reviews. - Strong incident management, RCA, disaster recovery and business continuity experience. - Experience working with security teams, SOCs, CISOs or managed security providers. - Exposure to vulnerability management and penetration testing. - Experience supporting audits, regulatory controls or frameworks such as ISO 27001/SOC 2 is highly desirable. - Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate with auditors and technical stakeholders. What We’re Looking For - This role is suited to someone who has personally owned production environments and has been the person responsible when critical systems fail. - We are looking for someone comfortable working across: - Infrastructure → Reliability → Security → Incident Response → Disaster Recovery → Compliance & Controls - This is not a pure platform engineering position. The successful candidate will have significant operational and control ownership. Why Join? - Direct reporting to the Group CTO. - Genuine decision-making authority. - Senior, lean technology team. - Opportunity to own a critical technology function from launch. If the role aligns with your experience, please apply or share your CV for further consideration.