DevOps Team Lead

About Fusang

Asia’s First Fully-Regulated Digital Securities Exchange

Fusang is Asia’s first fully-regulated digital securities exchange, pioneering the convergence of traditional finance and blockchain technology.

Licensed by the Labuan Financial Services Authority, we created the world’s first institutional tokenised sukuk—recognised with the IFN Most Innovative Deal 2023 award. With over USD 410 million in tokenised instruments issued, we’re proving that regulated digital securities are the future of capital markets.

Our mission is to build the digital superhighway for traditional finance, making investment opportunities more accessible globally. Backed by 40 years of wealth management expertise through our relationship with Portcullis Group, we combine startup innovation with institutional credibility.

We’re looking for exceptional people who want to shape the future of finance.

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Team Lead to own the full lifecycle of our AWS, cloud infrastructure and Cybersecurity. Leading a small team, you will spend the majority of your time architecting, implementing, and maintaining our cloud platform—from CI/CD pipelines to security hardening to cost optimization. This is a technically-focused role where you’ll have significant autonomy and direct impact on our systems’ reliability and performance in a regulated fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture

Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, secure, and highly-available (HA) infrastructure on AWS

Build and manage AWS resources using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) to ensure reproducible, version-controlled, and audit-ready environments

Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for networking, VPCs, security groups, load balancers, and inter-service communication patterns

Manage CDN, DNS, and secure network access using Cloudflare, WARP, and Tailscale

Architect and implement Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) solutions including failover strategies

Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, tools, and approaches for infrastructure improvements

Optimize AWS costs through right-sizing, reserved instances, and resource lifecycle management

CI/CD & Automation

Own and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines, ensuring reliable build, test, and deployment workflows

Develop automation scripts and tools (Bash, Python, Node.js) to streamline operations and eliminate manual processes

Implement and maintain container orchestration using Docker, ECS, Portainer, and Coolify

Drive “zero-touch” deployment philosophy—automated testing, security scanning, and rollback mechanisms

Leverage AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate infrastructure development and troubleshooting

Security & Compliance

Oversee Cybersecurity of the company

Enforce security policies including secrets management, IAM best practices, encryption at rest and in transit

Manage backup strategies and conduct regular disaster recovery drills to ensure data integrity

Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to financial services and digital assets

Configure and maintain alerting and monitoring for security monitoring and incident response

Implement “shift-left” security by integrating automated security scanning into CI/CD pipelines

Database & Systems Administration

Manage and optimize RDS database performance, including query optimization, indexing strategies, and connection pooling

Perform OS-level administration, security patching, and system hardening across EC2 instances and container hosts

Implement and maintain caching layers for application performance optimization

Monitoring, Observability & Reliability

Design and maintain comprehensive monitoring stack using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent tools

Define and enforce SLAs/SLOs, designing processes to maintain maximum uptime for institutional clients

Implement alerting strategies and on-call procedures for rapid incident response

Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures

Collaboration & Team Coordination

Lead and coordinate a small DevOps team, providing technical direction and code reviews

Work closely with development teams to develop CI/CD pipeline and improve deployment workflows

Maintain comprehensive infrastructure documentation, runbooks, and architectural decision records (ADRs)

Troubleshoot and support deployment during production changes.

Troubleshoot and support production issues during incidents

Requirements & Qualifications

Required

Experience: 8+ years in DevOps roles

AWS Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with EC2, ECS, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, S3, and ALB/NLB

Infrastructure as Code: Production experience with Terraform or CloudFormation; ability to architect modular, reusable IaC

Container Orchestration: Strong experience with Docker and container management tools (ECS, Portainer, Coolify)

CI/CD: Expertise in building and optimizing pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions)

Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Bash, Python, and/or Node.js for automation tasks

Networking: Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, CDN (Cloudflare), and secure access solutions (Tailscale, WARP)

Database Management: Experience with RDS (PostgreSQL), performance tuning, and backup/recovery procedures

English Proficiency: Professional-level written and verbal communication for documentation and stakeholder collaboration

AI-Assisted Development: Proficiency with AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot is essential—this is a core part of how we build software at Fusang

Preferred

AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)

Experience in regulated industries (Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Assets, or Financial Services)

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)