Senior Lead Engineer – Cloud Transformation

  • Full Time
  • Sri Lanka
  • 50,000-100,000 LKR / Month

Website Commercial Bank

Job description

With an enduring vision of being the most technologically advanced, innovative and customer friendly financial organization, we, the Most Awarded Bank in Sri Lanka, continue to progress steadily while being the first Sri Lankan bank to be listed amongst the Top 1000 Banks in the World.

Our unparalleled record of success is supported by an unmatched suite of digital offerings and superior standards in service, stability and performance. We are poised to ascend to even greater heights in the near future .

JOB PROFILE

  • Architect the Future: Design and execute the roadmap for migrating our on-premise infrastructure to (AWS/Azure/GCP), prioritizing cloud-native services (Serverless, Containers, PaaS) over traditional IaaS.

  • Lead the Charge: Serve as the technical authority and mentor for infrastructure and development teams, fostering a culture of DevOps, SRE, and continuous improvement.

  • Automate Everything: Implement robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible to ensure environments are reproducible, secure, and easily managed.

  • Master Cloud Economics: Partner with engineering and finance leadership to implement FinOps practices, ensuring our cloud architecture is heavily optimized for cost without sacrificing performance.

  • Bake in Security: Design Zero Trust architectures and integrate automated security policies (DevSecOps) into our CI/CD pipelines.

  • De-risk the Migration: Create highly resilient, fault-tolerant architectures, managing the complexities of hybrid-cloud networking during the transition phase.

  • Battle Scars: Extensive experience leading complex, enterprise-scale migrations from on-premise data centers to public cloud environments.

  • Architectural Mastery: Deep, hands-on expertise in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and a strong understanding of modern compute paradigms (Kubernetes, Docker, Serverless).

  • Automation Obsession: Proven track record of writing production-grade Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and building sophisticated CI/CD pipelines.

  • Networking & Security Depth: Strong understanding of hybrid networking (Direct Connect/ExpressRoute, VPNs, BGP) and cloud-first security models (IAM, KMS, WAF).

  • Leadership & Empathy: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, translate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers.

APPLICANT’S PROFILE

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Information Technology / Computer Science which is recognized by the University Grants Commission.

  • Minimum 5 years in IT infrastructure, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience in production cloud operations within a regulated industry (Banking or FinTech preferred).

  • Certification in one of the below cloud technologies is required,

    • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or Solutions Architect (Professional).

    • Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.

    • Huawei Certified ICT Professional (HCIP) – Cloud Service Solutions.

    • Azure Administrator Associate/ Security Engineer Associate/ Solutions Architect Expert.

  • VMware or Nutanix is ​​advantageous.

  • Certification of CKA/REDHAT Open shift is advantageous.

  • Excellent Project Management Skills and Strong Problem Solving Skills.

Successful candidate will be provided with an attractive remuneration package, commensurate with benchmarked financial institutions.

Interested candidates are invited to apply for the position, all applications should be routed through our corporate website.  

Job Location : Sri Lanka
Company Name : Commercial Bank
Salary : 50,000-100,000 LKR
Closing Date : 14/06/2026

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