DevOps Engineer

Company: SMBC Group
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: January 16, 2026

Job Description:

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. The anticipated salary range for this role is between $145,000.00 and $196,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees. Role Description As a DevOps Engineer you will play a critical role binding the gap between development and operations. You will work closely with our software engineering, QA, infrastructure and security teams to design, implement and maintain a robust and scalable CICD solution to support mission-critical financial applications. Your expertise will ensure the seamless deployment of applications, while maintaining the highest levels of security, compliance and performance. Role Objectives: Delivery CICD Pipeline Management: design, develop and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines to streamline the software development process. Infrastructure as Code – Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform and Ansible to automate the provision and management of infrastructure. Monitoring & Logging: develop and maintain comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions to ensure the reliability and performance of production systems. Security & Compliance: collaborate with security teams to integrate security best practices into the DevOps processes, ensuring that all systems meet the stringent compliance requirements of the bank. Cloud and On-Premise Infrastructure: manage both Cloud based (Azure) and on-premise (OpenShift/VM’s) infrastructure, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness. Automation & Scripting: develop automation scripts using Python, Bash or similar as required to automate routine tasks. Collaboration: work closely with development, QA, security and operations teams to ensure smooth and reliable application delivery and setting out best practice guidelines wherever possible. Environment Stability: take part in the DevOps team Rota to monitor alerts across environments, reporting on issues and improving the monitoring stack as required. Tooling development: help to build out the engineering platform that assists in improving developer experience and productivity. Release and DR: deploy scheduled releases and DR weekend checkouts when required. Qualifications and Skills 7 years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering roles Proven expertise in CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) Advanced scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages Solid experience with Azure and OpenShift/VM-based infrastructure Deep understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting systems Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks in regulated environments\ Strong collaboration skills across engineering, QA, security, and operations Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred) Additional Requirements SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

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