Engineer, DevOps

Hex Trust is a fully-licensed and insured digital asset custodian. Led by veteran banking technologists and award-winning financial services experts, Hex Trust has built Hex Safe, a proprietary bank-grade platform that delivers solutions for digital asset protocols, foundations, financial institutions, and the Web3 ecosystem. Hex Trust has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Italy, and Vietnam.

Position Summary

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to be responsible for supporting our microservice, containerised cloud infrastructure hosted within AWS, GCP, and on-premises. In addition, a DevOps Engineer will be responsible for advanced platform configuration tasks and assignments.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage kubernetes cluster, cloud and on-prem infrastructure 
• hybrid and multi-cluster setup
• software upgrade, patches, hotfixes
• backup & restore
• diagnostic and troubleshoot application/infrastructure/network issues
• Increase and manage system observability by optimizing monitoring system, service mesh and tracing
• Incorporate DevOps best practice both in cultural and technological side 
• Extensive use of IAC (terraform, terragrunt, ansible)
• Embrace and embed GitOps model for application management and deployment
• Coordinate and craft solution for problems raised by different tech departments
• Design solution with scalability, security and stability in its core
• Manage and enhance CICD pipeline to support various deployment model 
• Manage and setup blockchain infrastructure to support new chains and business growth

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes
• Helm
• Network Policy + Service Mesh
• Operator model + CRD
• Proficiency in the following tools/frameworks/languages is highly recommended:
• Any one of Golang/Python/Javascript/Typescript
• Terraform, Terragrunt,, Ansible
• ArgoCD
• Prometheus, Grafana
• Experience in AWS; GCP and on-premise infrastructure management experience is a plus (IBM ESXi, Proxmox, etc.)
• Knowledge of Docker and multi-stage/multi-architecture builds, registries, and best image practices
• Experience in one of the monitoring systems (Prometheus stack, Influx stack, Datadog, New Relic etc.), experience with APM, open telemetry is a plus
• Experience with GitOps development workflow and infrastructure as code (IAC) approach
• Diploma/Degree in Information Technology or related disciplines
• You love the console and are not afraid to read man pages
• 3-6 years of experience and deep knowledge of:
• Linux/Unix Server System Administration
• Network Administration
• Network infrastructure management and maintenance experience
• Hands-on experience with relational database structures: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL
• Solid knowledge of standard network communication protocols such as DNS, HTTP(S), LDAP, SMTP, SNMP
• Understanding and capabilities to manage, monitor, and optimize network traffic: TCP and UDP; comfortable diagnosing problems on the wire.
• Experience and fundamental knowledge of cosmos and other blockchain systems
• Deployment of high available node infrastructure
• Efficient backup/restore of blockchain nodes
• Best practices key management and implementation of remote signer solutions
• Experience in on-premise data center installation and administration
• Networking experience with complex VLAN segregation and VPN configuration

As one of the leading Web3 innovators, Hex Trust offers a front-row seat in the ever-changing blockchain & crypto industry. We genuinely believe that people are our greatest asset, and invest heavily so they’re best prepared to support our mission to unlock ownership in decentralized markets! You will be joining a company that is always committed to creating a supportive & inclusive environment that promotes personal and professional growth that furthers your success and drives innovation, collaboration, and passion in the blockchain space.

At Hex Trust, we are proud of our R.A.P.I.D. culture:

• Respect and Inclusion
• Agile
• Passionate
• Indivisible
• Driven by integrity

Join us at Hex Trust and not only can you look forward to working with blockchain professionals to build the decentralized future, but also:

• Competitive Salaries & Bonuses
• Generous Amounts of Paid Time Off (incl. leave for Birthdays, Work Anniversary, and Mental Health etc.)
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Access to Corporate Discounts and exclusive Employer Perks
• Medical & Retirement Plans
• Professional Learning and Development Opportunities
• Elevate your work using cutting-edge technology
• Fun & friendly office spaces in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and Vietnam
• Regular company & social events

Hex Trust is an equal-opportunity employer devoted to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.