Cathay Pacific Hiring! Full Time Cloud and Data Platform Lead - Cathay Technologies in Hong Kong - Ricebowl

Role Introduction

Reporting to: the Cloud & Data Platform Delivery Manager

Join Cathay Technologies as a Cloud and Data Platform Lead. You will play a hands-on leadership role in delivering and operating our cloud infrastructure, platform services, and data engineering capabilities. You will drive technical delivery, operational excellence, and secure, scalable solutions across AWS/Azure, DevOps pipelines, and data platforms. This is your chance to balance deep technical expertise with team collaboration, ensuring fast, safe, and high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
• Deliver automated, reusable platform components to enhance developer experience.
• Ensure platform reliability, observability, performance, and operational resilience.
• Support application teams with onboarding, automation, troubleshooting, and technical issues.
• Design and deliver scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and robust data models.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and production readiness of data platforms.
• Drive adoption of automation, compliance, and quality standards across delivery teams.
• Coordinate delivery execution, vendor collaboration, and cost optimization under FinOps.
• Promote engineering best practices, team collaboration, and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in cloud, platform, infrastructure, or data engineering roles.
• Proven track record leading technical delivery and small to medium-sized teams.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Strong experience in DevOps/DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Solid background in data engineering, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and integration.
• Knowledge of IT service operations, production support, observability, and incident management.
• Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Certifications in DevOps/DevSecOps, ITIL, or service management are advantageous.
• Airline/travel industry experience and proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Personal & Application Information

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