AliCloud DevOps Engineer

Our client is a global apparel brand looking to hire a DevOps Engineer to join their IT and Digital team in Shanghai. Sponsored by the Global team, this role will own day-to-day DevOps operations on our AliCloud (Alibaba Cloud) environment — infrastructure, containers, and CI/CD — to keep business systems highly available and continuously deployed. The role also supports basic cloud security configuration and helps align operations with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a secondary priority.

Key Responsibilities

• Own AliCloud infrastructure operations: ACK (K8s) clusters, ALB, CDN, RDS/DTS — configuration, monitoring, and hardening.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, cloud-native pipeline tooling), embedding automation and basic security checks into the deployment workflow.
• Configure core cloud security controls as needed (RAM/STS, KMS, Cloud Firewall, WAF, Security Center) to support compliance and defense requirements.
• Support alignment of cloud operations with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework's five core functions, in coordination with the Global team.
• Independently drive assigned technical initiatives end-to-end, owning delivery quality and timelines.

Skills & Experience

Must-have

• AliCloud (Alibaba Cloud) hands-on DevOps expert — top priority. 2+ years running production DevOps on AliCloud specifically, able to independently resolve infrastructure and platform issues.
• Proficient with ACK, ACR, ALB, RDS, DTS, Redis, RabbitMQ, OSS, CDN, ECS, kubectl, and CI/CD pipelines (Yunxiao and/or GitHub Actions).
• Proficient in Linux with Shell/Python/Node.js scripting; solid TCP/IP and cloud networking troubleshooting.
• General familiarity with cloud security basics (IAM/RAM, firewall, WAF) sufficient for routine configuration.
• Strong written English (working language) and spoken English for routine communication with the Global team.

Preferred

• Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework or a similar compliance standard.
• Terraform, ArgoCD, or other IaC tooling; multi-cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure); relevant certifications (CISSP, CISA, CCSP, or AliCloud DevOps/security certs).

Soft Skills

• Strong ownership mindset — proactively identifies and resolves issues without hand-holding.
• Effective as an individual contributor while collaborating with local and Global teams.
• Adaptable, able to reprioritize in a fast-changing environment.