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Candidates must be comfortable working with compliance, audit, and governance frameworks as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.\nA high-impact role within a mature SRE function supporting critical financial services infrastructure\n\nExposure to large-scale distributed systems and enterprise observability platforms\n\nCollaborative engineering culture with a focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement\n\nOpportunities for growth into senior SRE, platform architecture, or engineering tracks\n\nWho we are\nAs Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.\nToday, we're on a journey of transformation. 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