We are still looking for the very Top Talent…and we would be delighted if you were to join our team!

More in details,

UST

is a multinational company based in North America, certified as a

Top Employer

and

Great Place to Work

company with over

35,000 employees

all over the world and presence in more than

35 countries . We are leaders in digital technology services, providing large-scale technological solutions to leading global organizations.

What we look for? We are looking for an experienced

Application Operations Manager

to join a strategic international project within the banking and wealth management sector.

The idóneo candidate will have a strong background in cloud migration initiatives, application operations, DevOps practices, and Azure technologies, working closely with development and infrastructure teams to ensure service reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Own and manage IT services end-to-end, ensuring compliance with defined SLAs and understanding service dependencies.

Act as the primary point of contact for Operations, Support, Maintenance, and service lifecycle-related activities.

Drive application re-platforming and migration initiatives towards Azure Cloud infrastructure.

Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, security controls, and secure-by-design principles.

Collaborate closely with development teams, promoting DevOps culture and best practices.

Enable CI/CD automation and cloud-native development approaches.

Improve developer experience through documentation, templates, standards, and training materials.

Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on platform adoption, automation, and operational efficiency.

Participate in agile projects, providing technical and business analysis expertise.

Solid hands‑on experience with

Microsoft Azure

and its core services.

Proven experience leading or supporting

application migrations and cloud transformation initiatives .





Strong understanding of

DevOps methodologies

and CI/CD practices.

Experience with

Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm .

Knowledge of

GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps , or similar CI/CD platforms.

Experience working with

Oracle, PostgreSQL , or other relational databases.

Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as

Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, ELK Stack, or Splunk .

Strong knowledge of

Git

version control.

Experience working in

Agile environments .

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Fluent

English

(written and spoken).

Nice to have:

Background in

Java

or

.NET (C#)

environments.

Experience with automation scripting using

PowerShell, Bash, or Python .

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as

Terraform

or deployment solutions like

Octopus Deploy .

Understanding of networking concepts, including ingress controllers and load balancers.

Previous experience in the banking, financial services, or highly regulated environments.

Fluent Spanish and/or German.

What can we offer?

23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days!

Numerous benefits (Health Care Plan, Internet Connectivity, Life and Accident Insurances).

Free access to several training platforms.

Professional stability and career plans.

UST also compensates referrals from which you could benefit when you refer professionals.

The option to pick between 12 or 14 payments along the year.

Real Work Life Balance measures (flexibility, WFH or remote work policy, compacted hours during summertime…)

UST Club Platform discounts and gym access discounts.

In UST we are committed to equal opportunities in our selection processes and do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. We have a special commitment to Disability & Inclusion, so we are interested in hiring people with disability certificate.

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📌 Application Operations Manager (Azure) - Hybrid (Madrid)
🏢 UST España & Latam
📍 Madrid