Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Workplace: on_site

Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Technology Engineering team and support Agile delivery teams by designing, implementing, and managing modern DevOps platforms, automation frameworks, and cloud-native solutions.

The role requires strong hands-on expertise in Container Technologies, Kubernetes/OpenShift, CI/CD automation, GitOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud platforms, monitoring solutions, and DevSecOps integration.

The successful candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable application delivery platforms, enabling automation, improving engineering practices, and supporting high-availability enterprise environments.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

DevOps Engineering & Platform Automation

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for application deployments across container platforms including Native Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for continuous integration, continuous deployment, and continuous delivery.
• Implement DevOps best practices across Agile delivery squads.
• Automate deployment, configuration management, and operational processes to ensure consistent, scalable, and reliable environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and application-related issues in collaboration with development and operations teams.

CI/CD & DevOps Tooling

• Strong hands-on experience with Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, including:
• Pipeline development
• Shared Libraries
• Pipeline-as-Code
• Groovy scripting
• Automation workflows
• Practical experience with GitHub Actions for workflow automation.
• Experience integrating DevOps and DevSecOps tools into CI/CD pipelines including:
• GitHub
• Jenkins
• SonarQube
• Checkmarx
• Sysdig
• Nexus / Nexus IQ
• Cosign
• Understanding of secure software delivery practices and pipeline automation.

Container Platforms & Cloud Native Technologies

• Strong experience working with:
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Container orchestration platforms
• Experience managing application deployments in cloud-native environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of Service Mesh technologies.
• Understanding of microservices architecture, deployment patterns, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
• Knowledge of API communication standards including:
• REST APIs
• SOAP APIs
• API consumer/publisher development concepts
• Good understanding of OAuth 2.0 authentication standards.

GitOps & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Experience with GitOps practices and tools such as ArgoCD.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools including:
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Bicep (preferred)
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes.
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure components including:
• Compute
• Storage
• Networking

Cloud Platforms

Experience working with one or more public cloud platforms:

• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Understanding of cloud architecture, deployment models, and cloud-native engineering practices.

Monitoring, Logging & Observability

Strong understanding and hands-on experience with monitoring and logging solutions:

• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Prometheus
• Grafana

Experience implementing observability practices for applications and infrastructure.

DevOps / SRE Responsibilities

• Apply DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure as Code, and 12-factor application principles.
• Support projects from design and development through deployment and operational support.
• Participate in incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Work closely with engineering, security, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Drive adoption of automation and engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory Technical Skills

• 3–5 years of total experience in engineering, DevOps, cloud, or operations roles.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a similar DevOps / Platform Engineering role.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• CI/CD pipelines
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitOps / ArgoCD
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Service Mesh
• ELK
• Prometheus
• Grafana

Additional Technical Requirements

• Experience in infrastructure engineering, systems administration, architecture, and cloud computing.
• Strong understanding of:
• DevOps methodologies
• DevSecOps practices
• SRE principles
• Cloud-native technologies
• Experience integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of API integrations and authentication mechanisms.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills for production environments.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.

Preferred Background

• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments with:
• High availability systems
• High transaction volumes
• Distributed applications
• Geographically distributed platforms
• Experience in regulated industries such as banking, financial services, telecom, or large enterprises is preferred.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Self-driven with strong ownership mindset.
• Calm and effective under pressure.
• Strong problem-solving approach.
• Willingness to learn and adopt emerging technologies.