Senior DevOps Engineer (OpenShift)

Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Workplace: on_site

Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in OpenShift Platform Administration, Kubernetes, and CI/CD engineering to support large-scale Business Platforms & Payments initiatives.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience managing enterprise container platforms, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and supporting mission-critical payment applications. The role requires working in a fast-paced environment where frequent releases and high-velocity payment changes are delivered while ensuring platform stability, security, and high availability.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical applications.
• Administer and manage OpenShift container platform environments.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Jenkins pipelines using Groovy scripting and Shared Libraries.
• Implement GitOps deployment strategies using Argo CD.
• Create, maintain, and manage Helm Charts for Kubernetes application deployments.
• Manage source code repositories and branching strategies using Git.
• Support application deployment, release management, and environment provisioning.
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot deployment issues, and optimize application performance.
• Work closely with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams to streamline software delivery.
• Support high-frequency production releases and mission-critical payment platform deployments.
• Ensure platform security, scalability, availability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Participate in release planning, production support, incident management, and root cause analysis.
• Automate operational tasks and continuously improve DevOps processes and engineering practices.
• Document deployment procedures, platform architecture, and operational standards.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration.
• Strong experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Platform (OpenShift Container Platform).
• Expertise in Jenkins CI/CD pipeline development and administration.
• Strong hands-on experience writing Groovy-based Jenkins Pipelines.
• Experience developing and maintaining Jenkins Shared Libraries.
• Strong experience with Argo CD (GitOps deployment).
• Hands-on experience creating and managing Helm Charts.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control, branching strategies, and repository management.
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications in enterprise Kubernetes environments.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and DevOps automation.
• Experience troubleshooting deployment failures, pipeline issues, and platform incidents.
• Strong Linux administration knowledge.
• Experience working with REST APIs and deployment automation.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Istio Service Mesh.
• Experience with 3scale API Management.
• Exposure to payment platforms or financial services environments.
• Experience supporting high-volume transaction systems.
• Knowledge of enterprise monitoring and logging tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Required Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure production environments.
• Strong ownership mindset with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and critical production releases.
• Collaborative team player with strong problem-solving capability.
• Ability to work independently while supporting cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Domain Experience

• Banking
• Payments
• Financial Services
• Enterprise Digital Platforms
• Mission-Critical Production Systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent industry experience).