Senior Cloud Platforms Engineer

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department: FOCAL

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platforms Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering team and lead the design, development, and operation of our internal platform services. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a highly reliable, scalable, and developer-friendly infrastructure to support our growing portfolio of microservices and cloud-native applications.

What you'll do

Platform Engineering & Infrastructure 
- Design, build, and maintain internal cloud platform capabilities on GCP and/or OCI, with Kubernetes (GKE/OKE) at its core. 
- Operate scalable, resilient, and observable infrastructure systems, including CI/CD pipelines and service mesh components. 
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools. 
- Design, build, and maintain self-service secure backing services such as MySQL, Postgres, ClickHouse, RabbitMQ, and Kafka. 
 
Kubernetes & Microservices Enablement 
- Manage Kubernetes cluster lifecycle: upgrades, patching, and tuning. 
- Create reusable templates, GitOps workflows, and automation for microservice deployment. 
- Implement observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) to monitor system health. 
 
Developer Experience & Self-Service 
- Develop self-service tools, APIs, and CLIs to streamline provisioning, secrets, and deployment workflows. 
- Collaborate with engineering teams to reduce friction and improve deployment speed and quality. 
- Promote platform adoption through documentation, training, and enablement. 
 
Networking, Security & Compliance 
- Expert networking  
- Ensure secure-by-default practices across the platform (network policies, IAM, pod security). 
- Align infrastructure practices with internal and external compliance requirements. 

Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in cloud platform or infrastructure engineering. 
- Expertise in Kubernetes and containerised microservices architecture. 
- Strong expertise in backing services such as MySQL, Postgres, Kafka, and RabbitMQ 
- Proficient with Terraform, Helm, GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux). 
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, Linux, and service discovery. 
- Experience with observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, Fluent Bit). 
- Scripting in Go, Python, or Bash. 
- Background in developer platform enablement and internal tooling is a plus. 

Nice to Have

- Experience with multi-cloud environments (GCP, OCI, AWS). 
- Knowledge of AI agents and GenAI  in streamlining platform engineering 

Benefits

• You will be at the forefront of an exciting time for the Middle East, joining a high-growth rocket-ship in an exciting space.
• You will be given a lot of responsibility and trust. We believe that the best results come when the people responsible for a function are given the freedom to do what they think is best.
• The fundamentals will be taken care of: competitive compensation, top-tier health insurance, and an enabling culture so that you can focus on what you do best
• You will enjoy a fun and dynamic workplace working alongside some of the greatest minds in AI.
• We believe strength lies in difference, embracing all for who they are and empowered to be the best version of themselves.

About the Company

About Mozn

MOZN is a leading Enterprise AI company enabling organizations to make informed decisions in two critical domains: Financial Crime Prevention and Enterprise Knowledge Intelligence.

We’re a diverse, collaborative team of innovators united by a shared purpose: to build AI that delivers tangible business value, builds trust, and empowers people and organizations with augmented intelligence. Our culture is built on the relentless pursuit of excellence and meaningful impact.

If you’re passionate about working alongside exceptional talent on world-class AI, and you want the autonomy and runway to do the best work of your career, join us in shaping the future of intelligent enterprises.