Senior DevOps Engineer

About the role:

We are seeking a senior DevOps engineer based in Dubai to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our cloud and on-premise infrastructure. You will work closely with development and operations teams to build scalable, reliable, and secure CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and automation frameworks that support our fast-paced delivery cycle.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for multiple application stacks

Develop and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes

Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration in AWS, Azure, and on-premise data centers

Write and maintain scripts in Bash and Python to streamline operational tasks

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system reliability

Troubleshoot and resolve performance, scalability, and security issues

Collaborate with software engineers, QA, and security teams to drive DevOps best practices

Conduct system architecture reviews and recommend improvements to achieve high availability and disaster recovery

Required qualifications:

5–8 years of experience in DevOps or site reliability engineering roles

Expertise in Bash scripting and Python programming

Proven experience with Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes

Hands-on experience deploying and managing infrastructure on AWS and Azure

Strong knowledge of on-premise server and network management

Solid understanding of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent

Experience with infrastructure as code principles and tools

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Ability to work independently and mentor junior engineers

Preferred qualifications:

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification

Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other IaC/configuration management tools

Familiarity with security best practices and compliance frameworks

Background in performance tuning and capacity planning

Strong communication skills and experience working in agile teams

Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack

Position details:

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Information Technology (IT) / Software

Experience required: 5+ years