Senior DevOps Engineer

Position Purpose:

Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and automation solutions that enable efficient and scalable deployment and operation of software applications. This role requires a deep understanding of both development and operations, including coding, scripting, process re-engineering, and collaboration between various IT teams to improve the deployment and release processes

Principal Accountabilities

In addition to following policies and procedures, Specific Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Infrastructure Management:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, highly available infrastructure.
• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS) and on-premise data centres.
• Optimize resource utilization and ensure high availability.

Automation and CI/CD:

• Develop and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Implement and manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.

Monitoring and Logging:

• Set up and manage monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Ensure comprehensive logging and tracing for applications and infrastructure.

Collaboration and Support:

• Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure smooth and reliable application deployment.
• Provide support for debugging production issues across services and levels of the stack.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in software development and DevOps.

Security and Compliance:

• Implement and enforce security best practices for infrastructure and deployment.
• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

Performance Optimization:

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in infrastructure and applications.
• Implement load testing and capacity planning strategies.

Documentation and Training:

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure and automation processes.
• Train and mentor junior engineers in DevOps practices and technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Information Technology.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Docker Certified Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator.
• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, etc.).
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps culture.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps, System Administration, or a related role.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS).
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash, Ruby, etc.).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools ( GitLab CI).
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Language: Fluent in Arabic and English.