Requirements
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in CI/CD, OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitOps, Service Mesh, and DevOps automation. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments, with a focus on automation, security, and observability. Required competencies include strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and collaboration skills within an Agile/DevOps environment.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Dubai, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
IT - Software & Web Development
Company Industry
Software & Internet Services
We are looking for an experienced senior DevOps engineer with strong hands-on expertise in CI/CD, OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitOps, Service Mesh, and DevOps automation.
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and containerized application environments across Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms. The role requires strong practical experience in enterprise DevOps environments, automation, microservices security, observability, and cross-functional collaboration.
Requirements
Key responsibilities
Design, implement, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for enterprise application deployments.
Build and manage deployment pipelines across container technologies including native Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift.
Develop and maintain automated CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions.
Implement and manage Jenkins-based continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Develop and maintain Jenkins shared libraries, pipeline-as-code, and Groovy scripting for CI/CD automation.
Implement and manage GitOps-based deployment practices using tools such as ArgoCD.
Work with development and engineering teams to automate application build, deployment, release, and environment management processes.
Manage and support multiple application environments across development, testing, staging, and production.
Implement and maintain Service Mesh solutions within containerized and microservices environments.
Support secure communication between microservices and understand microservice authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, configure, and manage different application environments.
Implement DevOps automation to improve deployment reliability, repeatability, and efficiency.
Monitor application and platform health and troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and pipeline issues.
Implement and maintain enterprise logging and monitoring solutions.
Work with ELK Stack, Prometheus, and Grafana for centralized logging, monitoring, metrics, dashboards, and troubleshooting.
Support production deployments, incident resolution, performance monitoring, and continuous platform improvements.
Contribute to DevOps standards, automation frameworks, engineering best practices, and platform reliability initiatives.
Required technical skills
CI/CD & Automation
Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Strong experience with Jenkins.
Experience developing Jenkins shared libraries.
Strong understanding of pipeline-as-code.
Hands-on experience with Groovy scripting for Jenkins automation.
Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions.
Kubernetes & OpenShift
Strong hands-on experience with native Kubernetes.
Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift administration and deployments.
Experience deploying and managing containerized applications across Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
Strong understanding of container-based application deployment and orchestration.
GitOps
Practical experience with GitOps methodologies.
Hands-on experience with ArgoCD or similar GitOps tools.
Understanding of automated, declarative application deployment and environment management.
Service Mesh & Microservices Security
Practical hands-on experience with Service Mesh technologies.
Strong understanding of microservices architecture.
Strong understanding of microservice authentication and authorization processes.
Understanding of secure service-to-service communication.
Monitoring & Observability
Strong understanding of enterprise logging and monitoring solutions.
Hands-on experience with ELK Stack.
Hands-on experience with Prometheus.
Hands-on experience with Grafana.
Ability to troubleshoot application and platform issues using logs, metrics, and monitoring dashboards.
Required competencies
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work across development, testing, operations, security, and infrastructure teams.
Strong understanding of enterprise DevOps practices and automation.
Ability to manage multiple environments and deployment pipelines.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Strong ownership of production stability, deployment quality, and continuous improvement.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced Agile/DevOps environment.
Preferred experience
Experience working in banking or financial services environments.
Experience supporting enterprise-scale Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms.
Experience with highly available and production-critical applications.
Exposure to security, compliance, and controlled deployment practices within regulated environments.
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