Platform Engineer

Job in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai

Listing for: Discovered MENA

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-18

Job specializations:

IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 420000 - 700000 AED Yearly AED 420000.00 700000.00 YEAR

Are you ready to architect the future of enterprise cloud platforms?

About the company

Our client is a premier enterprise technology and cloud infrastructure provider driving next-generation cloud platforms and automated data services.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the technical implementation and evolution of a massive, customer-facing cloud platform. In this role, you will be the engineering brains behind delivering Kubernetes as a Service and Managed Data Services at a huge scale.

What You Will Do:

Design, engineer, and implement Kubernetes as a Service and Managed Data Platform services for global enterprise customers.
Architect managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, and Redis services using production-grade operators (e.g., CloudNativePG, Crunchy Data, Zalando, Percona, Strimzi).
Own the day-to-day reliability, backup architectures (pgBackRest, Sentinel), disaster recovery, scaling, and connection pooling protocols.
Implement multi-tenant operational security including mTLS, automated credential rotation, IAM integration, secure parameter baselines, and image vulnerability management.

What We Are Looking For :

Expert-level hands-on experience with Kubernetes/Open Shift and underlying cloud infrastructure frameworks (such as Open Stack).
Solid foundation in Linux internals, networking, DNS, PKI, load balancing, & storage integrations (Cinder, Manila, S3-compatible).

Bonus if you have these skills:

Git Ops / Automation:
Terraform, Ansible, Argo CD, Flux, or Crossplane.
Observability:
Prometheus, Grafana, Alert manager, Loki, or Open Telemetry.

If you fit the bill, we'd love to hear from you!

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