Lead DevOps Engineer; on-site

Overview

Project description

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Dev Ops Engineer to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for building, automating, and optimizing infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that support the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance applications across our enterprise platforms. This role requires strong hands-on experience with modern Dev Ops tools and practices, and a mindset focused on reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes across development, staging, and production environments.
• Develop and maintain Git Lab CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
• Build and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring proper configuration, scaling, and observability.
• Automate configuration management tasks with Ansible and ensure system consistency across environments.
• Write robust Python and Shell scripts for automation, orchestration, monitoring, and system maintenance tasks.
• Work closely with development teams to support application deployment, monitoring, logging, and operational troubleshooting.
• Ensure system security and compliance through automated tooling and infrastructure policies.
• Monitor system performance and implement proactive solutions to improve availability, scalability, and resilience.
• Document infrastructure design, operational procedures, and runbooks to support team onboarding and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed.
• Business trip to Kuwait for first 6-12 months. On-site

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in Dev Ops, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles in cloud-native environments.
• Proficient in Python and Shell scripting for automating operational tasks and infrastructure logic.
• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management and Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Solid understanding and usage of Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker for container orchestration and management.
• Experience implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic).
• Experience managing secrets, certificates, and environment configurations securely.
• Deep understanding of networking concepts, system-level security, and Linux administration.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across the stack (infrastructure, OS, containers, and applications).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Ready for a long term business trip to Kuwait for first 6-12 months.

• Knowledge or hands-on experience in AI/ML infrastructure, including model deployment, serving, or pipeline automation.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Experience with Git Ops tools (e.g., Argo CD, Flux).
• Background in supporting enterprise applications in oil and gas, energy, or other industrial domains.