Associate DevOps Engineer - Remote (m/f/d)

Halian; Abu Dhabi; Remote; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking an experienced DevOps/Platform Engineer to manage Azure-based cloud infrastructure and containerized workloads. The role emphasizes Kubernetes orchestration, Datadog monitoring, and robust CI/CD pipelines to enhance software delivery and reliability.

You will collaborate with engineering teams to optimize deployment processes, implement IaC practices, and drive platform tooling initiatives across the organization in Abu Dhabi.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud infrastructure management.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience using Datadog for monitoring, observability, and alerting.
• Exposure to Platform Engineering concepts and developer platform tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Strong understanding of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Experience working with Git and version control best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Deploy, monitor, and support containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, and security using Datadog.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment processes and operational efficiency.
• Support infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident management activities.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security best practices are followed.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives and internal developer tooling.

Skills

DevOps experience

Azure

Kubernetes

Datadog

Platform engineering

CI/CD tools

IaC (Terraform/Bicep)

Linux

Git

Troubleshooting

Job description

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Deploy, monitor, and support containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, and security using Datadog.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment processes and operational efficiency.
• Support infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident management activities.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security best practices are followed.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives and internal developer tooling.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud infrastructure management.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience using Datadog for monitoring, observability, and alerting.
• Exposure to Platform Engineering concepts and developer platform tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Strong understanding of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Experience working with Git and version control best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.