Associate DevOps Engineer - Remote M F D

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Ajman; Remote; AED 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking an Associate DevOps Engineer to work remotely from Ajman, UAE. You will manage cloud infra in Azure, deploy containerized apps with Kubernetes, and build CI/CD pipelines.

The role requires strong observability via Datadog and IaC practices, with collaboration across engineering to improve deployment efficiency. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in DevOps/Platform Engineering, hands-on Azure and Kubernetes experience, and proficiency with CI/CD tools and Terraform or Bicep.

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 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.

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 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

Azure Cloud

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Datadog

IaC

Linux

Networking basics

Git

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Datadog

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.

Associate DevOps Engineer - Remote in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

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