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

Halian; Ajman; Remote; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking an experienced DevOps/Platform Engineer to manage Azure cloud infrastructure and drive containerized workloads with Kubernetes. You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitor performance with Datadog, and collaborate with engineering to improve deployment efficiency.

The role emphasizes IaC, Linux networking, and incident response, contributing to platform reliability and scalable, secure operations within a fast-paced environment in the UAE.

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

Azure

Kubernetes

Datadog

CI/CD Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Linux

Networking

Git

Troubleshooting

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Platform Engineering

Tools

Datadog

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.

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