Cloud Platform Engineer – PaaS/SaaS, Linux & Kubernetes

Ehrhardt + Partner GmbH & Co. KG; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Individual development

Onboarding

International challenges

Flexible hours

Backoffice support

Low hierarchies

Job summary

Ehrhardt + Partner GmbH & Co. KG is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve a scalable cloud platform supporting PaaS and SaaS solutions in Dubai.

The role focuses on highly available Linux-based cloud environments, automation, and modern tooling. You will deploy workloads across on‑premises and Microsoft Azure with Docker and Kubernetes, implement robust networking, and contribute to monitoring and storage optimization.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or IT with relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience administering Linux-based cloud environments and designing highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient in Docker and/or Kubernetes; experience deploying workloads in Azure and on-premises.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes networking and Azure networking, including troubleshooting cloud connectivity.
• Experience with Software Defined Storage, preferably Ceph, and modern cloud storage concepts.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management using Ansible or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring/observability tools such as CheckMK, Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Experience designing and operating highly available cloud platforms and understanding cloud best practices.
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate the EPG Cloud focusing on Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
• Administer, maintain and optimize highly available Linux-based cloud environments for performance and availability.
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Ansible and orchestration technologies.
• Deploy and manage workloads across on-premises and Microsoft Azure using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Configure and troubleshoot Kubernetes and Azure networking for secure cloud connectivity.
• Manage and optimize Software Defined Storage (Ceph) to support scalable infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana and CheckMK to identify and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with project and product teams to integrate solutions into the EPG Cloud and share knowledge across teams.
• Create documentation and contribute to training; stay updated with emerging cloud technologies.
• Develop cross-product cloud solutions and drive innovation.

Skills

English fluency

Cloud

Linux

SaaS

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Azure

Ceph

Prometheus

Grafana

CheckMK

On-premises infrastructure

Job description

Ehrhardt + Partner GmbH & Co. KG is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve a scalable cloud platform supporting PaaS and SaaS solutions in Dubai.

The role focuses on highly available Linux-based cloud environments, automation, and modern tooling. You will deploy workloads across on‑premises and Microsoft Azure with Docker and Kubernetes, implement robust networking, and contribute to monitoring and storage optimization.