DevOps Engineer

Technology Innovation Institute; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate robust CI/CD pipelines and scalable cloud infrastructure.

You will manage Kubernetes clusters, implement GitOps, harness Terraform and Ansible, automate with Bash, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure secure, reliable deployments.

The role emphasizes monitoring, observability, and continuous improvement of DevOps practices within a cutting-edge research environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related STEM discipline
• Any DevOps / Development / System Engineering certification would be a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Drive GitOps practices for deployment and configuration management.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS, self-managed, or other distributions).
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Automate operational processes with Bash scripting and other scripting languages.
• Collaborate with developers and other stakeholders to ensure smooth software delivery.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production systems.
• Manage and optimize deployments in AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, EKS, etc.).
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure system reliability, scalability, and security.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps practices, automation, and team processes.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Ansible

Linux administration

Cloud AWS

Scripting (Bash)

Monitoring & observability

Containerization (Docker)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related STEM

DevOps/Development/System Engineering certification

Tools

Argo CD

FluxCD

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is a publicly funded research institute, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is home to a diverse community of leading scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and researchers from across the globe, transforming problems and roadblocks into pioneering research and technology prototypes that help move society ahead.

Functional Activities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Drive GitOps practices for deployment and configuration management.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS, self-managed, or other distributions).
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Automate operational processes with Bash scripting and other scripting languages.
• Collaborate with developers and other stakeholders to ensure smooth software delivery.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production systems.
• Manage and optimize deployments in AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, EKS, etc.).
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure system reliability, scalability, and security.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps practices, automation, and team processes.

Required Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, monitoring).
• Experience with GitOps workflows and tools such as Argo CD or FluxCD.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline development (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• Strong expertise in Terraform for cloud infrastructure provisioning.
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Advanced Bash scripting and general Linux systems administration skills.
• Solid experience with AWS cloud services.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and microservices best practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).

Education and Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related STEM discipline
• Any DevOps / Development / System Engineering certification would be a plus